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By Anonymous

Everyday certain people are feeling down or feel like low esteem is all they have. Most of the time we tend to slug around so much negativity because we feel like we are not here t...

rebeccavargas2016 BRONZE, Ocala, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

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By AllThingsFlawless GOLD
Las Vegas, Nevada
AllThingsFlawless GOLD, Las Vegas, Nevada
10 articles 2 photos 29 comments

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“To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.”
—Allen Ginsberg, WD

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By MorningStar921 PLATINUM
Cheshire, Connecticut
MorningStar921 PLATINUM, Cheshire, Connecticut
21 articles 0 photos 42 comments

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"They made their own choice. They chose family. And, well... isn't that kinda the whole point? No doubt - endings are hard. But then again... nothing ever really ends, does it?"
--Chuck, 'Supernatural' Episode 522

Jackies63 SILVER, Sandy Hook, Connecticut
6 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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"Start where you are. Use what you can. Do what you can"
-Arthur Ashe

Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

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You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

RachelReads SILVER, Milton, Other
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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All our dreams can come true, as long as we have the courage to pursue them.

teen_inker275 BRONZE, Redmond, Oregon
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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"Childhood is not birth to a certain age and at a certain age the child is grown and puts away childish things. Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies."

Max_Meare BRONZE, Winnipeg, Other
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments