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By VictorianEra BRONZE
Rosedale, New York

There's this game of life we play, and this is how it works. You torment other people, as if their of no worth. You smile at their pain. It makes you feel alive. Your...
VictorianEra BRONZE, Rosedale, New York
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“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.”


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By phy_tran BRONZE
Chicago, Illinois
phy_tran BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
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MACervantes BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
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"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn. "
---Benjamin Franklin

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Grant Snow BRONZE, Defiance, Ohio
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By clairew SILVER
West Chester, Pennsylvania
clairew SILVER, West Chester, Pennsylvania
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By nora.w SILVER
West Windsor, New Jersey
nora.w SILVER, West Windsor, New Jersey
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"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -Maya Angelou

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rangerslover SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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By goat_78_76 SILVER
Ayersville, Ohio
goat_78_76 SILVER, Ayersville, Ohio
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brittanyboesch BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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