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Magic Lessons Ep. 205: “Call Your Real Life By Its True Name” featuring Gary Shteyngart

Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert

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The Story of Angela's Aashes

i want you to go back and read frank mc court's book, i don't know when the last time you read it was. The whole essence of irish story telling is a way of standing forward,. Coming from nothing, coming from like abuse and degradation and oppression and poverty and shame  and saying, this story does matter because it happens to me. He learned that through telling stories. Ah, i learned the significance of my own insignificant life. And that, my dear, is the opposite of grim death. That is real life. I feel very motivated. So i'm going to ask you what you're going to do now, because i have an assignment for you. But

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