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Feb 8, 2023·edited Feb 8, 2023Liked by Mark Dykeman

Really inspiring. I'm so glad that Stephanie took the steps to overcome her lack of confidence. She has a lovely voice, and that music teacher ought to have been doing something else to earn a living.

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When Stephanie and I first started discussing this I was intrigued about starting singing a bit later in life but the details - wow!

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Thanks, Terry!

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A. I love For All Mankind!

B. What a great observation from the show to pull out and explore (obviously I love exploring real life through fiction, so you had me from the outset, but I enjoyed it all the way through)

C. As someone who has a tendency to turn every interest and skill into a job and has been thinking a lot about picking up a for-nothing-else-and-no-one-else hobby, I am fascinated by the idea of intentionally keeping it a secret. I think Elizabeth Gilbert also talks about this....

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For my own part I tend to keep my professional and creative work separated.

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This is inspiring, to someone like me who always wished she could sing. It's just physics! I love that.

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It's a great story, isn't it?

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SUCH an inspirational story - wow! Thanks so much, Mark and Stephanie! A GREAT read. 🙌

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It's quite cool!

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This is fascinating!

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Isn't it?

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Thanks, Bruce! I will keep throwing them and hope you do, too! I don't know how to post lyrics on YouTube, but I can find out and work on it.

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Yes, the details that Stephanie provided are great!

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