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Hi, this is Sophia Cartman, host

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of Dream Big Podcast Show, a

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place to learn, laugh, and

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grow. Big Dreamers, in

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today's episode, we dive

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into the inspiring world of Yoko

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Ono, an artist, a peace

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activist, whose life teaches

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us about the power and creativity

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and courage. Let's

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journey into her colorful world,

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Dream Big Dreams right alongside

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of John Lennon, one

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of the famous Beatles. Make

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sure to stay till the very

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end and be inspired by her

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fearless approach to life, her innovative

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art, her commitment to

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making the world a better

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place through love and understanding.

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So grab your paint brushes

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and peace signs as we

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explore how to imagine a

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world filled with love and

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harmony through Yoko Ono's life.

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This is episode 406 of the Dream Big Podcast,

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and it's time to Dream

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Big! Welcome

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back, Big Dreamers, to

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the Magic Mentor episode,

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where we're going to dive deep

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into Yoko Ono's artistic journey that

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will hopefully teach us to dream

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big. Yoko

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Ono was born in Tokyo, Japan,

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in a wealthy family, but her

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childhood was touched by the shadows

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of World War II. Her

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family experienced significant damage significant hardship

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like many others in Japan at the time.

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As bombing became frequent,

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Yoko's family had to evacuate from

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their home in Tokyo to seek

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safety in the countryside. They

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faced severe food shortages and

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often had to barter for

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essentials, living in a remote shelter

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without many of the basic comforts they

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were used to. Despite

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her family's relative wealth, the

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war leveled to many people

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in society. Yoko and

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her family had the same fears and

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struggles of survival as

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many others. This challenging

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period installed in

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Yoko's deep resilience and influenced

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her later work in messages of

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peace. She found a ray

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of light in music and art, carrying

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her sex book and violin everywhere

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she went. After

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the war, Yoko's adventurous spirit took

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her across the ocean to the

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United States. She went

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to college there, diving deep into the

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world of avant-garde. Avant-garde is

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just a fancy way of saying really

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new and different. Yoko

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loved experimenting and creating art

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that made people stop, look

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and think. She even used her

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own voice and body as a part of her art.

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One of her groundbreaking pieces was

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called The Cut Piece and this

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performance, people came up on stage

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and snipped away pieces of her

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clothing while she sat very still.

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It was about trust and being

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open to other people and a

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connection between giving and taking. It

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was very different from everything that was happening

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around the art at times. Yoko

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Ono's artistic journey took a

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significant turn when she moved

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to London for her art

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exhibits. It was at

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one of these exhibits she met John Lennon,

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a famous singer from the Beatles. connection

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was instant and profound driven

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by shared belief that art

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could transform the force to

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change the world. Yoga

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and Jon quickly became partners not

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only in life but also in

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activism combining their creative

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energies to promote peace

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and love globally. Together

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Yoga and Jon embarked on

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an innovative and attention-grabbing

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peace activism most

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famously through their bed-ins during the

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height of the Vietnam War. Instead

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of a traditional honeymoon they invited

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global media to their hotel room

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where they stayed in bed to

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protest war and promote peace. These

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events were not just media stunts they

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were heartfelt demonstrations of their

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commitment to non-violence and their

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belief in the power of

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peaceful protest. The

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imagery in them and bad

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discussing peace with reporters from

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all around the world became

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an iconic sparked conversation about

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peace across the globe. Their

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partnership with the fusion of love

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and activism each reinforcing

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each other they inspired

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countless others to think about what

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they could use their voices and

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talents in to serve better of

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the world. Yoga and

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Jon showed the personal actions even

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seemingly simple ones that stayed

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in bed could even indeed

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make powerful statements and

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influence the world towards

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greater peace and understanding.

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This approach to activism

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creative both and deeply

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personal left a lasting

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impact on how people view

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the potential art and personal

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influence of driving social change.

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Yoga didn't stop dreaming of peace

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after Jon passed away she kept

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using her voice And art

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to enjoy the world. I'm

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working on projects that brought people

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together and spread. It was easily

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that even a small acts of

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kindness and creativity is to make

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a big difference. Yoko.

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And said a dream you dream alone

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is only a dream. A dream you

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dream together had the reality. That.

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Something we believe here. Big Dreamers

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ride. Sharing your

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dreams can turn them into reality.

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T is a challenge for you. The gamers said

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I. Think about one. Big

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Dreams you hop. How can you

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start bringing it so long and

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share with your friends, family or

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classmates? Have you ever shared

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your dreams with anybody? Has

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not. Buying. On pressing you trust

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and tell them all about your big dreams

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name is all agree with you. And

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of course they can even a whole spiel. I

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also appreciate your share your

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begins with us patents on

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social media and we will

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listen to you. Ah the

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Rv games! You can us

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on social media as Juri Melbourne past.

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You can send my mom and

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email or that Dreaming podcast.com. Port

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Subscribe to our you. Tube

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channel. As always even

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assigned or show notes.

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Agreement podcast.com/four Hundred and

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Six. As

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you can see be gamers Despite

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facing many challenges like the hardships,

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a war and being misunderstood for

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a unique art, yoga never stopped.

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Using a series of these will

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keep. Peace and

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understanding. She. Teaches us

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that isn't just about creating

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something beautiful, it's about powerful

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lights and make a statement

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and bring people together. I

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think he'll go inspires us because

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she's shows that no matter what

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obstacles we face are big dreams

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had the power to change the

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world. Highlights: Encouraging each

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of us to be bold. Embrace

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are you need this? And Juri

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together for a more peaceful world.

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Changing. Like yoga you

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have the power to make

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changes. Your creativity team during

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bed. I may be one

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that will share your story

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right here. Until then, keep

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your ideas slowing and your

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are open to the new

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possibilities. That's. All for

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de de de of this is still

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be apartment reminding you that you have

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a limited potential. Your dreams are not

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optional, you need a made them essential

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to the masses are too busy and

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in Saudi we would pass in the

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way life and meant to be. See

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the next other side by and don't

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forget to check out more magic mentor

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episodes following and this deception.