It's a surreal experience. During the first show, I was like, "Wow, I'm onstage with Ms. Tyson!" Everybody has been amazing, and the energy is really beautiful. I'm replacing my friend Condola, so everyone making sure that I'm OK has turned what could've been a very scary, nerve-racking and lonely experience into a supportive environment.

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Stop comparing yourself to others. Always strive to improve yourself to become better today than you were yesterday to serve those around you and the world. ― Roy T. Bennett

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Until we can comprehend the beguiling beauty of a single flower, we are woefully unable to grasp the meaning and potential of life itself.

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There are strange flowers of reason to match each error of the senses. Admirable gardens of absurd beliefs, forebodings, obsessions and frenzies. Unknown, ever-changing gods take shape there.

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In you is the illusion of each day. You arrive like the dew to the cupped flowers. You undermine the horizon with your absence. Eternally in flight like the wave.

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Your beliefs affect your choices. Your choices shape your actions. Your actions determine your results. The future you create depends upon the choices you make and the actions you take today. ― Roy T. Bennett

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Positive work environments outperform negative work environments. — Daniel Goleman

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in any high-stress environment, your weaknesses will surface like bad karma, build in volume, and overwhelm you. ― David Goggins

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Every soul is to be cherished, every flower is to bloom.

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We're in an environment where everyone gets compartmentalized very quickly.

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