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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Love and fear are two of the most powerful forces in the universe. Love and fear rule our lives and keep us moving forward. They make us who we are and who we could be. The challenge is learning to love ourselves first because, without that, we cannot learn to love others or embrace our potential to create.

To be human is to struggle with love and fear. Without those emotions, we would not be us.

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