The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. David Steindl-Rast More Quotes by David Steindl-Rast More Quotes From David Steindl-Rast We can't really waste our time; we have to see that we are all in the same boat and that different religious traditions point in the same direction, and now let's get moving together, doing something for peace. David Steindl-Rast religious together moving One single gift acknowledged in gratefulness has the power to dissolve the ties of our alienation. David Steindl-Rast gratefulness ties inspirational ...our happiness hinges not on good luck; it hinges on peace of heart. David Steindl-Rast hinges good-luck heart Order is the disposition of things in which each gives to the other its room, its own proper place. That's the external aspect. The other is that order that springs from love: there's no other way of establishing order except through love. David Steindl-Rast spring giving order If you're really mind-full, and if you underline that aspect of fullness, wholeness, or wholeheartedness, it reveals the gift character of everything. David Steindl-Rast revelations mind character When you focus so much on the word, you tend to neglect the realm of silence. David Steindl-Rast neglect focus silence The goal is partly the enjoyment; it doesn't come later, but within the very process of the struggle. David Steindl-Rast goal process struggle There is no one harder to live with than an artist. Therefore an artist is a real gift because he or she raises the sanctity of everyone else in the community. David Steindl-Rast community artist real
