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By Lifeisabeach GOLD
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

I misunderstood; Love is not security. But freedom to grow: Flying without fear, Letting go without regret, Trusting he’ll remain. I look ahead now; Wishing only wounds...
Lifeisabeach GOLD, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
18 articles 2 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes, good things fall apart so that better things can fall together.


#11522 Poetry
By JesusFreak808 SILVER
Honolulu, Hawaii
JesusFreak808 SILVER, Honolulu, Hawaii
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

#11523 Poetry
By PersonOfInterest ELITE
Shrewsbury, Other
PersonOfInterest ELITE, Shrewsbury, Other
176 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
What doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger.

#11524 Poetry
By AmenrosettaIV SILVER
Waynesboro, Mississippi
AmenrosettaIV SILVER, Waynesboro, Mississippi
5 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
People live their lives bound by what they accept as correct and true. That’s how they define “reality”. But what does it mean to be “correct” or “true”? Merely vague concepts … their “reality” may all be a mirage. Can we consider them to simply be living in their own world, shaped by their beliefs?

#11525 Poetry
By AndieQueen SILVER
Douglasville, Georgia
AndieQueen SILVER, Douglasville, Georgia
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Ummm... I have two!<br /> Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. ~George Bernard Shaw<br /> <br /> &quot;Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself.&quot; ~Remi

#11526 Poetry
IfLifeGivesYouLemons PLATINUM, Sacramento, California
37 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down &#039;happy&#039;. They told me I didn&#039;t understand the assignment. I told them they didn&#039;t understand life

#11527 Poetry
By MusicalMattie BRONZE
Milton, Massachusetts
MusicalMattie BRONZE, Milton, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#11528 Poetry
By RojerThatCat ELITE
Canoga, California
RojerThatCat ELITE, Canoga, California
285 articles 37 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We all can be only what we are, nothing more, or less.&quot;- Sword of Truth (Kahlan)

#11529 Poetry
By SimplieChristie GOLD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SimplieChristie GOLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
16 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never let failure get to your heart.&quot;

#11530 Poetry
By Anonymous