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By MelanieZM BRONZE
Antioch, California

“ If you expect disappointment then you can never truly be disappointed”  the exact opposite of the definition of expectation.  Expectation  is the bel...
MelanieZM BRONZE, Antioch, California
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Las Cosas Simpre Cambian, El Mundo Cambia, La Gente Cambia, Todo Cambia..Excepto Lo Bueno- Bad Bunny


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johnstonsophia BRONZE, Ridgway, Pennsylvania
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"The best thing you could do is MASTER the chaos in you. You are not thrown into the fire, YOU ARE THE FIRE." -Mama Indigo

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By Samaiya SILVER
Medellin, Other
Samaiya SILVER, Medellin, Other
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By Samaiya SILVER
Medellin, Other

There was a dead girl in front of the library this morning. She was breathing, but she wasn’t alive. Whatever existence she’d had during her few years – I calculated she was around...
Samaiya SILVER, Medellin, Other
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Urbs2013 BRONZE, Not Listed, New York
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"The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.

The unnamable is the eternally real.
Naming is the origin
of all particular things."

Palrice8 PLATINUM, Lynn, Massachusetts
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"Face the downs and be grateful for the ups." - David Archuleta

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By Mandiella DIAMOND
Plaistow, New Hampshire
Mandiella DIAMOND, Plaistow, New Hampshire
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Don't waste time. Start procrastinating now.

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