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Poetry
By Akassk8 GOLD
Evanston, Illinois

I can taste it already. It taunts me the same way it would a little kid not being able to reach a cookie jar. Each year I get taller and taller in hopes that one day I can finally...
Akassk8 GOLD, Evanston, Illinois
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
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, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? 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 other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it'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.


Old-World-Blues DIAMOND, New Freedom, Pennsylvania
54 articles 0 photos 5 comments
Poetry
By Akassk8 GOLD
Evanston, Illinois
Akassk8 GOLD, Evanston, Illinois
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
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, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? 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 other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it'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.

Poetry
By ashh12 SILVER
Uhrisville, Ohio
ashh12 SILVER, Uhrisville, Ohio
8 articles 0 photos 4 comments
Poetry
By kaboogle7 BRONZE
Phelps, New York
kaboogle7 BRONZE, Phelps, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything's okay in the end, if it's not okay, it's not the end

Poetry
By Akassk8 GOLD
Evanston, Illinois
Akassk8 GOLD, Evanston, Illinois
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
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, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? 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 other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it'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.

Poetry
By Poet12 BRONZE
Riverside, New Jersey
Poet12 BRONZE, Riverside, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
soccer24swim30 PLATINUM, Bangor, Maine
27 articles 0 photos 3 comments
Poetry
By Oblique27 PLATINUM
Milwaukie, Oregon
Oblique27 PLATINUM, Milwaukie, Oregon
40 articles 0 photos 9 comments
Poetry
By WooWoo BRONZE
St.louis, Missouri
WooWoo BRONZE, St.louis, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Believe in god no matter what because he is always here no matter what.