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<v Speaker 1>Creativity is an addiction unplugged because we will always say

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<v Speaker 1>yes to creativity totally uncut because we all make mistakes

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<v Speaker 1>so let's turn it into a tool this is arrow

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<v Speaker 1>unplugged stream thinking it's learning how to trust what is

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<v Speaker 1>in your presence of what is right now now to

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<v Speaker 1>get there is going to require some practice this is

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<v Speaker 1>what i do each day one sheet of paper i

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<v Speaker 1>allow myself to have 10 minutes to write about whatever

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<v Speaker 1>is moving through my presence of right now with absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>no judgment Stream Thinking sharpens your skills as a listener,

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<v Speaker 1>as a communicator, and as an activator. Learning how to

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<v Speaker 1>trust what is right now. This is Stream Thinking. Today

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<v Speaker 1>we're reading from January 20th, 2024. I don't know where

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<v Speaker 1>you'll be in life when this page and I meet again.

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<v Speaker 1>Because that was written on January 20th, 2024. And today's

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<v Speaker 1>physical date is July 1st, 2024. Look how many weeks

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<v Speaker 1>and months have gone by and this is the first

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<v Speaker 1>time that I have revisited this page. This page and

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<v Speaker 1>I are meeting again. Is it really supposed to happen

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<v Speaker 1>this way? I talk with book authors all the time

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<v Speaker 1>who have to constantly revisit their work. And maybe that's

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<v Speaker 1>the difference between an author versus a daily writer. Putting

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<v Speaker 1>pen to paper for me doesn't always require a step

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<v Speaker 1>back in time. What's been lived shall stay lived. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>that's the reason why our memories allow things to just

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<v Speaker 1>drop off. It's already been lived. Locate new places of

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<v Speaker 1>discovery and find a deeper love for life, wanting to live,

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<v Speaker 1>being present with living, and learning new things to stuff

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<v Speaker 1>inside your mind, body, and soul in all things right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Writing about it doesn't mean you have to go back.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that's one of the main reasons why

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<v Speaker 1>so many people will not take the time to pick

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<v Speaker 1>up a writing instrument and place it on a page.

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<v Speaker 1>Or for that matter, if you have to do it

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<v Speaker 1>in a computer or on your smartphone, I'm okay with that.

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<v Speaker 1>Or if you want to rat-a-tat-tat-tat some words into something

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to record your voice, I'm okay with that.

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<v Speaker 1>The only reason why I've not done that is is

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<v Speaker 1>because the way that I was taught through Julia Cameron's

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<v Speaker 1>The Artist Way is that when you write, you get

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<v Speaker 1>your entire body involved. But to try to show somebody

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<v Speaker 1>the walk and way of what it's like to be

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<v Speaker 1>a daily writer, you don't have to be a journal

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<v Speaker 1>writer to sit there and talk about the worst times

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<v Speaker 1>of your life. That's not what it's about. It's about

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<v Speaker 1>just being open in your presence of right now. And

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<v Speaker 1>if a bunch of junk needs to fall from your trunk,

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<v Speaker 1>let it go. But see, here's the thing. The difference

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<v Speaker 1>between a book author and a daily writer is you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to go back to it. Well, what about

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<v Speaker 1>those people that may find my journal and there's a

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<v Speaker 1>new movie out there that's about reading somebody else's journal

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<v Speaker 1>and leaving them a message. I get it. I get it.

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<v Speaker 1>Trust me, 99.9% of the stuff that you're putting in

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<v Speaker 1>a journal is is probably already being spoken to somebody

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<v Speaker 1>in your life. You're just putting it there to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of free it from you so that maybe you can

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<v Speaker 1>gain the confidence and the strength to go talk to

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<v Speaker 1>a best friend or even a professional. But learning how

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<v Speaker 1>to create that communication between your mind, body, and soul

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the greatest expressions of inner love that

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<v Speaker 1>you will ever experience. People speak of being in meditation

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<v Speaker 1>or prayer. But what about that other connection? Everything that

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<v Speaker 1>makes up You. It doesn't have to be on display

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<v Speaker 1>in social media. The only reason why I take the

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<v Speaker 1>time to even talk about this stuff is because I

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<v Speaker 1>heard something in my heart one day saying, you're doing

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<v Speaker 1>this because you need it. Do you think there's anybody

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<v Speaker 1>else that would like to learn it? You stop in

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<v Speaker 1>a moment like that and you go, this is a calling.

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<v Speaker 1>This is something well beyond my presence of now that

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<v Speaker 1>is saying, you don't have to tell us about your

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<v Speaker 1>inner struggles or or your greatest victories. All you have

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<v Speaker 1>to do is help somebody pick up a writing instrument

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<v Speaker 1>and let something go. I'm Arrow, and that's Stream Thinking.