The root of joy is gratefulness. . . It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is … - David Steindl-Rast

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I've always assumed he'd be around to be, you know, yelled at and taken for granted. And of course I was wrong. Nobody's going to put up with that forever.

David Steindl-Rast

The root of joy is gratefulness. . . It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.

Appreciation, Grateful, Gratitude, Joy, Joyful, Thankful

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Home and journey together constitute the creative polarity of the heart, the two dimensions we must cultivate if we want to 'develop the heart.

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Gratitude is here presented as more than a feeling, a virtue, or an experience; gratitude emerges as an attitude we can freely choose in order to create a better life for ourselves and for others. The Nigerian Hausa put it this way: Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.

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Beauty seen makes the one who sees it more beautiful.

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Try pausing right before and right after undertaking a new action, even something simple like putting a key in a lock to open a door. Such pauses take a brief moment, yet they have the effect of decompressing time and centering you.

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The artist ought to know that a thousand painful deaths always lead into greater life.

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I've always assumed he'd be around to be, you know, yelled at and taken for granted. And of course I was wrong. Nobody's going to put up with that forever.

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