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checkout. The fact that you're still alive and still on this earth, even though it's been

challenging and rough, and sometimes you get discouraged and uninspired to keep going.

God has a plan. You will grow through what you go through.

Don't be sad, be grateful. Don't dwell, do. Don't complain, create. We got this.

As long as there's breath in my lungs, there's hoping our hearts and giving up some not an option.

You and I and we, no matter what your unique situation, your storm, your struggle, your trauma,

your abuse, your wound, your scars, no matter what they are, you are not a product of your past,

you are not a product of your environment or your current unique situation, but you are always

a product of how do we navigate through our storm? So we're all waiting for perfect. It's an

illusion that will never come to you and it's an excuse to never show up in black. Your story is

not meant to be your fortress, your story is meant to be your fuel. You cannot win the war against

the world if you can't win the war against your own mind. That dream is not going to wait

and say, take a breather. It's going to say, come catch me. Catch me if you can.

You got to block out all the noise around you. It's going to tell you you can't do it. Just believe

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