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Why is inspiration scary?

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Rick Lewis
Aug 23, 2025
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Thousands of Saguaro cactus stood thorny and tall against the blue sky as I drove down the mountain toward Phoenix. I marveled knowing that the largest of them contained upwards of 1,000 gallons in water. Each plant was a reservoir hidden in plain sight, a free-standing oasis in a bone-bleached land.

My hand was out the window.

It was dancing on the for…

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