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By christinarees SILVER
Indianapolis, Indiana

So what is love? Is it that feeling you get in your guy that says "yeah this is THE person" or nowadays is it just a word to loosely used. I hear people daily going on ab...
christinarees SILVER, Indianapolis, Indiana
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Playing it safe is the most popular way to fail.
- Elliott Smith


you_are_awesome GOLD, London, Other
10 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
if you're a bird, i'm a bird :)

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By flutechick1234 SILVER
Summerville, Georgia
flutechick1234 SILVER, Summerville, Georgia
5 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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

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By flutechick1234 SILVER
Summerville, Georgia
flutechick1234 SILVER, Summerville, Georgia
5 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
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
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
ScreenName2014 GOLD, West Chester, Ohio
17 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
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

Favorite Quote:
"Box falls out of sky, man falls out of box, man eats fish custard, and look at you- you're just sitting there."
-Matt Smith as The Doctor