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By Anonymous

It is often said that, “time is as valuable as money” but I did not know why. When I was young I spent countless hours on what I liked doing, I did not understand wh...

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BradenBecknell GOLD, Portland, Texas
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"The truth is I gave my heart away, my whole heart, and I never quite got it back."

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Lexington, Kentucky
AutumnHines BRONZE, Lexington, Kentucky
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"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow."- Helen Keller

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somepatriot SILVER, Tampa, Florida
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haley854 GOLD, Cincinnati, Ohio
18 articles 0 photos 25 comments

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"Who are you to judge me. im not perfect and i dont claim to be but before you start pointing fingers make sure your own hands are clean."-unknown

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purpledinosaur101 BRONZE, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
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“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, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it'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.”

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By Anonymous