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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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Favorite Quote:
"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
4 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.

The unnamable is the eternally real.
Naming is the origin
of all particular things."

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

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"Face the downs and be grateful for the ups." - David Archuleta

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By Mandiella DIAMOND
Plaistow, New Hampshire
Mandiella DIAMOND, Plaistow, New Hampshire
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Don't waste time. Start procrastinating now.

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