A life lived every day doing only what needs to be done may seem convenient but your heart and soul don't live for convenience they live for exploration, imagination and the pursuit of dreams. Do what must be done but also do what your heart and soul want done.

Avina Celeste
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The quote above comes from the movie 'The Great Outdoors', in which Gary Cooper plays a man who claims to hate camping. But in the end, he realizes that if he doesn't do what needs to be done, he will always be unsatisfied with his life. He must do what needs to be done, but at the same time, not let his life become boring.

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