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A Few Tips
for Offline Practice

by Bro. David Steindl-Rast O.S.B.

Share joys and double them.  Share pain and cut it in half.

Surprise is the seed of gratefulness. Become aware of surprises. Relish surprises as life’s gifts.

Learn to find the gift within every gift:  opportunity – mostly the opportunity to enjoy, always the opportunity to learn.

Childhood Friends, photo by Caesar UrsicPractice availing yourself of opportunities.  Do everything gratefully.  Do something simply to celebrate gratefulness.

Share your experience with others.  Share joys and double them.  Share pain and cut it in half.

Enjoy the energy boost grateful living gives you.  Dare to tackle new projects.  Taste the joy of turning feeling good into doing good.


These tips first appeared in Spirituality and Health magazine, Winter 2002, pp. 34-37.

See also Brother David's related article, "Giving Thanks for All the Little (and Big) Things in Life."

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