This life is a dream

This life is a dream:

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This life is a dream.

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Always has been.

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Always will be.

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I am the luckiest man in the world.

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What I’ve been lucky enough to experience usually happens to multiple people in multiple lifetimes.

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I’ve been able to do it all till now.

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Write almost 2800 days in a journal.

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Write multiple books.

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Become a doctor.

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Leave medicine.

Invest tens of millions of dollars into healthcare companies.

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Create podcasts.

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Write 1200+ blog posts.

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Scuba dive with sharks.

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Cage dive with great whites.

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Snorkel with penguins.

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Live in multiple countries.

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Live on multiple continents.

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Travel the world.

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Eat at Michelin-star restaurants.

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Complete multiple marathons.

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Finish an Olympic triathlon.

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Become an Ironman.

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Choreograph multiple Bollywood dances.

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Been to 50+ weddings.

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Watch almost all my favourite artists.

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Seen a game in every round of the NBA playoffs, including a finals game in my home city.

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Watch the Raptors win a title.

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Watch multiple Liverpool games at Anfield.

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Get a pic with Sadio Mané.

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See tennis at the US Open and Wimbledon.

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Watch the British Open in St. Andrews.

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Become a Mensa member.

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Shoot a 75.

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Hit a 370-yard drive.

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Play the Old Course multiple times.

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And much more.

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All of this is a dream.

All of it.

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Some people get to live one or two of these things.

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I’ve been lucky enough to live them all.

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So far.

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And yet there’s so much more.

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So much more to chase.

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So much more to enjoy.

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So much more to experience.

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We only get one life.

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One chance.

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One moment at this.

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Don’t waste it.

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Don’t waste it on your phone.

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Don’t waste it on your couch.

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Don’t waste it on negative people.

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Do something.

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Act.

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Be intentional about your life.

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Live out your dreams.

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Literally.

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Write them down.

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Now.

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Don’t wait.

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Don’t waste your time.

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And if you don’t know what you want, sit and think about it.

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Then write it down.

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See it.

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Put it in front of you.

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Then wait.

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Watch.

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Let your subconscious work.

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Let your mind show you the way.

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Follow your gut.

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Follow your curiosity.

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Try things.

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Try something new.

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Be comfortable with failure.

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Don’t judge yourself.

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Just keep showing up.

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Then watch.

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Watch those dreams slowly become reality.

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All of these have been dreams.

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Some I didn’t even know I could experience.

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But I’ve also been intentional.

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I’ve also made an effort.

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I’ve tried my best.

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And look how far it’s gotten me.

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Even re-reading those things, it doesn’t seem real.

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So lucky.

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So fortunate.

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So grateful I get to live this life.

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Will never take it for granted.

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Because this life is a dream.

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