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What They Call Happiness

June 21, 2013
By Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
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Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

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&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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A back door was left open wide,
I think it's all I got.
I'll take it, try to make it last
And give this one more shot.
I step into another world
where magic becomes real.
And I realize that happiness
is not something you feel.
Something that just happens or
a gift that you can take.
It's what you do with life, it's a
decision that you make.

© Sara P., Marblehead, MA

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Joy is stronger than happiness.
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Jade.I.Am ELITE said...
on Jul. 1 2013 at 4:46 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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exactly! thank you SO much :D
TargonTheDragon GOLD said...
on Jul. 1 2013 at 3:35 pm
TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
15 articles 16 photos 292 comments

Favorite Quote:
First dentistry was painless.<br /> Then bicycles were chainless,<br /> Carriages were horseless,<br /> And many laws enforceless.<br /> <br /> Next cookery was fireless,<br /> Telegraphy was wireless,<br /> Cigars were nicotineless,<br /> And coffee caffeineless.<br /> <br /> Soon oranges were seedless,<br /> The putting green was weedless,<br /> The college boy was hatless,<br /> The proper diet fatless.<br /> <br /> New motor roads are dustless,<br /> The latest steel is rustless,<br /> Our tennis courts are sodless,<br /> Our new religion &mdash; godless.

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yes! its all up to the individual the way they live their life. you can still have joy in suffering, and you may not be happy about the obstacles that appear in front of you, but when it comes down to the basics, its up to you whether or not you keep a good attitude during trials:P love it jade, keep it up!