Hi, this is David. Have you thought about starting a retail business? When you think about

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Shopify.com slash inspirational. Welcome to the inspirational living podcast.

Today's reading was edited and adapted from Personal Power by Keith J. Thomas, published in 1917.

When you become conscious of your talents and have begun to develop them,

you begin to discover the pleasure of using them,

to the person who is mentally active, everything in life is interesting.

You derive pleasure from the sight of the countryside,

because you can see its wonders, as well as its beauties.

All the world is full of marvels to you, and when you walk abroad, it is if you walk

with God and share in the joys of all creation. Suppose for a moment that the universal

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