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By Kaity-Bear95 GOLD
Cave Junction, Oregon

PAIN IS EVERYTHING. PAIN IS EVERYWHERE. Walk down the street, look around, what do you see? A child, crying on the sidewalk, with a scraped up knee. A homeless person huddled in...
Kaity-Bear95 GOLD, Cave Junction, Oregon
12 articles 0 photos 8 comments

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Love me or hate me, you're still thinking about me.


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AlexHeller DIAMOND, San Mateo, California
60 articles 2 photos 16 comments

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Live with intention. walk to the edge. listen hard. practice wellness. play with abandon. laugh. choose with no regret. continue to learn. appreciate your friends. do what you love. live as if this is all there is. -Mary Anne Rabmacher

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By christinarees SILVER
Indianapolis, Indiana
christinarees SILVER, Indianapolis, Indiana
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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Playing it safe is the most popular way to fail.<br /> - Elliott Smith

you_are_awesome GOLD, London, Other
10 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
if you&#039;re a bird, i&#039;m a bird :)

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By flutechick1234 SILVER
Summerville, Georgia
flutechick1234 SILVER, Summerville, Georgia
5 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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When life knocks you down to your knees, remember you are in the perfect position to pray.

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By flutechick1234 SILVER
Summerville, Georgia
flutechick1234 SILVER, Summerville, Georgia
5 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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When life knocks you down to your knees, remember you are in the perfect position to pray.

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Greg Caraway BRONZE, Fort Worth, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
ScreenName2014 GOLD, West Chester, Ohio
17 articles 0 photos 25 comments

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Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone. And do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering. - Ida Scott Taylor

Alice_in_Wonderland GOLD, San Clemente, California
16 articles 0 photos 620 comments

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&ldquo;I could give up, I could stay stuck, or I could move on, So I put one foot front of the other, No no no nothing&rsquo;s gonna break my stride, &ldquo; &ndash;David Archuleta (The Other Side of Down)

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By ShyeGirlBeth GOLD
Easley, South Carolina
ShyeGirlBeth GOLD, Easley, South Carolina
18 articles 16 photos 14 comments

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Kick The Darkness Till It Bleeds Daylight, Not Mine, But I Love The Saying....; When life gives you lemons, throw them at other people and yell &quot;Make some stinkin lemonade!&quot;; Otay!