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What makes
your life too
good to be
wasted?

The “Life’s Too Good To Be Wasted” campaign is a place for youth to share things they celebrate and cherish in life. Here, you can share with the world those moments, people, and things that have special meaning to you and keep you substance-free!

Your Submissions

Check back soon for a chance to share with us a photo of what makes your life too good to be wasted! Each quarter, we hold a “Life’s Too Good To Be Wasted” contest for students to showcase their creative skills.  Whatever it is that makes you happy; we want to see it! Depict your favorite person, pet, and activities such as sports, photography, and dance for a chance to win prizes and inspire others to live rich, substance-free lives. 

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Check Out Our Autumn 2021 Art & Poetry Contest Winners!

I want to represent people taking control of their own lives by understanding the significance of ourselves and our bodies. In order to not be controled by substances it is important that one realizes how important it is to love our bodies to not ruin it through drugs and through addiction. In artwork I chose a dark background and bright colors with the contrast against the background to represent coming out towards hope and darkness of substance abuse. Hope and love towards oneself is represented through the magical and fire elements. For me personally to stay substane free it is my self image and my awareness towards the harm substance abuse can bring to my daily life.
Cindy, Dougherty Valley High School. 1st Place Art Winner.
My submission reflects my love for space. By spending everyday learning something new, I stay motivated to focus on my passion.
Eric, St. Stephen's Episcopal School. 2nd Place Art Winner.
Traveling is what drives me to stay substance free. There is so much in the world to see and to explore. Traveling inspires us and takes us out of our comfort zones to try new things. It constantly challenges us, encouraging us to adapt to and explore new surroundings, as well as engage with different people, embrace discovery, and share meaningful experiences with the people we love. It opens our mind, exposing us to new places, people, and cultures, helping us develop a wider world view.
Ximing, Centennial High School. 3rd Place Art Winner.
I think that passion is a good driving force that is attainable for anyone and everyone. There are a "million different possibilities" for you depending on your interests, and you don't even need many resources for many activities, hence the fifth verse of my poem. Even if you are starting from scratch—and even if you don't become an expert overnight—true hobbies will always make you feel successful, positive, and proud of yourself. My individuality comes from poetry: an activity that makes me feel unstoppable. I started writing poems at the start of quarantine. It made the "darkness recede," because I was focusing on a positive aspect of my life—my passion. All the setbacks I faced in terms of adjusting felt like mere dots. But if I had turned to drugs, I would face far more negativity, which would keep me in an eternal cycle of misery. I'm glad that I was able to depend on poetry to elevate my spirits, instead of depending on anything that would've ultimately damaged me.
Anika, Gale Ranch Middle School. 1st Place Poetry Winner (tie)
In this poem, I talk about the platonic love I have for all those I hold dear, and how difficult it is to express. I could wax poetic for days about how the ocean or the stars or the forests all drive me to experience life drug free, but if I’m being honest, that wouldn’t be the full truth. If you ask me? The reason I am drug free is because I love my friends very dearly, and taking substances would harm them just as much as it would me. I was honest in that third-to-last line— Life is worth living when my friends are in it. Love gives life meaning. They give life meaning. It’s the people you love, the people you choose, that make life too good to be wasted. And they will prove it a thousand times over if you let them.
Catherine, San Ramon Valley High School. 1st Place Poetry Winner.
For me, thinking how fortunate I am in this world to be living in a country where I know that I am important is what keeps me substance free. I keep reminding myself everyday that I can change the world to make it a better place and I am unique. Also, I sometimes sulk about small things, but in order to stay away from that, now I remind myself that there will be bigger things in life, and every mistake is one small step to leading the way one day. I this helps me remind myself that I am the future generation in this world.
Anusha, Gale Ranch Middle School. 2nd Place Poetry Winner.
My submission reflects what drives me to stay substance free because I talk about things I love, such as my life, my family, my pet, and my dreams. I talk about how they're to good to lose, and how good they are too me, and how good my life is too waste.
Yasmin, Florida Virtual School. 3rd Place Poetry Winner.
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