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Kevin Lowe: Have you ever stopped and looked around at your life and thought,

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Kevin Lowe: whose life am I even living?

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Kevin Lowe: Inside of today's episode, we're talking about what it takes to rewrite the

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Kevin Lowe: script, for you to take back control of your own life, of your own story,

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Kevin Lowe: and start creating the life that you want, chapter by chapter.

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Kevin Lowe: So if it's time for you to do some healing,

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Kevin Lowe: to do some deep thinking, to really get clear on what you want,

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Kevin Lowe: who you truly are, and what you want tomorrow to be, and not be held back by

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Kevin Lowe: the limiting beliefs that have been instilled in you, or the dreams that you

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Kevin Lowe: have been told that you should be dreaming,

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Kevin Lowe: or the things that you've been led to believe are important,

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Kevin Lowe: and you've been letting that lead your life.

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Kevin Lowe: Well, today, my friend, it's all about you and what you want and what you desire,

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Kevin Lowe: because you are indeed the author of your own story.

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Kevin Lowe: So today is the day that you take back control.

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Kevin Lowe: Welcome, my friend, to episode 388 of Grit, Grace, and Inspiration.

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Kevin Lowe: I'm your host, Kevin Lowe, a guy who did exactly what I'm talking about,

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Kevin Lowe: a guy who turned a story of becoming blind into a story of empowerment.

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Kevin Lowe: I turned my disability into my superpower, and that's what I'm here to do for

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Kevin Lowe: you today. So my friend, I'm excited you're here.

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Kevin Lowe: Let's go ahead and dive in to today's episode.

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Kevin Lowe: Are not living a life that they chose, but rather are living a life that they inherited.

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Kevin Lowe: Does that sound like you? Are you living the life? Are you in the career?

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Kevin Lowe: Are you in the life trajectory that you wanted?

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Kevin Lowe: Or is it one that maybe was dictated by outside factors?

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Kevin Lowe: Because so many times we have these beliefs, these ideas of what our lives are

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Kevin Lowe: supposed to be passed down by generation to generation.

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Kevin Lowe: Generational trauma, generational expectations. It's passed down like old furniture,

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Kevin Lowe: stuff that we really didn't want, but, well, it's been in the family forever,

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Kevin Lowe: so we feel like we just have to take it.

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Kevin Lowe: Well, my friend, today is the day that I want you to understand that that is

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Kevin Lowe: not how you have to live your life.

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Kevin Lowe: Now, the entire reason that I'm talking about today's topic is,

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Kevin Lowe: well, because I was inspired by Matthew Blades If you caught Matthew's interview,

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Kevin Lowe: that was inside of our previous episode,

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Kevin Lowe: so that would have been episode 387 You'll understand that Matthew Blades,

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Kevin Lowe: he was in an extremely successful career In the prime light, he was living the life,

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Kevin Lowe: And yet inside, he was dying inside.

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Kevin Lowe: He needed to do something different. He needed to make big changes for himself,

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Kevin Lowe: for his family, for generations to come.

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Kevin Lowe: And his interview was so powerful that I wanted to be sure that you captured the essence of it.

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Kevin Lowe: This idea that you could take what he did in his life and do it in your life.

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Kevin Lowe: Now, before we get into the step-by-step process that makes up today's episode,

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Kevin Lowe: I want to ask you a simple question.

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Kevin Lowe: When the week starts over on Monday morning, do you dread it?

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Kevin Lowe: Do you already start having nightmares about it come Sunday morning.

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Kevin Lowe: Thinking about the dreaded alarm clock that will be going off Monday morning?

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Kevin Lowe: Well, my friend, if so, you are not alone. Please know that.

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Kevin Lowe: And that is exactly why I decided to help you out.

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Kevin Lowe: And that is, in addition to this twice a week podcast, I also produce a weekly

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Kevin Lowe: Monday morning pick me up. It's called Where Grit Meets Grace,

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Kevin Lowe: the official newsletter for the podcast.

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Kevin Lowe: So if you could ever just love the idea of waking up on Monday morning and having

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Kevin Lowe: something that can inspire you, can immediately resonate with you,

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Kevin Lowe: can give you that little boost of encouragement you needed.

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Kevin Lowe: Well, my friend, it's all available with my newsletter called Where Grit Meets Grace.

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Kevin Lowe: To sign up for this free newsletter, all you have to do is click the link at

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Kevin Lowe: the top of today's show notes or simply head on over to wheregritmeetsgrace.com.

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Kevin Lowe: Again, that is wheregritmeetsgrace.com and get signed up for my weekly Monday morning newsletter.

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Kevin Lowe: It's my way of helping you kick the week off on a positive note.

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Kevin Lowe: Okay, so back to our topic about this idea of rewriting your story,

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Kevin Lowe: of you taking back control.

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Kevin Lowe: If Matthew Blades could do it, then my friend, I believe you can do it as well.

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Kevin Lowe: And the same thing is true for myself. If I could do it, if I could take a disability

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Kevin Lowe: and figure out how to turn it into my superpower, then my friend,

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Kevin Lowe: I believe you can do it in your life.

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Kevin Lowe: Now, I understand your situation, your scenario is probably far different than

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Kevin Lowe: mine or Matthew's or any other person. But you know what?

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Kevin Lowe: That's what makes you amazing. And that's what makes life amazing is that we're

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Kevin Lowe: all different. We're all unique.

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Kevin Lowe: We all have our own unique stories, our own gifts, our own set of issues to deal with.

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Kevin Lowe: But my friend, there's no one better equipped to handle it than you.

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Kevin Lowe: And so here is a three-step framework that I hope is going to get you started on the right foot.

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Kevin Lowe: And it's comprised of three simple yet powerful questions I want you to reflect upon.

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Kevin Lowe: The first question I want you to ask yourself, what is the old story that I'm still holding on to?

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Kevin Lowe: For Matthew Blades, he was a radio personality, a broadcaster, and that's what he did.

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Kevin Lowe: That's what he'd always done. And that's what he would always do.

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Kevin Lowe: For myself, I became blind. Everything I love disappeared.

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Kevin Lowe: What else was there to even live for? For you, I ask you, what is the old story

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Kevin Lowe: that you're holding on to?

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Kevin Lowe: What is that old belief that is leading the way that is time to let go of, to turn the page on?

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Kevin Lowe: Step two is I want you to question that story. I want you to question that old

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Kevin Lowe: story that's been leading your life.

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Kevin Lowe: So I want you to ask yourself, is this true?

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Kevin Lowe: Is this actual fact? or is it just a belief I'm holding on to?

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Kevin Lowe: Because Matthew Blades, he finally realized that success wasn't really success

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Kevin Lowe: if it was costing him his soul.

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Kevin Lowe: For me, I realized my blindness, it didn't end my life. Instead, it fueled my purpose.

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Kevin Lowe: So I wonder for you, what is the realization you're waiting to uncover?

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Kevin Lowe: What is it that needs to be uncovered so that you can start having the life that you love again?

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Kevin Lowe: My friend, that's where it comes down to, is you being sure that you get to have a life you love.

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Kevin Lowe: Each day you wake up, I believe you should have a smile on your face.

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Kevin Lowe: You should be eager and excited.

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Kevin Lowe: Now, I'm not going to pretend that that means every day is easy. No, I get it. It is life.

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Kevin Lowe: There should be a general sense driving you forward that gets you excited about the day.

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Kevin Lowe: And if you aren't, my friend, I believe it's time that you have to start taking

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Kevin Lowe: back control and start rewriting the book that makes up your life.

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Kevin Lowe: Step number three, what is the new story? What is the new story that you're going to write?

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Kevin Lowe: If you indeed hold the pen, you're sitting down to write the story.

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Kevin Lowe: What do you want the story to be?

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Kevin Lowe: For Matthew Blades, he was the first in his family to choose healing over hiding.

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Kevin Lowe: He was going to be the transitional figure in his family.

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Kevin Lowe: He was going to make an impact on himself and his family.

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Kevin Lowe: For myself, I figured out how I could turn this thing, this bad thing that happened

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Kevin Lowe: to me, and turn it into good by being able to figure out ways in which I could

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Kevin Lowe: use what I've gone through to be a help to somebody else.

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Kevin Lowe: Maybe it's to you here through this podcast. Maybe it's me on stage speaking.

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Kevin Lowe: Somehow I'm using what I've gone through to be a help to somebody else,

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Kevin Lowe: flipping the script, rewriting the story, where I am the one who's in control.

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Kevin Lowe: No longer is this situation, this circumstance running the show.

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Kevin Lowe: No, I am. So I ask you, my friend, what is your new story going to say?

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Kevin Lowe: What is the title of your next chapter?

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Kevin Lowe: You are the one who gets to make the decisions. You get to design the cover of your book.

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Kevin Lowe: You are the one who gets the title, the next chapter.

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Kevin Lowe: So please be sure that what you're doing, it lights you up and excites you.

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Kevin Lowe: It gets you fired up and excited about life again.

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Kevin Lowe: To be sure that what I'm talking about hits home, I want to leave you with one

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Kevin Lowe: last vision in your mind of exactly what I'm talking about today.

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Kevin Lowe: If you think of your life as a canvas, and across that big white canvas are

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Kevin Lowe: all these splotches and blotches painted by everybody else.

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Kevin Lowe: I'm talking about parts of it painted by family members, by culture,

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Kevin Lowe: by disadvantages, of disabilities, of heartache.

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Kevin Lowe: But here's the situation, is right now you're holding the paintbrush and you're

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Kevin Lowe: standing in front of this canvas.

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Kevin Lowe: And what you get to choose is you can either start blending together what's

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Kevin Lowe: already on the page, you can start blending together all those old colors,

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Kevin Lowe: or you can dip your brush into something new.

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Kevin Lowe: You have all the paint at your disposal, right there, ready for you to just

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Kevin Lowe: dip your brush in it and start painting your own strokes. Start making your own picture.

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Kevin Lowe: Now, of course, we can't forget the past. What's happened in our life is part of us.

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Kevin Lowe: So what's on the canvas, it stays on the canvas.

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Kevin Lowe: But you get to choose how you recreate it, what you make it into.

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Kevin Lowe: This is your choice. It's all up to you.

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Kevin Lowe: This is exactly what Matthew Blades did. It's what I've been doing.

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Kevin Lowe: And it's exactly what I believe that you can do as well.

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Kevin Lowe: So, my friend, if there is something inside of you that tells you that life isn't over,

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Kevin Lowe: that you were made for more, that you're supposed to be doing something more,

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Kevin Lowe: my friend, I believe that that feeling inside of you, it deserves to be let free.

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Kevin Lowe: Let today be the inspiration you needed to take the next step.

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Kevin Lowe: My friend, if there's ever anything I can do for you, Please don't hesitate

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Kevin Lowe: to reach out inside of the show notes on my website, https://gritgraceinspiration.com

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Kevin Lowe: You can find contact information for me.

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Kevin Lowe: Reach out to me. Do not hesitate to send me an email, podcast@gritgraceinspiration.com

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Kevin Lowe: Again, reach out through the show notes or the website.

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Kevin Lowe: I would love to be able to hear from you. I would love to be able to help you however I can.

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Kevin Lowe: So again, don't hesitate to reach out. And of course, my friend,

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Kevin Lowe: if nothing else, if today's episode spoke to you, inspired you,

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Kevin Lowe: got you fired up, well, my friend, don't let it end with this episode.

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Kevin Lowe: Take this inspiration and let it fire you up to get moving forward in your life,

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Kevin Lowe: to start rewriting your story.

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Kevin Lowe: I'm your host, Kevin Lowe. And my friend, of course, this is another episode

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Kevin Lowe: of Grit, Grace, and Inspiration.

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