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March 22, 2010
By perfected_11 SILVER, Cheverly, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Negative thinking limits gods possibilities for us and for others.&quot;<br /> -Craig L

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Measure how much you have
Compare to less fortunate
You over rule them
Makes you think
Is my siuation bad?
In any aspect?
Not really
It truly may be bad
Others may see it as just another day
Knowing another struggle
Makes me feel bad
At the sametime
Fortunate

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I feel fortunate to be in the situation I'm in
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AnnabelLee SILVER said...
on Jun. 1 2010 at 1:30 pm
AnnabelLee SILVER, Ossipee, New Hampshire
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Lovely poem. It has a great message that some people really need to hear.
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD said...
on May. 10 2010 at 5:09 pm
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
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\&quot;either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin<br /> <br /> \&quot;If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\&quot; <br /> <br /> \&quot;If music be the food of love, play on.\&quot;

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I like this one as well as the one you wrote before it. Both messages i feel strongly about and think that you put it well into words!!!