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By johnstonsophia BRONZE
Ridgway, Pennsylvania

Imagine waking up on a seemingly normal Tuesday morning, having your morning lifeline, a cup of coffee before rushing off to wake your son for school. He groans, rolling out of bed...
johnstonsophia BRONZE, Ridgway, Pennsylvania
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"The best thing you could do is MASTER the chaos in you. You are not thrown into the fire, YOU ARE THE FIRE." -Mama Indigo


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By Samaiya SILVER
Medellin, Other
Samaiya SILVER, Medellin, Other
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anvithareddy22 BRONZE, Irving, Texas
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By alxmnz BRONZE
Jackson, New Jersey
alxmnz BRONZE, Jackson, New Jersey
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By Samaiya SILVER
Medellin, Other

There was a dead girl in front of the library this morning. She was breathing, but she wasn’t alive. Whatever existence she’d had during her few years – I calculated she was around...
Samaiya SILVER, Medellin, Other
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Urbs2013 BRONZE, Not Listed, New York
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&quot;The tao that can be told<br /> is not the eternal Tao<br /> The name that can be named<br /> is not the eternal Name.<br /> <br /> The unnamable is the eternally real.<br /> Naming is the origin<br /> of all particular things.&quot;

Palrice8 PLATINUM, Lynn, Massachusetts
48 articles 4 photos 37 comments

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&quot;Face the downs and be grateful for the ups.&quot; - David Archuleta

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By Mandiella DIAMOND
Plaistow, New Hampshire
Mandiella DIAMOND, Plaistow, New Hampshire
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Don&#039;t waste time. Start procrastinating now.

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