I'm electric with vertigo, even though I'm on the ground, vertigo like I felt once when I stood on the edge of a high cliff in Arizona and looked straight down.
Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it is often a conquest. Our magic moment help us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams. Yes, we are going to suffer, we will have difficult times, and we will experience many disappointments _ but all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark. And one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken.
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it is often a conquest. Our magic moment help us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams. Yes, we are going to suffer, we will have difficult times, and we will experience many disappointments _ but all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark. And one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken.
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