Elvis - A Lighted Candle

[73smile]

I have been feeling today that we lost so very much more the day that sweet Elvis left us to go back home. Much more than we realized then and today even more as we learn more and more about the person named Elvis. Anne Bancroft said once "He understands not only with his brain but with his heart, too. Not quite sure, but maybe that's the key."
Anne was not specifically talking about any certain "He" but her quote is most correct as it is applied to all of the goodness that Elvis brought to us during his short time on earth.
Elvis, it has been said, sang from his heart and then the songs traveled up through his voice for all to hear and to marvel at the gift of what this one man was presenting to the world.
Elvis had a key that acted to unlocking the generous nature of his soul and we in return loved him even more. He was insecure about not going to college and was quite proud of the high school diploma that he earned. There are many in this world who qualify as 'book smart' and then there are people who are experienced by other facets that touched their lives and made them stronger or weaker.
Elvis' heart was so big and so loving that he kept 'singing the song' even when he should have been resting. Elvis was a very smart man but most of us here in the ELC family know that Elvis lived his life from his very special heart. He wanted to not 'be Elvis' at different parts of his life but he said that he had too many people who were depending on him to keep on singing because they did not have much money.
In my reflection time today this is what I was thinking about and I wanted to share it with you.
LOL,
73smile
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[Wanda June Hill]

Hi 73Smile, you got it right! I think you said it better than I've read lately, from a different perspective and right on! I liked how you said he felt in his heart and it came through his voice and I might add transposed into the moves and stances he took, the tenderness expressed on his face and the heartache that was also present depending on what was coming from his heart. It all touched everyone present to see and hear him and it touches everyone today who listen to his music and watch his dvd's...he lives on through the magnetic field of this planet and maybe even this universe and beyond!
I wouldn't be surprised to find other beings out there in other universes who have heard Elvis! For who knows really if he were only here or if he has been in other places unknown to us and was just going where he was needed to open doors and bring in the light of love and graciousness, exceptance of other races and cultures and showed us all how to get along-helping one another when we can and doing what we can to make the world happier and more fun. That was Elvis-he said, "I'm fun!" and he sure was in more than just being funny-he made life happier just by singing his song. wjh

[MaryInTheMorning]

My heart resonates with what both of you have said my sweet angels. He most DEFINITELY DID sing right from his beautiful, loving and gracious heart for all the world to hear AND feel, and he without a doubt made life happier just by singing his song!!

[Amanda Viola]

Is it only my feeling or are we here at ELC's Circle learning to sing our song with as much Heart as Elvis did...?

His energy and inspiration, his Love and example are teaching us well!

Thank you Marjorie, Wanda and Mari for your comments that bring a new understanding of ourselves to my heart.

[Sarena]

he lives on through the magnetic field of this planet and maybe even this universe and beyond!
I wouldn't be surprised to find other beings out there in other universes who have heard Elvis! For who knows really if he were only here or if he has been in other places unknown to us and was just going where he was needed

Yes, Wanda, I'm sure you're right!!

[Rainbow Light]

Thank you, ladies! 73 Smile: beautifully and so wonderfully expressed what you shared with us today! And thanks to everyone else for your great thoughts, comments and feedback!

As for that picture, Mari - thank you too! Sheer joy in Elvis' face translating to how he sang all of his songs with the deepest heartfelt joy!

[73smile]

Wanda thank you for your beautiful insights. I hope I go to where he is when I am no longer needed here. I have always thought that Elvis was here for a reason and maybe that is how it all works. It kind of reminds me of Landon's Highway to Heaven about traveling to where he was needed to be and then when his job was completed he moved on down the road. Thank you very much Wanda.
Mary sweet Mary, the picture that you posted is one of my favorite pictures. It made me smile in my heart and for the instant it took someone to snap that picture Elvis was so happy. It is in his eyes and upon his lips. The love is there for him, and then he sent it right back to his fans, almost as though there were two streams going in opposite directions but both filled with sparkles of brilliant shades and hues of blue within the clarity of the water in the streams that represented love. Always the love. The laughter and the love that Elvis was and will always be is so apparent in the picture, Mary.
I will go about my day with a smile in my heart. Thank you.
LOL,
73smile

[MaryInTheMorning]

You ALL are so very welcome my dearest angels!! That picture just makes my heart smile and sing!

Is it only my feeling or are we here at ELC's Circle learning to sing our song with as much Heart as Elvis did...?

His energy and inspiration, his Love and example are teaching us well!

Not just your feeling my dear friend. I feel that we are all learning to sing our song in such sweet and glorious harmony sharing in the Heart that Elvis so beautifully sang with and being so lovingly taught by his energy, inspiration and LOVE.

[73smile]

Only a person who has tunnel vision or who does not "see nor hear" what Elvis gave so freely to us, can possibly say that there is nothing after life here on earth. I believe that the One above has plans for each of us and when it is time we will know that our time is close. Sometimes I feel that Elvis is here looking over my shoulder as I type. When that feeling is here I feel stronger as an individual who has been lucky enough to be alive in this time known, to me, as Elvis time. We are blessed that Elvis shared so very much with the world and beyond.
It would, I think, take a very closed mind to not be able to be open to the idea that Elvis may well be here or someplace else doing the job that the One above asked him to complete.
We really have little information when one thinks about this universe and what is beyond this earth as we know it at this moment.
I believe that when things are going poorly for me and for Walter that I am calmed simply by listening to Elvis sing favorite songs like "Bridge Over Troubled Water or Mary in the Morning" or a personal favorite of mine, called "Just Pretend." After being able to see him sing these favorites of mine while watching a DVD, I am able to readily visualize the passion on his face and the determined love that he put into these and in other songs. When I am in the car or sitting here and typing I hit repeat when "Bridge over Troubled Water" comes on because it moves me in ways that become difficult to try to explain.
It is sad in some ways, too, because so many of us had not a clue about the degree of emotional and physical pain Elvis was in. It is also beautiful because I know that he wanted so much to be loved for himself and now that I know of his tribulations each and every word he sings has a different meaning for me.
He gave and he gave and he has been quoted as saying that he felt his job here was to make the people who came to see a concert feel better if even just for a little while.
I know he knows for sure now that none of his true fans have stopped wanting to hear and to see more of the rich legacy that he made and delivered to us in the short number of years that he was here.
Wanda you are right. We do not know what is beyond this place.
I also agree that through Elvis we are inspired to be better people even when we do not want to be.
Thank you very much, Elvis. Your voice is alive and my heart will always be here for you,
Marjorie

[Rainbow Light]

Agreed 1000% - right on, 73 smile!!

[MaryInTheMorning]

........I also agree that through Elvis we are inspired to be better people even when we do not want to be.
Thank you very much, Elvis. Your voice is alive and my heart will always be here for you

AMEN AMEN AMEN sweet Marjorie!! :D

[Rainbow Light]

Yes indeed!