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By magic_ida GOLD
Dallas, Texas

The sun is about to set:   I yearn for love, security, and more love and security   Does it all matter in the end?
magic_ida GOLD, Dallas, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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By whisphered_words BRONZE
Hubert, North Carolina
whisphered_words BRONZE, Hubert, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
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By Mcflyjr BRONZE
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Mcflyjr BRONZE, Wilmington, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 8 comments
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By ashh12 SILVER
Uhrisville, Ohio
ashh12 SILVER, Uhrisville, Ohio
8 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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By Eliza Smallwood BRONZE
Arlington, Virginia
Eliza Smallwood BRONZE, Arlington, Virginia
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By A.L.Sommer DIAMOND
Brookfield, Wisconsin
A.L.Sommer DIAMOND, Brookfield, Wisconsin
64 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, &#039;Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented?&#039; Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world; there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. We were all born to make manifest the glory of God that&#039;s within us - it&#039;s not just in some of us, it&#039;s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.&quot;<br /> -Nelson Mandela

#216559 Poetry
By Chicagobullsfan2313 BRONZE
South Fulton, Tennessee
Chicagobullsfan2313 BRONZE, South Fulton, Tennessee
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
My mama used to tell me that if you ain&#039;t got something to live for, you best find something to die for.

#216560 Poetry
By jayyrose GOLD
Tolland, Connecticut
jayyrose GOLD, Tolland, Connecticut
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;...When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down &#039;happy&#039;. They told me I didn&#039;t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn&#039;t understand life.&quot; -John Lennon