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Speaker 1: Creativity is an addiction, unplugged because we will always say

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yes to creativity, totally uncut because we all make mistakes.

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So turn it into a tool. This is arrow unplugged.

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I write in a forest. I go into these collections

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of trees to listen. What started at the Billygraham Library

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in twenty fifteen, right here in Charlotte, North Carolina, has

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evolved into a lifelong commitment and journey. Something is always

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moving through each and every one of us. It's our calling.

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These aren't my words. These are the lyrics from Billy's Forest,

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Chapter number three hundred fifty three, January twenty eighth, twenty

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twenty three. This forest not on a mountain side, nor

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a giant, far reaching national forest. This forest so much

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has been written about and created within this inner city

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gathering of trees. It connects so many neighborhoods together. The

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best news is based on how it's place is respected

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and not shaved to the earth. How it's re present

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is a true gift from the universe. It's probably very

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present because the trees are protecting the natural lay of

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the land, some of the roughest, deepest pits, long stretches

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of uphill walking and climbing, easily flooded by spring and

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summertime storms, basically meaning you can't build on this area

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of the planet, and the wildlife know it. They call

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it home. They act like real neighbors, constantly stopping in

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for a visit. I cherish the redtail hawk. It loves

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to not only be seen, but heard, the eedybt tiny chipmunks,

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black squirrels, amazing turtles, and so many deer in one

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herd led by a six point buck. This forest, where

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is your place of serenity, That one one little area

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that you know that when you reach it, you feel

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something from the universe. You're receiving the energy of all

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things that are involved. And it may not be other animals.

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It could be other humans, but we all have a

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certain area where we go to be replenished, to find reason,

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to rebuild, to feel healed. Locating those moments and finding

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the time and using your own personal discipline to get

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there is where your peace will constantly grow. When you're

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having that bad moment, you go to that place where

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you know you're going to receive. When you're having a

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day of victory, go share your gratefulness, put some energy

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back into that source because it's never going to leave you.

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You're called to that area, sometimes daily, sometimes once a

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week or a month, but maybe through your own personal

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endeavors and needs in life, you can befriend it and

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be a neighbor, be a part of the community, and

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love that area of growth. I marril, These are not

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my words. These are the lyrics from Billy's Forest.