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Adults were constantly auditioning, but for what?

Adults were constantly auditioning, but for what?
– Alison Espach

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  10. There are two types of ‘busy’: 1)Constantly distracting yourself from what is true. 2) Constantly working to create something real. – Oli Anderson
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