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By flutechick1234 SILVER
Summerville, Georgia

Why do people judge others by their “cover” and not by their true inner self? I am confused. But trust me, I know that feeling. People glance at me one time and assume the worst. A...
flutechick1234 SILVER, Summerville, Georgia
5 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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When life knocks you down to your knees, remember you are in the perfect position to pray.


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Greg Caraway BRONZE, Fort Worth, Texas
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ScreenName2014 GOLD, West Chester, Ohio
17 articles 0 photos 25 comments

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Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone. And do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering. - Ida Scott Taylor

Alice_in_Wonderland GOLD, San Clemente, California
16 articles 0 photos 620 comments

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“I could give up, I could stay stuck, or I could move on, So I put one foot front of the other, No no no nothing’s gonna break my stride, “ –David Archuleta (The Other Side of Down)

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By ShyeGirlBeth GOLD
Easley, South Carolina
ShyeGirlBeth GOLD, Easley, South Carolina
18 articles 16 photos 14 comments

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Kick The Darkness Till It Bleeds Daylight, Not Mine, But I Love The Saying....; When life gives you lemons, throw them at other people and yell "Make some stinkin lemonade!"; Otay!

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Got_Interest GOLD, Arnold, Maryland
17 articles 8 photos 19 comments

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&quot;Box falls out of sky, man falls out of box, man eats fish custard, and look at you- you&#039;re just sitting there.&quot;<br /> -Matt Smith as The Doctor

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By Mallory Risko GOLD
Ocala, Florida
Mallory Risko GOLD, Ocala, Florida
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By Rigel GOLD
St. Louis, Missouri
Rigel GOLD, St. Louis, Missouri
11 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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I don&#039;t mind living in a man&#039;s world, as long as I can be a woman in it- Marilyn Monroe

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By nooo1 BRONZE
Over The Rainbow, Other
nooo1 BRONZE, Over The Rainbow, Other
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