🕊 Remembering John Lennon.

[Ingryd Medeiros]

44 years ago, we lost one of the greatest stars of our culture, but not only that: As fans, we lost the foundation that sustains our dreams and our humanity that taught us so much in so many areas of life.

John Lennon is gone, but his legacy will never fade from the earth or the universe - even other planets have heard his art.

John, for me, is a constant inspiration despite his physical absence on this plane we live in. Every day I learn more with and for him. He made me be myself without any shame and embrace my sometimes bitter sincerity, he taught me that what matters is us, the present, and the rest we live later, and that the past is over and we can fix the wrong.

When I was born, he was no longer here, but it is as if he is still here today because he is in each one of us who love him daily, as Yoko Ono herself told us in 2010.

May today not be a day of sadness for the loss, but rather a celebration of what the world had.

John Lennon is eternal: today, yesterday, tomorrow and forever.

And from fan to fan: Feel embraced today. Understand this different feeling of missing someone we don't live with. It's not strange, it's beautiful. This love is beautiful, like John and you, and us.

Peace and love! 🕊

 

[ecclesofficial]

 

[Georgescrackerbox]

hes always here

 

[lennonliveson]

he was more than a musician or a member of the beatles. he's always an inspiration, a real hero, a legend... you are very special to all of us. John, we'll always love you
peace & love!!🕊

 

[Euan Buchan]

Always my inspiration his music lives on

 

[Brian Of Nazareth]

Acknowledging the day someone passes for me is totally irrelevant. Personal preference obviously, but the date of birth and life events are way more important than that. I only shared this earth for 4 months with John before he left us. His ripple will last forever. Not many do.

Best summed up for me:

“Of all the ideas that have emerged from my years of practice to counter a person's death anxiety and distress at the transience of life, I have found the idea of rippling singularly powerful.

Rippling refers to the fact that each of us creates often without our conscious intent or knowledge concentric circles of influence that may affect others for years, even for generations. That is, the effect we have on other people is in turn passed on to others, much as the ripples in a pond go on and on until they're no longer visible but continuing at a nano level. The idea that we can leave something of ourselves, even beyond our knowing, offers a potent answer to those who claim that meaninglessness inevitably flows from one's finiteness and transiency.”

Thanks for the memories John.

 

[Euan Buchan]

Can’t believe I’m the same age as he was when he passed

 

[beatlesaint]

Everyone has to have a hero right ? John is mine, today hurts like hell as it does every year.
Love to Yoko, Sean & Julian x

 

[Julia Stanisławska]

Dear John,
half of what I say is meaningless but I say it just to reach you.
You were not only a brilliant musician but also a devoted peace activist. You were ahead of your time. You said what you believed in despite the consequences. The most important thing for you were not what people thought about you but if they understood your message. What also inspires me is your love to Yoko. What a loving hubby you were!
Or you still are. As Yoko said "I just know that he is still hovering around between my head and the sky telling me things!" You will be forever loved.
Now and then, we miss you, John.
Love to Yoko, Sean and Julian on this difficult day.

 

[abeatlefullife]

 

[GRANt]

a major theme of a lot of Johns work is hope even in the darkest of times. Always something to find joy in, always someone to love,
no matter how sad and hurt you are inside or how so much suffering happens in this world day to day. There is always the opportunity for you to grow as a person and for the world to get better. John knew correctly that you as a person and our society as a whole has to make that effort to make our change happen.

So even though I am sad that John Lennon is not here with us today. I'm going to celebrate that we even got someone as great as John Lennon in the first place to share his wonderful songs with the world. He went through so much turmoil but the last few years of his life he did find that inner peace and I'm so happy his was able to find that inner peace. Thank you, John, wherever your you are here continuing to inspire us all.

 

[Skylar Moody]

I feel like every year I share the same message, but that’s how I know it’ll ring true forever. I have NEVER had a connection like this with another musician. His music, personality, all of it…there’s something so special about John’s contribution to the world. And the fact that it’s continuing to resonate with new fans as time goes on…that says it all. I’ll never get to meet this man and thank him for all he’s helped me with in life, but I have faith he knows. He knows what he’s done for ALL of us. It’s a day of mourning, but also of celebration. Celebrating the beautiful life he led and all the incredible music that came from it.

The world loves you John

 

[Skylar Moody]

If you haven’t listened to “The Late Great Johnny Ace” by Paul Simon, it’s absolutely perfect for today. I created a tribute video for John a few years ago using this song and I always revisit it on the 8th. Our very own late, great Johnny Ace

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[Julia Stanisławska]

"My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music. He tried to be a good power for the world, and he was. He gave encouragement, inspiration and dreams to people regardless of their race, creed and gender. For me, he was the other half of the sky. We were in love with each other like the most vehement of lovers to the last moment. For our son Sean he was the world. That world shattered when the "subject" pulled the trigger. For Julian, it was losing his father twice. For the people of the world, it was as though the light went out for a moment and darkness prevailed. With his one act of violence in those few seconds, the "subject" managed to change my whole life, devastate his sons, and bring deep sorrow and fear to the world." - Yoko Ono

 

[LordGoodgod]

What can be said in just words that can capture the full essence of what John brought to life and how much was rendered unattainable with his loss? I don't think there are enough words in the language and numbers of paragraphs to accurately express these sentiments. And yet, we try to do so every year on this day, just to make sure that it's seen and known that we tried.

Although I was born two decades after his departure from the world, being introduced to John and the Beatles at such a young age introduced a vibrancy and sensation to life which I hadn't experienced before or since. From the literal moment I set eyes on them, and mainly him, I was deeply connected in a way far greater than I could consciously rationalize that young. To learn that John was no longer someone I could look forward to meeting one day was a source of great sadness and pain.

What I didn't realize, and appreciate until I got older, was how much he had truly given to the world in such a short time. Although his music and art allow first-person interaction in his spiritual and personal journey, a place beyond time to reflect, feel comfort, and where one can heal - it is his life itself which brings me such solace.

To see him go through cycles of emotion, to stumble vulnerably and openly, and to pick himself back up admirably. To learn and grow, to hold oneself to high standards, to see other people for who they are, to be a helping hand and a guiding light when you can. And when you can't, it's okay to not care about other people's expectations of you, but to fulfill what one needs to do for themselves.

Every day, John Lennon remains not a distant figure, nor one lost to time and history, but an active participant and a mover of energy today. Although the human race is just one tiny speck in the grand scheme of the universe, John Lennon sits as one of its greatest and most important members, whose difference will be felt as long as the journey of humanity continues.

Let this be John's day, not a day of finality, but a day of eternity.

 

[Julia Stanisławska]

Sean Lennon's song about his father.
I was crying half an hour after listening to this...

Lyrics:
When I was five, that's when you died,
My mother told me I'd never see you again.

All I remember is that I didn't want her to see me crying,
So I said: "Don't worry, mama, you're still young and so beautiful,
You'll find someone to love and to cherish you."
I'll never forget how she looked, lying in her bed,
With thousands of people outside singing "Give Peace a Chance."

I would do anything for one conversation with you,
Even to walk down the street with you would be so cool.
Seems like the whole world had more time with you than I did,
But the dead don't speak; they listen.

I was alone almost every day,
Felt like my mother was always away.
All that I knew of you is what people told me,
Though I remember the scar on your chin,
And the sound of your voice every time you said goodnight.

Your favorite TV show was "Jekyll and Hyde,"
And that you played the piano.
Well, now so do I;
Every note that I play goes up to the sky.

I would do anything for one conversation with you,
Even to walk down the street with you would be so cool.
Seems like the whole world had more time with you than I did,
But the dead don't speak; they listen.
Dead don’t speak; they listen.

Late November, 1979 (Dakota, New York):
A bemused John and Yoko talk to Sean about where he came from.

Sean: Daddy, when did we have no house?
John: When? [Yoko laughs]
Sean: When did we have no house, and we rented this house?
Yoko: Um, 1973 we didn’t have this house yet. That’s when we bought this house.
Sean: Oh.
John: Two years before you were born.
Sean: Oh. And I wasn’t coming with you to find this house? [Yoko laughs]
John: No, you weren’t born yet; you were still in the sky.
Sean: Oh. [Yoko laughs] And when I came back down here, what did I land in—on?
John: A little cardboard box, with a little blanket in it. A little teeny tiny... [laughs] Teeny tiny little Sean-chan in a little teeny tiny cardboard box that used to have apples in it. [laughs] And it used to be just here.
Sean: I’ve never heard of an—apple box.
John: Well, a little cardboard box like that, see? Like they used to bring the groceries in, only it’s you in
stead of the groceries

 

[Mariana Fraga]

Hey John, I hope you know, from wherever you are, that you are loved, remembered, celebrated. I hope you feel peace, feel appreciated, feel respected. I hope you are rested, calm and happy. I hope the universe is treating you kindly.

Here we miss you more than just now and then

 

[melina]

The love and your presence is still in our hearts. your legacy will live on forever. We love you, John Lennon.

In my life I love you more

 

[DLCV]

Thanks John for everything.

 

[Georgescrackerbox]

we all love you so much