375 : Meeting God Half Way

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375 : Meeting God Half Way

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Apr 18, 2024

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Personal growth expert Rachel Hollissays "You have to meet God half way." when chasing a dream. But half way to what? If you don't know what direction to go . . . sometimes you just have to go.

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Apr 18, 2024

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Tom Kelly is a stand up comedian embracing life's adventure. The Tom Kelly Show is a show about life’s difficulties and how he comically overcomes them. A New York based stand-up comedian, Tom Kelly has viewed this period of our lives as a time for personal growth. Listen as he and his cast of friends, experts, celebrities and fellow comics traverse life’s butt-kicking challenges and come away wiser, laughing most of the way.

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