Once upon a time there was a king, and the king commissioned his favorite wizard to create a magic mirror. This mirror didn__ show you your reflection. It showed you your soul__t showed you who you really were.The wizard couldn__ look at it without turning away. The king couldn__ look at it. The courtiers couldn__ look at it. A chestful of treasure was offered to anyone who could look at it for sixty seconds without turning away. And no one could.
There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action,__nd because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. __nd if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. __he world will not have it. __t is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. __t is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. __ou do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. __ou have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. __eep the channel open.
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There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action,__nd because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. __nd if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. __he world will not have it. __t is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. __t is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. __ou do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. __ou have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. __eep the channel open.
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