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Sep 2016
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26 - Want to be happy? Practice Gratitud...

NOAH RASHETA
About this episode
Gratitude is the key to happiness but gratitude requires practice. In this episode, I will discuss how we can develop a practice of gratitude. “The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” ― David Steindl-Rast

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