Fear and LOVE

December 22, 2013

There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life. ~John Lennon


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    Pieter Hibma

    December 22, 2013

    When he was surprised , he was dead. Like a thief in the night the prophecy says. Be prepared by never trusting a mad man or an idiot.

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    prakash b

    December 22, 2013

    Fear is essential in life
    To overcome all the bad in life
    Love is essential to embress happiness in life
    Bt fear sd not be allwed to pull the sting out fear sd be learned an executed out wd confidence
    Love sd nt over take you
    In love it increase your reasponsibilities nt to hate bt to love more sos grt bless be bless3d

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    Timothy Mckiness

    December 22, 2013

    If you love something enough or love someone enough fear doesn't exist.

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    Robyn Madgwick-Morris

    December 22, 2013

    The best love in the universe was demonstrated by God when He sent His Son Jesus Christ to suffer death for me .. They thought of me before  Themselves. It is called agape love .. the love of another that is greater than the love of self!

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    Hauyen Le

    December 22, 2013

    hi, Can i make friend with you? My english isn't good 🙂

  56. Reply  

    Rick Carter

    December 22, 2013

    Yes,  "The Rose" (i.e., Titanic) will always be "The Rose" (not to mention she will ALWAYS be mine as well); that said,  I really hate to tell you all this, but there are quite a few people who would simply "LOVE" to love you all to death at the expense of every last person and precious thing which any of you all hold dear (Pol Pot, not to mention the fascist Nazis, get my drift?)  So I will ALWAYS try to  do  my (SF) best to "LOVE" them to death first, if only to lovingly and compassionately try to limit the ultimate EVIL which they will have to answer for in the "Last Day". Yes, indeed, this will ALWAYS be my ETERNAL DELIGHT !!! – Rick Carter

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    vidya sagar

    December 22, 2013

    nice and excellent lines well said friend sos with beautiful ca capture.Happy week end to u friend.

  64. Reply  

    Rick Carter

    December 22, 2013

    (Former top SF (Green Beret) "Go Team" (predecessor to the Delta Force), ETS from active duty 1972, ("One shot, one kill"; and really ONLY those who deserve to "X" over most EXPEDITIOUSLY!) So, please, don't try to "X" me, because I am already X-trained in every way, and I simply LOVE to LOVE people to death who are begging for a fast exit!)) – Rick Carter

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    Rick Carter

    December 22, 2013

    (What can I possibly say? God really knew what HE was doing when HE invented "The Rose". (I can only guess that I must be the male counterpart to that TOTALLY voluptuous vixen(3)! (Yes, 5.1+ liter lung capacity, scuba trained (closed & open circuit, measured by the U.S. military), I could already hold my breath underwater over 5 min. BEFORE I even graduated from (MCHS) high school) (Yes, mine is an English name, but I am TOTALLY loaded with Irish from both sides, and the last name should mostly explain how.)) – RC

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    Rick Carter

    December 22, 2013

    (Hint, the only thing I ever really romanticize is DEATH, and (so far) that NEVER, NEVER, NEVER includes my own.) – RC

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    manpreet kaur

    December 22, 2013

    tooo much beautiful flower, i lovvvvvve itttttttttttttttt.,

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    Corwin Richardson

    December 22, 2013

    Love happens every moment someone wakes up, fear happens everytime someone loses the desire to wake up…

  91. Reply  

    Uma K

    December 22, 2013

    Lovely rose & its reflection

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    Derrick Herman

    December 22, 2013

    I must admit, it is pretty amazing how, the few times I've been in love (in a romantic sense) how alive and down right invisible I felt, like I could accomplish and conquer anything! Wish I could feel that way all the time.

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    shanta myrick

    December 22, 2013

    When you walking in God's words for your life you have no fears.

  112. Reply  

    Liaqat Ali

    December 22, 2013

    Oh very nice to see
    Liaqat ali awan Di khan

  122. Reply  

    angelic priyanka

    December 22, 2013

    AAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG

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    carla fonseca

    December 22, 2013

    …com certeza devemos nos aceitar como somos,so assim seremos valorizados,p/dpois amarmos o proximo,e q seja alquem q nos valorize,e faça por merecer…

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    Tarun Sarkar

    December 22, 2013

    From where do you get the beautiful collections, as I feel you are having a beautiful mind & heart. I appreciate your collections and the sharing ability. May God Bless you

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    RAM POLHAWAN

    December 22, 2013

    Fear and love go side by side, 
    They can not go with each other
    Only FEAR less can LOVE.

  166. Reply  

    Meera Alqubaisi

    December 22, 2013

    منكم*_" بس الله جند+++8?890?-&) از'&(@&27@&=@()
    ث*ت

  200. Reply  

    lateef lateef

    December 22, 2013

    Zindagi ek safar hi Suhana yahan kl kya ho kisne Jana

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    Monica Wren

    December 22, 2013

    So true.  With sentiments like that what a huge loss John Lennon was to the world.

  246. Reply  

    Jaj Joiner

    December 22, 2013

    The most beautiful something l've than seen all day.

  251. Reply  

    Sun Jenny

    December 22, 2013

    In the eyes of my lover I see love…as pure as this rose….

  254. Reply  

    黄琨

    December 22, 2013

    太漂亮了!非常喜欢。

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    James Mullis

    December 22, 2013

    John Lennon comprehended the world, seen a chance for change, and knew that, that change could be generated by the way we care about ourselves and other's. His word's were beautifully spoken, and remain's one of my most favorite song writer's.
    Thank you for sharing that quote!
    Ps, how do you add motion to your pics?

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