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How We Transform Fear into Action

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Pietro Fiorentini
Oct 23, 2024
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The Courage to Fail

Think before you act.
Think before you speak.
The fear passed down three generations  
For three different me  
could not do what's shameful  
to live vulnerably  
to dance awkwardly  
to say silly things  
to dream things bigger than me

But I was born to be free, my teacher said I could be anything  
Ah ah ah  
Look but don't touch,…

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