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Following Passion (or on the Motto “Follow Your Dreams”)

Featured ~ Cathy Callera ~ Leave a comment

Still my old self. Ready to knock one back. — Seamus Heaney That one must follow the heart’s desire has been acknowledged as an unsullied truth.  It is a tenet of an idealist vein, which presupposes that humans bear a core of truth in them. A person who takes the wager with this wisdom is … Continue reading Following Passion (or on the Motto “Follow Your Dreams”)

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