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Learning to Live

April 2, 2011
By m.ashley92 SILVER, Memphis, Tennessee
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m.ashley92 SILVER, Memphis, Tennessee
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The imagination exercises a powerful influence over every act of sense, thought, reason,<br /> -- over every idea.<br /> Latin Proverb

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I once believed that life was filled with sadness,
And then I saw flowers bloom.
I once believed that life was unavoidable pain,
And then I saw the charity of strangers.
I once believed that life was a confusing maze,
And then I saw people leading the way.
I once believed that life was nothing special,
And then I learned to live.

© LZ A., Grand Junction, CO

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Aderes47 GOLD said...
on May. 12 2011 at 10:21 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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I LOVE THIS!!!!

:) :)

WordStricken PLATINUM said...
on May. 12 2011 at 7:49 pm
WordStricken PLATINUM, La Grange, California
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&quot;If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day; so I&#039;ll never have to live without you.&quot;

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I really like this! Good job! ;)
dancergurl22 BRONZE said...
on May. 12 2011 at 12:53 pm
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LOVE THIS!
Kai17 GOLD said...
on May. 10 2011 at 7:16 pm
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I like how you did the before and after. <3 it!