Wake the Sleeping Giant


 You have the power to overcome all obstacles, yet you stumble over pebbles.  Within you, there are  unfathomable depths, yet you flail over trivialities. Creative leaps of genius are at your command, yet you squander your time on games.  It is time to wake the sleeping giant within your spirit and walk into your destiny.

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