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By LaceeJade GOLD
Bucyrus, Ohio

One in every one hundred thousand people is diagnosed with synesthesia. Many people don’t even know what this mental illness is. If they did there would probably be more cases of p...
LaceeJade GOLD, Bucyrus, Ohio
17 articles 4 photos 136 comments

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♥ I've made mistakes in my life. i've let people take advantage of me, and i accepted way less than i deserve. But, i've learned from my bad choices, and even though there are some things i can never get back and people who will never be sorry. i'll know better next time and i wont settle for anything less than i deserve. ♥


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TuhinChakraborty BRONZE, Troy, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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"Good, better best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best."<br /> <br /> - St. Jerome

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boomshesaid BRONZE, New York, New York
3 articles 1 photo 0 comments

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I&#039;ve got dreams to remember

MarleeFox PLATINUM, Annapolis, Maryland
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By TheWise1 BRONZE
Cleveland, Ohio
TheWise1 BRONZE, Cleveland, Ohio
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By holliberri BRONZE
Fairfax, Virginia
holliberri BRONZE, Fairfax, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;I&#039;m not expecting to grow flowers in the desert, but I can still live and breathe and see the sun in winter time.&quot; -Big Country

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By Noshabora GOLD
St. Cloud, Florida
Noshabora GOLD, St. Cloud, Florida
17 articles 78 photos 107 comments

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&quot;Poetry and art are when you take decades of thought and condense it into a nifty little portable carrying case that people can see and go &#039;Oooh, Ahh&#039;... and then forget about it. But what does it matter, so long as YOU remember it?&quot; ~ Bela