john lennon is killing me

  
with insight.  just imagine what he'd be up to if he was still around...
 

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.

i had a hard time selecting which one of his quotes to share . . .  there are just so many to choose from.  i recently watched the first two volumes of the beatles anthology (on dvd) and was genuinly captivated by their stories.  i'm just waiting until i have a hangover bad enough to want to stay in bed, eat chips, and watch dvds all day...

the song empty garden was written by bernie taupin and elton john in his memory: