“It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy. Every moment is a gift. … Whatever life gives to you, you can respond with joy. Joy is the happiness that does not depend on what happens. It is the grateful response to the opportunity that life offers you at this moment.”
These words are from a video by Brother David Steindl-Rast.
A Benedictine monk for over 70 years, now 97-year old Brother David was formed by 20th-century catastrophes. In 2000, he co-founded A Network for Grateful Living, an organization dedicated to gratefulness as a transformative influence for individuals and society.
The organization offers practices and resources for those seeking a more awake, joyful, and meaning-filled life.
Watch his short and marvelously uplifting video at: www.newpilgrimpath.ie.