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1: to yield control or possession of : surrender

2

: to desist from : abandon

3

: to declare incurable or insoluble

4

a : to abandon (oneself) to a particular feeling, influence, or activity

b : to devote to a particular purpose or use

5

: to despair of seeing

6

: to allow (a hit or run in baseball) while pitching

intransitive verb

: to cease doing or attempting something especially as an admission of defeat : quit —often used with on

— give up the ghost

: to cease to live or function : die

100 photos challenge | 93. give up

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i wanted to create the feeling of free falling, as if down the rabbit hole. :) i wanted to create an atmosphere of some sort of release. i wanted to portray giving up not in a negative light, but in a sort of "return to the womb" sort of decision.

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The phrase "give up" emblazoned on a wall abutting Memorial Drive.

Life is messy but do not give up hope.

This has to be one of the worst photomerges.

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A golden nugget!

While out doing photos on my birthday, with already one stranger photo under my belt I was feeling adventurous and went for number two. I came across Joshua sipping on his tea outside of Ian's Pizza on State Street, between drinks he strummed a chord or two. I knew that he was a willing subject for my 100 more strangers project, and thus I asked him why he didn't have a cup for tips. As the wind gusted up State he expressed to me that he tried putting a cup down already, but the wind blew it away (thankfully nobody had thrown any large bills in just yet!) Although he did suggest that if someone had a golden nugget he could keep it weighted down, reaching into my pockets I pulled out a folded $1 bill. "Not a golden nugget, but a good start for the day," I said and smiling he finished sipping his tea and removed the lid. Allowing me to put my bill as his first contribution for the afternoon, to go towards his "tea replenishment fund."

For lent, Joshua decided to force himself to play his guitar more. While I'm not entirely sure how this relates to giving something up, maybe it was more then just the beautiful weather that brought him outside today. Strumming with a smile and a good tune, he asked me if I would like a happy or a sad song. Obviously, a given with the weather a happy song. As I sat near his side, a few other people stepped in and listened to the melodic sounds of Joshua and his guitar. I found my feet tapping in tune with the music and when it was all over we gave a round of applause (mostly just myself). Joshua was thankful for the fact that myself and the others decided to just sit and listen. As many times a busker only captures a few seconds of ones attention for his pay, so to have an audience enjoy a full song was quite the treat.

After snapping a few photos once the crowd* dwindled to just my friend Ben and I, I informed him of my project and was happy to find that he was just as willing as I thought to be included in the project. As summer draws closer, I hope to find more local musicians to enjoy the wonderful weather found on the isthmus with, no matter the instrument; it's all about the moment. In order to find more stranger stories as well as great photographs, I suggest checking out the 100 Strangers group.

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Sometimes you have to give up on people. Not because you don’t care, but because they don’t.

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SUNDAY, February 15th

GIVE UP…stop dancing and cry

hey weeping willows and withered wonders! join your hosts:

Dntel

frosty

and super sorry guests:

KOZYndan

Carlos Nino

for an evening full of the saddest songs plus eye-watering visions projected by the Masses.

FREE / 21+ / 9pm-2am

The Hyperion Tavern

1941 Hyperion Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90027

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Thanks to our resident pouting painter Kime Buzzelli for the Give Up image above.

If you are getting no love this Valentine's day, come and kozy will make your cry the pain away.

Dont giveup

Relinquish - voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up. Never give up something you can't go a day without thinking about. :)

Sunday morning walk around Austin, TX.

I know this is a subject that we are "not allowed" to talk about, as it is taboo for most people. If this is you please do not read further as it will just upset you. I know I have never been allowed to talk about this, those close to me forbid me to broach the subject. This is why I have decided to be free here - I can make this decision to have a voice.

I’ve lived for about 20 years under abuse (in my mid-twenties now). I was abused as a child by two different men, they were not aware of each other. I finally broke free from that when I was 17 and spent 2 years being “free” in denial. I met a boy who saw the signs of abuse in me and purposefully chose me to date (he told me this). He was cruel and abusive to me in every way that you can imagine for 5 (almost 6) years. I didn’t know I could get away. I was used to being stuck, I was conditioned to react this way while I was a toddler.

I didn’t even know I was in trouble or needed help until it was too late.

I never reached out for help even though I knew I was suffering mentally and had PTSD by the time I was 15. I didn't know I had an eating disorder for a long time, until people started noticing my ribs sticking out and I was forced into an eating disorder program. I didn't know I was depressed and suicidal until I decided to kill myself a few months ago. I was very effectively living in denial.

But now I am trying to get better - I am going to therapy and working on my mental health. I really want to erase the past. I want a fresh start, one that doesn't include me, an innocent child, on the sexual menu for grown men.

I'm a realist though and I know I have to accept my past and try to live in a world full of people who I do not trust.

It is my hope that other people might see this image and hear my story and gain strength to tell their own - or flee from the people who are hurting them. It is possible to get help. There are good people out there, you just have to look really hard to find them - it is worth the effort.

The statement that is pictured was said to me by the second man to sexually abuse me.

Photographs are © Copyright Galactic Dreams (or others when indicated) and are not in the public domain and may not be used on blogs, websites, or in other media without advance written permission from Galactic Dreams.

Stokes Croft, Bristol.

Give up, ?Indsey, cork, tck, inb, smok

Just like how u were.

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A man is not finished when he is defeated. A man is finished when he gives up.

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This is dedicated to all the losers out there who are never going to amount to anything. You suck at life people...why even try? And to K-State fans...Riight, like THAT's gonna happen.

All in good fun, of course....you're all winners and don't you forget it. Well, except you K-State fans. I just feel sorry for you. lol

For 365, Bokeh Wednesday and FGR's group pick Motivation Parody.

give up was in my neighborhood this past week - Houston, Texas

Finding "Give Up" on the road to Fredericksburg was SUCH a bonus.

R - Rest, relax, ...

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I finally listened to the parrot on my shoulder and quit smoking. 36 hours in and so far so good.

Update: 1 week in and still so far so good!