Before Nelson Mandela went to prison he was left with the belief following the Sharpeville Massacre that violence was the only solution. Bishop TuTu said of Mandela, “That his time in prison made him the was” Who we are in life is defined not by our tragedies, our oppression, but how we rise in LOVE, rather than crumble in fear that ultimately determines who we are as beings, leaders rather than followers, as free spirits rather than imprisoned slaves.

Nelson Mandela rose in LOVE despite carrying the weight of the world on his back and being pushed down and chained by the forces of ignorance who would see him fall from the sky rather than soar like the Angel he was. 

We must all take within our hearts this day of an Angel’s leaving us, the tiniest portion of Mandela’s spirit so that we to may rise above our life’s challenges be they great or small, real or imagined. If we do this like Mandela we can unite the world and we can all once again be spirits unchained. 

Nelson Mandela has flown home to the stars in Heaven as angel’s always do; soaring on forever in LOVE he forever shall, truly free at last. 

LOVE, highest praise and honor to an Angel among much lesser men.

just LOVE…
Kip Baldwin 
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“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~ (Quoting Marianne Williamson) Nelson Mandela 

“As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Nelson Mandela