Gratefulness makes us aware of the gift and makes us happy. As long as we take things for granted they don't make us happy. Gratefulness is the key to happiness. Practicing gratitude is so central to my spirituality. — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
A lifetime may not be long enough to attune ourselves fully to the harmony of the universe. But just to become aware that we can resonate with it -- that alone can be like waking up from a dream. — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
Home and journey together constitute the creative polarity of the heart, the two dimensions we must cultivate if we want to 'develop the heart. — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
Only gratefulness, in the form of limitless openness for surprise, lays hold of the fullness of life in hope. — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
As I express my gratitude, I become more deeply aware of it. And the greater my awareness, the greater my need to express it.… — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
Gratefulness makes us aware of the gift and makes us happy. As long as we take things for granted they don't make us happy.… — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
Any change in attitude changes the way one sees the world, and this in turn changes the way one acts. — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
If you learn to respond as if it’s the first day in your life and the very last day, then you will have spent… — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
We have thousands of opportunities every day to be grateful: for having good weather, to have slept well last night, to be able to… — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
The universe is gratis. It cannot be earned, nor need it be earned. — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
...our happiness hinges not on good luck; it hinges on peace of heart. — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
From experience we know that whenever we are truly awake and alive, we are also truly grateful. — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
