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Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.

— Maya Angelou

Painterly brush dripping rainbow paint beside a small jar and a winding colorful path on cream.
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Here, existence is framed as something meant to be lived boldly rather than cautiously managed. Once someone accepts that life is inherently unpredictable and daring, the argument goes, they can stop fearing that unpredictability and start shaping their days with the same freedom an artist brings to a canvas.

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