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David Steindl-Rast How to Be Grateful in Every Moment (But Not for Everything)

By Krista Tippett — 2020

A Benedictine monk for over 60 years, Steindl-Rast was formed by 20th-century catastrophes. He calls joy “the happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.” And his gratefulness is not an easy gratitude or thanksgiving — but a full-blooded, reality-based practice and choice.

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