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Poetry
By el-oh-el PLATINUM
Maloney Gardens, Other

Doctors rushing everywhere Yet am I left standing here They attend to patients with care But what am I? Am I clear? No one notices the blood, Or heard the screams They don’...
el-oh-el PLATINUM, Maloney Gardens, Other
28 articles 14 photos 10 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, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn&#039;t serve the world. There&#039;s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It&#039;s not just in some of us, it&#039;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.<br /> -Marianne Williamson


Poetry
By el-oh-el PLATINUM
Maloney Gardens, Other
el-oh-el PLATINUM, Maloney Gardens, Other
28 articles 14 photos 10 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, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn&#039;t serve the world. There&#039;s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It&#039;s not just in some of us, it&#039;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.<br /> -Marianne Williamson

Poetry
ZebraWithoutStripes ELITE, Blue Springs, Missouri
102 articles 8 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
To make a difference in the world, you have to be different from the world.

Poetry
By sweet-cherry BRONZE
Brokklyn, New York
sweet-cherry BRONZE, Brokklyn, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Poetry
By FeelLikeRain BRONZE
Howell, New Jersey
FeelLikeRain BRONZE, Howell, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you don&#039;t know where you are going, any road will get you there.&quot; - Lewis Carroll

ElizabethS. PLATINUM, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
32 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Poetry
By Anonymous
Poetry
By dre0715 GOLD
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
dre0715 GOLD, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
12 articles 0 photos 4 comments
Poetry
By Eric Johnson BRONZE
Green Sea, South Carolina
Eric Johnson BRONZE, Green Sea, South Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Maverick21 SILVER, Terrace B.C., Other
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments