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rugged_miss
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0 posted 2007-10-27 02:22 PM



A struggle, it's all a struggle, always a struggle
A struggle to bear the treatment afflicted by others
A struggle to not give them the right to treat you that way
A struggle to pretend you're happy amidst circumstances surrounding you
For you have no right to NOT be happy
A struggle to fight for that right
A struggle to be happy
You'd think it easier to not fight at all
To not resist, to wallow in sadness without fighting back
But then it's a struggle to live that way
For it feels like being bonded in chains
You convince yourself that you can struggle no more
That you've accepted your state
You can live with it
But you can't for no one wants to be bonded
so you struggle to break free
You struggle to be happy
You struggle...



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rugged_miss
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1 posted 2007-10-27 02:30 PM


I wrote this while conversing with my friends, one of 'em said something and that's when I suddenly came to the realisation that nothing's as simple as they say.. Its probably not what many people feel, it's just how i feel..


miscellanea
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2 posted 2007-10-27 02:54 PM


Welcome, rugged_miss!  You bring home the point well!  This kind of reminds me of the Prayer of Serenity toaccept the things we can, change the things we cannot accept, and the wisdom to know the difference,

Again, welcome to PipTalk!  It's good to have you aboard!

miscellanea

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3 posted 2007-10-27 03:13 PM


Estella~
Welcome to the ever-growing circle of PiP~

We will enjoy getting to know you~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

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Margherita
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4 posted 2007-10-27 04:38 PM


Welcome Estella to Pip!

I agree with what you have powerfully conveyed in your first post here. Life is a continuous struggle, even though we know that we could flow with the events and struggle less, we often forget acquired wisdom, because of life's constant challenges.

So we struggle on. Yet the secret is to remain calm deep within, there is that place at our deepest core where there is a placid lake and total serenity... but the more we struggle the farther away we are pushed from our center.
Love,
Margherita

JamesMichael
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5 posted 2007-10-27 05:30 PM


I agree that life can be a struggle, still I believe that every relationship has a purpose, and we can make choices that will provide more happiness and less of a struggle...James
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6 posted 2007-10-30 05:57 PM


Welcome, you will enjoy the blue pages

Poet, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write.

Shadow_Singer
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7 posted 2007-10-30 06:04 PM


Nothing is as simple as they say, because it's always simpler when you've done it or if you never have to try.

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8 posted 2007-10-30 06:07 PM


Hi, there! I trust that you are a rugged little miss and are able to overcome your struggles and not succumb to them.

I'm with you. They never seem to stop coming! However, I do know this, that our struggles offer us opportunities to learn and grow.

Welcome aboard the pip ship! Enjoy sailing these seas of blue!

Giving you a warm, welcoming pip hug,

Earth Angel

rugged_miss
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9 posted 2007-10-31 06:56 PM


I thank you all for the warm welcome and the comments you've dropped by.. I'm already begining to feel at home here...


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