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Leahalena Blea responded to a letter in topic Write a poem a letter about quote or motto that inspires you 6 months, 4 weeks ago
This is so beautiful and very inspiring. I am someone who is just starting to get my work out in the world and has often times thought of giving up or changing routes entirely. It’s amazing to see someone as yourself continue to write with that passion that was with you at 14.
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Leahalena Blea responded to a letter in topic Write a poem a letter about quote or motto that inspires you 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Julia, Thank you so much for your kind remarks. I am very happy that you have been able to get through that period I understand that it can be very rough and may sometimes come back but it’s good to stay strong.
I appreciate your comments they have really helped me to stay inspired, this was one of the first pieces that I have shared more publicly. It means so much to me that you have taken the time to read my work and respond. -
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Write a poem a letter about quote or motto that inspires you 9 months agoElapse
Leahalena Blea“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde
To exist, to have an objective reality, I can just stand and wait.
But to live, what does it truly mean? Spending my days waiting for the time to pass, for the clock tick to be the voice that rules over my head? Most of my life was a waiting game to get older and be able to live, but am I living if I spend my days waiting? What am I worried about other than my time is being wasted?
I decided to start living, truly living. I moved across the country to pursue a dream. Where this dream will take me is only but a risk, a risk so big is it even worth living through? Well, I guess that’s the point, isn’t it? If taking that risk is my way of living then I’d struggle every day rather than existing in a state of comfort. I always thought that living was scary, but that’s the beauty. Taking a risk, doing something out of a daily routine just because it may make you or someone else happy. The clock tick in our heads are at different paces, we may as well try to live. Embracing ourselves and others, loving ourselves and others, truly being ourselves, and allowing others to be themselves.
That’s living.Voting is closed
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As someone who has experienced periods of intense depression the idea of “existing without living” really speaks to me. Those were the worst periods of my life and I am determined to never go back and live my best life. Great poem.
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Oscar Wilde was an odd, fascinating figure as he used his art to fulfill his restless soul. Art can be a beautiful way to find yourself and express the inexpressible. I hope you continue writing and expressing yourself because the fulfillment I get from writing is the best feeling ever.
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Julia, Thank you so much for your kind remarks. I am very happy that you have been able to get through that period I understand that it can be very rough and may sometimes come back but it’s good to stay strong.
I appreciate your comments they have really helped me to stay inspired, this was one of the first pieces that I have shared more…read more
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