The universe is telling me to focus on love. What is it saying to you?
Anne McCarthy is a Happiness Engineer and Team Lead for Zen (the Happiness team behind VaultPress, Polldaddy, and Akismet at Automattic). When she’s not engineering happiness, she helps run the Accelerate.LGBT event series. Currently, Anne is nomading her way through life in search for a place to eventually call “home.” She rambles at annezazu.com.
One love refers to the universal love and respect expressed by all people for all people, regardless of race, creed, or color.
I realized that the universe is constantly whispering words of love: expressions of pure joy, respect, loyalty, and sacrifice for someone other than ourselves, and instructions on letting go and focusing on what is most important in this world.

Anne McCarthy
Photos by Anne McCarthy.
Show us what One Love means to you. I can’t wait to see your interpretation.
Why only one?
https://insellos.wordpress.com/2016/03/12/weekly-photo-challenge-one-love/
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Constraints breed creativity — the idea of One Love is based on equal love and respect for all people and all things.
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One Love for all by all at:
http://marichulambino.com/2016/03/12/weeklyphotochallenge-onelove-postaday-wordpressdotcom/
Happy weekend!
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One Love: for the Weekly Photo Challenge at:
https://chattel.wordpress.com/2016/03/14/one-love-weekly-photo-challenge/
with free streaming music, “One Love” by Justin Bieber
Happy viewing and listening!
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Mine: http://stenoodie.com/2016/03/11/weekly-photo-challenge-one-love/ 🙂
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“Whenever I see funny or cute graffiti in public places, I know that someone somewhere out there is being amusing and playful.” I love this. Thanks for sharing!
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Aw, thanks Anne! My pleasure! Thanks for visiting! :0)
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What a lovely topic…. 🙂 Found true love in Frankfurt:
https://mattvonp.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/weekly-photo-challenge-one-love/
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My try for this week’s challenge ‘one love’ http://wp.me/p3CFsE-2Fc
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What a beautiful pic!
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Thank you!
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Thanks for a very interesting challenge! https://naomibaltuck.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/depth-perception/
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You’re welcome!
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very interesting one.. with love inside the form of expression.. cheers
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Existence is all about relationships. Ask Einstein! Love makes the world go around! http://scillagrace.com/2016/03/11/weekly-photo-challenge-one-love/
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I totally agree. I think it’s what I love about street art. It’s almost like someone took the time to create this piece of work for another to enjoy. It’s a really beautiful relationship and interaction between countless strangers.
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Pity nine tenths of our dear planet’s people aren’t on this buzz!! 😉
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🙂 One day and one love at a time, right?
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What an important and beautiful topic for NOW !
https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/weekly-photo-challenge-one-love/
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So neat to see how many students you have from all over the world 🙂 Love really is everywhere.
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Really feeling the love! The last few wpc have been important stamens of love and Harmon keep it up.
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Here is my take on One Love
http://ceenphotography.com/2016/03/11/daily-post-weekly-photo-challenge-one-love/
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Oh my gosh – the Alpacas! Great photos 🙂
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family and random street art…
https://lespetitspasdejuls.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/weekly-photo-challenge-harmony-one-love/
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Love love 🙂
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One Love| Coffee http://www.jaspersmits.net/one-love-coffee/ jaspersmits.net
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Ugh I love coffee!
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LOVEly theme, Anne!
I repost an already published shot, but it really fits the challenge: http://wp.me/p16tta-Lr
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Wow! What a fun picture 😀
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How about a love of travel, with a glimpse of Bay of Kotor, Montenegro?
https://polymathically.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/weekly-photo-challenge-bay-of-kotor-montenegro/
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As a nomad, I definitely approve 🙂 What a stunning picture. Definitely adding Montenegro to the list of places I need to travel to.
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Lovely topic. https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/weekly-photo-challenge-one-love/
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It’s incredible to see long lasting love like you showed in your pictures. My grandfather died two years ago after 60 years of marriage to my grandmother. Seeing your pictures reminded me so much of their love!
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Nice one
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Here’s my interpretation: https://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/kjaerlighet-love/
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My ancestors are Norwegian 😉 I dig it.
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Thank you very much Anne! Do you know where in Norway they’re from?
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I wish I knew! I know “Nyquist” is the family name for the scandinavian side.
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There’s this TV-program, like a reality show with Americans that has Norwegian roots. The winner gets to meet his/hers family. It’s called “alt for Norge”. I don’t know if it’s still on (I don’t have a TV), but you should check it out. The contestants gets to travel around Norway for a couple of months while they’re doing awesome stuff like dog sledding, visiting oil platforms, etc, etc.
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Wow! Very cool. Totally checking it out. Thanks to my ability to nomad with my job, I’m actually headed to Oslo soon. I’m really excited to connect with my roots so to speak.
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Shout out when you’re coming and I’ll be your tourist guide in Oslo. I’ve already showed two other bloggers around, plus a whole bunch of CouchSurfers (I don’t know how many, but probably around 100).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_for_Norge
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At no time in history does the meaning of “one love” seem more poignant.
http://thirdeyemom.com/2016/03/11/one-love-for-humankind/
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Love your thoughtful response. It gives me a lot of hope to see reactions like yours. We are at a strange point as a society and a world. Loving each other is something we have to work at – keep up the work you are doing!
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Thanks so much Anne! This reminds me actually of the post I did when I curated the Weekly Photo Challenge a few Septembers ago on “Humanity”. Thanks for the reminder!
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One Love? It can only be Bob Marley, Anne!
https://jaspasjourney.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/bob-marleys-mausoleum-jamaica/
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Haha! These pictures of Bob Marley’s home are so cool. Thanks for sharing.
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My pleasure, Anne!
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A lovely theme, Anne! Your photos are radiant and happy.
Here’s my take on One Love: https://drieskewrites.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/photo-challenge-one-love/
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Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed them. Your take on this challenge is so wonderful. Teachers really do play an awesome role in creating “one love”.
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Here is mine! 🙂
https://laurijonesblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/one-love/
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Namaste to you, friend. John Lennon paints quite a picture that I would love to see become a reality.
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Thank you, Anne. Well… you have to see it first to manifest it, yes? I believe in the reality… and I do believe we are making progress… despite the fear we are fed… ❤
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For a mother like me, love means her baby. 🙂 https://mywordwall.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/oh-mother/
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A very cute baby at that!
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Great theme. It reminded me of a more universal scene, one of my favorite moments from years of travel. 🙂 http://www.pirancafe.com/2016/03/11/doll-sellers-potosi/
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https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/wpc-one-love/
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That’s mine
https://bambangpriantono.wordpress.com/2016/03/12/weekly-photo-challenge-love-one-refrigerator-magnets/
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I love this theme; great choice Anne McCarthy. What a positive way to start the weekend. Off I go to think about a suitable entry…
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Impermanent: https://arrestingimagery.wordpress.com/2016/03/12/weekly-photo-challenge-one-love/
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I really connected with how you phrased this: “Like a sandy footprint on a beach, love is continually recycled, reclaimed, and renewed.” Thanks for sharing your one love interpretation 🙂
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For this week’s prompt, may I share these neon graffiti expressing love in many languages. I found them adorning the ramparts of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
http://wp.me/p6FwZ-2hu
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I love it!!
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‘One love’, in a very real sense for me: https://readsbyredriverbanks.wordpress.com/2016/03/12/love-going-the-distance/
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