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Breathe Deep: How I lost my passion and found my purpose

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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The Unthinkable

The University of Central Arkansas has a brand new multi-million dollar concert hall. "I'm surrounded by my bandmates and it feels like we're in another century," says first chair trumpet player Michael Hounshell. But something isn't quite right when he plays his solo: His breathing is too shallow, the muscles on his face are trembling. The weight of everything crystallizes into this one moment - all the people I care about who rely on me.

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