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Be Intentional! | Episode #521 · Legacy Living with Dr. Gloria Burgess

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  Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to today's show, Legacy Living, Make Your
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  Speaker 1: Life Count. I'm your host, Dr. Gloria, Gloria Burgess, international
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  Speaker 1: leadership expert and trusted advisor. Welcome to Legacy Living, Make
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  Speaker 1: Your Life Count. I'm so delighted that you joined me today.
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  Speaker 1: I have a very special show for you. I'm going
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  Speaker 1: to share with you some of my favorite words of
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  Speaker 1: wisdom from some of my favorite people in the world. Today,
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  Speaker 1: I am going to focus specifically on inspirational words. I'm
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  Speaker 1: also going to ask you to share the wealth. After
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  Speaker 1: you listen to this show, I want you to tell
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  Speaker 1: a friend, and I want you to come back to
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  Speaker 1: this podcast today. over and over and over again when
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  Speaker 1: you need some words of encouragement or words to edify you,
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  Speaker 1: words to lift your spirit. In fact, if you love
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  Speaker 1: inspiring words like I do, you can go to my
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  Speaker 1: website and subscribe to my weekly inspirations. That way, you
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  Speaker 1: can get a breath of fresh air in your inbox
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  Speaker 1: to start your week. I'll tell you more about that
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  Speaker 1: later in the podcast. Okay, let's get started. So The
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  Speaker 1: most inspiring words come from wonderfully different sources. Ultimately, the
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  Speaker 1: words come from the master creator, God, the great overall designer.
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  Speaker 1: Art is human perception of natural beauty. It is also
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  Speaker 1: in its very performance the unique and miraculous beauty of
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  Speaker 1: being human. Art washes from the soul the dust of
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  Speaker 1: everyday life. There is nothing more truly artistic than to
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  Speaker 1: love people. We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself,
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  Speaker 1: the means of inspiration and survival. This is precisely the
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  Speaker 1: time when artists go to work, not when everything is fine,
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  Speaker 1: but in times of dread. Imagination. is the power that
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  Speaker 1: enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have
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  Speaker 1: never shared. Art is the only thing you cannot punch
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  Speaker 1: a button for. You must do it the old-fashioned way.
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  Speaker 1: Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are
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  Speaker 1: no compromises. Every day, our streets and school buses become
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  Speaker 1: art galleries in the form of perfectly spiked hair, zigzagging cornrows,
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  Speaker 1: and dizzying shoelace artistry. No one is born hating another person.
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  Speaker 1: because of the color of his skin, or his background,
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  Speaker 1: or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if
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  Speaker 1: they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.
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  Speaker 1: For love comes more naturally to the human heart than
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  Speaker 1: its opposite. We do not need magic to change the world.
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  Speaker 1: We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.
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  Speaker 1: We have the power to imagine something better. There is
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  Speaker 1: in every person an inward sea. And in that sea,
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  Speaker 1: there is an island. And on that island, there is
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  Speaker 1: an altar. And standing guard before that altar is the
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  Speaker 1: angel with the flaming sword. Nothing can get by that
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  Speaker 1: angel to be placed upon the altar unless it has
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  Speaker 1: the mark of of your inner authority. Nothing passes the
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  Speaker 1: angel with the flaming sword to be placed upon your
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  Speaker 1: altar unless it be a part of the fluid area
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  Speaker 1: of your consent. This is your crucial link with the eternal.
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  Speaker 1: If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty
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  Speaker 1: and joy, it will in the end not produce food either.
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  Speaker 1: Words lead to deeds. They prepare the soul, make it
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  Speaker 1: ready and move it to tenderness. And the day came
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  Speaker 1: when the risk it took to remain tight inside the
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  Speaker 1: bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
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  Speaker 1: It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make
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  Speaker 1: the difference. My little thing is planting trees. One generation
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  Speaker 1: plants trees. Another enjoys the shade. There are two ways
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  Speaker 1: to live your life. One is as though nothing is
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  Speaker 1: a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
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  Speaker 1: You must give birth to your images. They are the
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  Speaker 1: future waiting to be born. Fear not the strangeness you feel.
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  Speaker 1: The future must enter you long before it happens. The
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  Speaker 1: heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe. Your
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  Speaker 1: heart is that large. Trust it. Keep breathing. Do not
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  Speaker 1: think that love, in order to be genuine, has to
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  Speaker 1: be extraordinary. What we need is is to love without
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  Speaker 1: getting tired. The shadows and rain of today will nourish
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  Speaker 1: the blossoms of tomorrow. Let us put our minds together
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  Speaker 1: and see what life we can make for our children.
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  Speaker 1: There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to
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  Speaker 1: give our children. One is roots, the other wings. Wings.
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  Speaker 1: if you save one person you save the whole world
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  Speaker 1: you get the best efforts from others not by lighting
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  Speaker 1: a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.
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  Speaker 1: You are a lake with a channel to the sea.
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  Speaker 1: Be ashamed to seek water from a pool. We are
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  Speaker 1: the mirror as well as the face in it. We
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  Speaker 1: are tasting the taste this minute of eternity. We are pain,
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  Speaker 1: and what cures pain? We are the sweet, cold water
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  Speaker 1: and the jar that pours. Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
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  Speaker 1: and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.
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  Speaker 1: Until one is committed, there is always hesitancy, the chance
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  Speaker 1: to draw back, always hesitation. ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of
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  Speaker 1: initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance
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  Speaker 1: of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans. That the
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  Speaker 1: moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All
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  Speaker 1: sorts of things occur to help one that would never
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  Speaker 1: otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events, issues from
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  Speaker 1: the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen
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  Speaker 1: incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could
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  Speaker 1: have dreamt would have come his way. I have learned
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  Speaker 1: a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets. Whatever you
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  Speaker 1: can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power,
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  Speaker 1: and magic in it. Where there is no vision, The
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  Speaker 1: people perish. I try to make my mind large as
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  Speaker 1: the universe is large so that there is room for paradoxes.
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  Speaker 1: Your language is the distance between you and what you need.
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  Speaker 1: You cannot think any deeper than your vocabulary will allow
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  Speaker 1: you to. You can't be what you can't see. Sometimes
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  Speaker 1: our light goes out, but it is blown again into flame.
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  Speaker 1: by an encounter with another human being. Each of us
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  Speaker 1: owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this
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  Speaker 1: inner light. Never let the cacophony of your mind drown
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  Speaker 1: out the symphony of your heart. Speak from your heart.
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  Speaker 1: Don't bottle up your music or your voice. Be brave.
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  Speaker 1: Poetry is a balancing between intellect and intuition. And if
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  Speaker 1: one must choose between the two, one should always fall
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  Speaker 1: on the side of intuition. Art is human perception of
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  Speaker 1: natural beauty. It is also in its very performance the
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  Speaker 1: unique and miraculous beauty of being human. The experience of art,
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  Speaker 1: its making, and its enjoyment is what makes us both
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  Speaker 1: human and humane. According to the ancient scriptures, oral and written,
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  Speaker 1: of people worldwide, one of the main purposes of music
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  Speaker 1: in life is to lead to uplift and enlightenment, establish
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  Speaker 1: and maintain moral consciousness and responsibility, and to assist in
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  Speaker 1: the continued spiritual evolution of humanity. There is a vitality,
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  Speaker 1: a life force, a quickening that is translated through you
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  Speaker 1: into action. And because there is only one of you
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  Speaker 1: in all time, the expression is unique. And if you
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  Speaker 1: block it, it will never exist through any other medium
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  Speaker 1: and it will be lost. It is not your business
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  Speaker 1: to determine how good it is, not how valuable it is,
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  Speaker 1: not how it compares with other expressions. It is your
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  Speaker 1: business To keep it yours, clearly and directly. To keep
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  Speaker 1: the channel open. I have never thought of writing for
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  Speaker 1: the reputation and honor. What I have in my heart
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  Speaker 1: must come out. That is the reason why I compose.
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  Speaker 1: In this endeavor to wed the vision of the old
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  Speaker 1: world with that of the new, it is the writer,
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  Speaker 1: not the statesman, who is our strongest arm. Though we
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  Speaker 1: do not wholly believe it yet, the interior life is
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  Speaker 1: a real life. And the intangible dreams of people have
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  Speaker 1: a tangible effect on the world. Don't ask what the
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  Speaker 1: world needs. Ask What makes you come alive? And go
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  Speaker 1: do it. Because what the world needs is more people
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  Speaker 1: who have come alive. inspirations. I just love these inspiring words.
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  Speaker 1: Words that have brought so much gratitude, hope, and joy
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  Speaker 1: into my life. I hope these words have inspired you
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  Speaker 1: as well. That word, inspire, comes from the Latin, inspirare.
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  Speaker 1: Don't you just love the sound of that? Inspirare, which
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  Speaker 1: means to breathe into or to breathe upon. So let
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  Speaker 1: these words just breathe into you. Let these words inspire
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  Speaker 1: you to a new life, new hope, new joy as
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  Speaker 1: they breathe into you and minister to you. Now, I
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  Speaker 1: want you to be sure, don't keep it all to yourself.
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  Speaker 1: Share the wealth. Share your blessings at somebody else's table.
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  Speaker 1: That's how you do it. That's how you make your
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  Speaker 1: life count. If you want to be the change you seek,
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  Speaker 1: remember this. How you live is how you lead. You
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  Speaker 1: have the power to make our world a better place.
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  Speaker 1: All right. I want you to be sure to listen
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  Speaker 1: I mentioned earlier in the show that you can also
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  Speaker 1: to find me there. Okay? All right. Before I close today,
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  Speaker 1: I want to thank each of you for tuning in
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  Speaker 1: to our show, for allowing me to share a bit
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  Speaker 1: about my journey with what legacy living is all about.
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  Speaker 1: Not just living and learning, but living and learning and serving,
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  Speaker 1: so that you make a difference in your own life
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  Speaker 1: and in the lives of others. It's about being on
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  Speaker 1: purpose every single day, 365, 24-7. Legacy Living is a
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  Speaker 1: powerful way to make your life count. Once again, I
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  Speaker 1: want to thank you for joining me for today's show.
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  Speaker 1: I'm your host, Dr. Gloria, Gloria Burgess, and this is
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  Speaker 1: Legacy Living, Make Your Life Count. Please join me again
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  Speaker 1: next time, right here on Talk Network Radio for another
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  Speaker 1: show of Legacy Living, Make Your Life Count. Don't just
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  Speaker 1: count the days in your life. Make the days in
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  Speaker 1: your life count. That's what Legacy Living is all about.
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  Speaker 1: Have a fantastic day, and remember... Make the days in
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  Speaker 1: your life count. God bless. That's our show today. I'm
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  Speaker 1: your host, Dr. Gloria, Gloria Burgess. I hope you'll join
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  Speaker 1: me again next time. Until then, Don't just count the
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  Speaker 1: days in your life. Make the days in your life count.
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  Speaker 1: That's what legacy living is all about. Here's to you.
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  Speaker 1: Have a fantastic day and be sure to make it
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  Speaker 1: a yes kind of day. Remember to celebrate the music
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  Speaker 1: of your life. Make the days in your life count.