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By JoyElizabeth BRONZE
Charlotte, North Carolina

Stuff in my life got me thinking, prioritizing, searching for truth, organizing. hoping to find a truth, clarity despite my youth. I am looking for a reason, t...
JoyElizabeth BRONZE, Charlotte, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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


#202202 Poetry
By Samantha Beeson GOLD
Saint Leo, Florida
Samantha Beeson GOLD, Saint Leo, Florida
14 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#202203 Poetry
CrazyBabyGirl BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#202204 Poetry
By Zombies.vs.Robots GOLD
Lambertville, Michigan
Zombies.vs.Robots GOLD, Lambertville, Michigan
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#202205 Poetry
By A_Jean PLATINUM
Citrus Heights, California
A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
40 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;we all carry these things inside that no one else can see. they hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.&quot;<br /> &quot;i&#039;m trying to figure out which parts of my personality are mine and which ones I created to please you&quot;

#202206 Poetry
By AlliChayse BRONZE
Secret, Ohio
AlliChayse BRONZE, Secret, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The day I stop making mistakes is the day I stop learning&quot;-Miley Cyrus

#202208 Poetry
By curveres SILVER
Wilmington, Delaware
curveres SILVER, Wilmington, Delaware
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#202209 Poetry
By AvaAva BRONZE
Wake Forest, North Carolina
AvaAva BRONZE, Wake Forest, North Carolina
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If I&#039;m a danger to myself, just think what I could do to you.&quot;<br /> <br /> ~Otep Shamaya

#202210 Poetry
HeartBreaker2010 SILVER, El Paso, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 8 comments