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Slow down, stay grateful
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David Steindl-Rast: Want to be happy? Be grateful
14:30 minutes ·
Filmed Jun 2013 ·
Posted Nov 2013 ·
TEDGlobal 2013
The one thing all humans have in common is that each of us wants to be happy, says Brother David Steindl-Rast, a monk and interfaith scholar. And happiness, he suggests, is born from gratitude. An inspiring lesson in slowing down, looking where you’re going, and above all, being grateful.
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Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, meditates and writes on "the gentle power" of gratefulness. ...(該網站的創辦人之一。)GRATEFULNESS - A Network for Grateful Living
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