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[INSPIRATION] PEOPLE – Tina Turner (1939 – 2023)

She went after what she wanted and GOT IT

Tina…No Need to be Unhappy about Death

Born in the humblest of beginnings with little love is not an unusual childhood story. For those born of a certain time, certain part of the country, this story is the norm. What is not norm is being born into a poor black woman’s skin in Nutbush, Tennessee and being able to elevate and transport to a triumphant world star living in Zurich, Switzerland.

This physical transformation had to have been the mere side effect of a great mental, emotional and spiritual transformation. How does this happen? I suspected that Buddhism and the practice meditation had so much to do with it. Whatever it is, I want a part of it.

The most prevailing thoughts that I have around this extraordinary woman are that –

  • extraordinary is an understatement
  • she was a subject matter expert in music, singing, entertainment
  • she had an immense desire to elevate and transform herself
  • elevating her physical surroundings from living in the US to living in Europe was necessary
  • she tapped into a cosmic power to elevate from her human condition
  • she wanted, went after and got it
  • she worked for what she got unlike many in this entitled generation
  • she is happy

So, there is no need to be unhappy about the closing chapter of a human life well lived. It’s like ending a great book. When the last page is turned, if the book was compelling enough, the creative juices keep flowing as the book’s story leaves a lasting memory never to be forgotten. Tina’s book was just that compelling.

Note: Research is forthcoming