Traces...


If we live our life in constant fear of rejection or the unknown, we fail to attain our full potential. We limit the possible choices we make, thus minimizing the number of possible outcomes. We lose that golden opportunity to greatness and to leave clear traces of a sublime existence we struggle to achieve.


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