Wallace StegnerCreation is a knack which is empowered by practice, and like almost any skill, it is lost if you don't practice it.
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If you were not successful in your life, what would motivate you to try again? What if you’ve lost your job, your health, your relationship, or your dreams. Would you still have the passion to go after them? It is true that people do not have to have their dreams come true for them to have a purpose in life. Setting goals is a huge part of having a reason to get up every day.
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