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Talk · YouTubeWant to be happy? Be grateful | David Steindl-Rast
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Want to be happy? Be grateful | David Steindl-Rast

Brother David's widely watched TED talk on gratefulness as a practice, not just a feeling.

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Gratefulness practice

David Steindl-Rast

Austrian-American Benedictine monk known as the 'grandfather of gratitude', now living in contemplative retirement at Europakloster Gut Aich.

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