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I really appreciate you being here today, David, and thank you for joining the Here Within

podcast because our podcast focuses on people's, appreciate you being here today, David, and thank you for joining the Here Within podcast

because our podcast focuses on people that are navigating adversity and trying to find hope

and healing. And I can't think of anything that would be more influential than to talk to

someone like you who has gone through adversity, who found hope and healing it. So I would like to

have you tell, for those who didn't get to hear you on the podcast summit, if you could tell us

about your story. Of course. Well, first, I like to define happiness because a lot of people

ask me about joy, happiness, et cetera. And what I'm trying to do with my story, my journey,

and the lessons that I've learned is to help people to enjoy the things that they

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