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By That_Writing_Chick SILVER
Selma, North Carolina

What have i done? Who am I? Who are you? Why am I here? There's blood, there's cuts. Were things that bad? Is this better than the life I thought I had? Why...
That_Writing_Chick SILVER, Selma, North Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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Carpe Diem <3


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By Maurychild GOLD
Toronto, Other
Maurychild GOLD, Toronto, Other
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds. -Bob Marley

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By tacoreo BRONZE
Cypress, Texas
tacoreo BRONZE, Cypress, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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"Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid other to persevere in the road to a happier life." - Pythagoras

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By 3mily BRONZE
Burlington, Other
3mily BRONZE, Burlington, Other
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By Rafen325 BRONZE
Centereach, New York
Rafen325 BRONZE, Centereach, New York
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I have studied the ancient pagan faiths that came before this more recent obsession with a single, divine creator. They seem to have focused more on the fundamental forces at play in the world around us and less on arbitrary moral rules... <br /> The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. The tides ebb and flow. Grass grows, withers, dies, and then in time, emerges from the ground once more. The air turns warm then cools and back again. Some hidden energy keeps us fitted to the ground and pulls us back when we attempt to leave it. <br /> Each of these movements was represented before by a god or goddess. Each force given face, but recognized as something distinct and powerful. Which is not to say there were not connections between these forces &ndash; a pantheon of individual spirits &ndash; of rules. Invisible hands guiding the progress of the world around us. <br /> And so here there was an attempt to categorize, study, explain, and understand the way things work &ndash; even if it was flawed. But no more. Now we are asked to succumb to a far more simplified explanation. How naive to believe there might be a single answer to every question. Every mystery. That there exists a lone divine light which rules over all. They say it is a light that brings truth and love. I say it is a light that blinds us &ndash; and forces us to stumble about in ignorance. <br /> I long for the day when men turn away from invisible monsters and once more embrace a more rational view of the world. But these new religions are so convenient &ndash; and promise such terrible punishment should one reject them &ndash; I worry that fear shall keep us stuck to what is surely the greatest lie ever told.

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By EbonyWebs SILVER
Toronto, Other
EbonyWebs SILVER, Toronto, Other
6 articles 4 photos 2 comments

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I want to be remembered as the girl who always smiled, the one who could brighten up your day, even if she couldn&#039;t brighten her own<br /> <br /> I&#039;m only me. That&#039;s all I can be. No more, no less, don&#039;t second guess. I love, I live, I laugh, I cry. I&#039;ve wished sometimes that I could die. Some days I&#039;m funny others I&#039;m not, sometimes I&#039;m in overdrive and I can&#039;t stop. You may not like me, but that&#039;s okay because this is me and how I&#039;ll stay.<br /> <br /> &quot;Not so in other people&#039;s definitions maybe, but you act the way you are, because that is who you are.<br /> You are the only person who is you.<br /> You are unique, and everybody has flaws, but these flaws make them perfect.&quot;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Well, I found out early on that I either laugh or cry. Since crying isn&rsquo;t all it&rsquo;s cracked up to be, I try to make laughter my priority.&rdquo;

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By spiraling SILVER
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
spiraling SILVER, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6 articles 0 photos 6 comments

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&quot;A popped bubble can never be unpopped&quot;<br /> &quot;Never regret what you cant take back&quot;

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By CheeseFace BRONZE
Bluffton, Indiana
CheeseFace BRONZE, Bluffton, Indiana
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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&quot;Be crazy, life&#039;s too short not to!&quot;

aawkwaard_ GOLD, Grand Junction, Colorado
14 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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monsters don&#039;t live under our beds; they live inside our heads.

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By Port-Rower SILVER
Williamsburg, Virginia
Port-Rower SILVER, Williamsburg, Virginia
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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Disappointment hurts more than pain