The root of joy is gratefulness. It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. Gratefulness is the great task, the how of our spiritual work, because, rightly understood, it re-roots us. Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted.
David Steindl-Rast
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