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By AngelaAxelson GOLD
Littleton, Colorado

I am the flowering hope In a land of hard ground, I fight my way up Through the cold darkness To a bud Then a flower glowing like the hidden sun, Inside myself I hope to s...
AngelaAxelson GOLD, Littleton, Colorado
12 articles 11 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> <br /> ― Dalai Lama XIV


Poetry
By Brownenikd BRONZE
Greensboro, North Carolina
Brownenikd BRONZE, Greensboro, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
And I will go on shining <br /> Shining like brand new<br /> I&#039;ll never look behind me<br /> My troubles will be few<br /> -Supertramp

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By Smalzy14 BRONZE
Mount Holly, Vermont
Smalzy14 BRONZE, Mount Holly, Vermont
2 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
As long as I&#039;m alive I&#039;ll keep my head held high, because I&#039;m strong in body and smart in mind.<br /> <br /> Music is the voice of the heart<br /> <br /> Where words fail music speaks.<br /> <br /> Worry ends where faith begins

Emily Rausch BRONZE, Mequon, Wisconsin
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Poetry
By Brownenikd BRONZE
Greensboro, North Carolina
Brownenikd BRONZE, Greensboro, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
And I will go on shining <br /> Shining like brand new<br /> I&#039;ll never look behind me<br /> My troubles will be few<br /> -Supertramp

Poetry
By paigeforeman GOLD
Washington, District Of Columbia
paigeforeman GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
18 articles 6 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s kind of fun to do the impossible!&quot;-Walt Disney <br /> &quot;It&#039;s not the years in your life that count, it&#039;s the life in your years.&quot;- Abraham Lincoln <br /> &quot;Be the change you wish to see in the world.&quot;-Gandhi<br /> &quot;The truth is out there.&quot;-The X-Files

Poetry
By Brownenikd BRONZE
Greensboro, North Carolina
Brownenikd BRONZE, Greensboro, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
And I will go on shining <br /> Shining like brand new<br /> I&#039;ll never look behind me<br /> My troubles will be few<br /> -Supertramp

Poetry
By zombiescream.98 SILVER
Fort Collins, Colorado
zombiescream.98 SILVER, Fort Collins, Colorado
9 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Acting isn&#039;t lying, it&#039;s behaving truthfully in false situations,&quot;

Poetry
By HiddenAngelInTheDark PLATINUM
Brooklyn, New York
HiddenAngelInTheDark PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York
39 articles 0 photos 177 comments

Favorite Quote:
Theres so many that I can&#039;t pick sorry

Theemptyechoes PLATINUM, Pawlet, Vermont
27 articles 2 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.&quot;