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By TashaFierce BRONZE
Medford, Oregon

Life is the sea. Depression is the undertow that pulls me into nothingness. It is unforgiving. It is cruel. It is dark. It is lonely. Love is the sun. It once warmed my s...
TashaFierce BRONZE, Medford, Oregon
2 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It's great to have ambitions for the future, but to achieve success, one must be grounded in the present." ~ me


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By InSearchForDestiny BRONZE
Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
InSearchForDestiny BRONZE, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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" Remember the past...Live in the present...Look to the future."

bethanyvreeve SILVER, Nanuet, New York
7 articles 1 photo 13 comments

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I have a voice too and for better or for worse, mine is a voice that cannot be silenced.

BreannaMM PLATINUM, Dexter, Michigan
24 articles 27 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I may be a slow walker but I never walk backwards&quot; ~ Abraham Lincoln<br /> &quot;Why stop dreaming when you wake up?&quot;

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By Ahale GOLD
Scottsville, Virginia
Ahale GOLD, Scottsville, Virginia
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
The future is unwritten. Yet, authored by the past. Our choices create what is soon to come, from our past to future. We cannot see the future, but dwelling on the past will strand us. Wait in the present until Present becomes past and future, present

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By vicious-fiction PLATINUM
Santee, California
vicious-fiction PLATINUM, Santee, California
40 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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By Angel_93 BRONZE
Royal Oak, Michigan
Angel_93 BRONZE, Royal Oak, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By clairexaudrey PLATINUM
Bethel, Connecticut
clairexaudrey PLATINUM, Bethel, Connecticut
41 articles 3 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.&quot;<br /> -Elizabeth Kubler Ross

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By clairexaudrey PLATINUM
Bethel, Connecticut
clairexaudrey PLATINUM, Bethel, Connecticut
41 articles 3 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.&quot;<br /> -Elizabeth Kubler Ross