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To live is more than breathing It is more than movement or gesture To live is more than routine It is more than setting goals or placing limits To live is more than simple reasoning It is more than can be quickly understood or accomplished To really live is a rare effort It must be carefully encountered and wisely negotiated To really live is to act It is taking and giving accepting and sacrificing To live is joy and pain To live is to do more than just exist To live is to stand up and actually LIVE
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Aug 9, 2022
Aug 9, 2022 at 12:30 PM UTC
More Than Breathing
To live is more than breathing It is more than movement or gesture To live is more than routine It is more than setting goals or placing limits To live is more than simple reasoning It is more than can be quickly understood or accomplished To really live is a rare effort It must be carefully encountered and wisely negotiated To really live is to act It is taking and giving accepting and sacrificing To live is joy and pain To live is to do more than just exist To live is to stand up and actually LIVE
"More Than Breathing" is inspired by the Oscar Wilde quote, "To live is the rarest thing in the world - most people just exist."
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Aug 9, 2022
Aug 9, 2022 at 12:30 PM UTC
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