In moments of surprise we catch at least a glimpse of the joy to which gratefulness opens the door. - David Steindl-Rast

It is not happiness that makes us grateful It is gratefulness that makes us happy. Every moment is a gift. … Whatever life gives to you, you can respond with joy. Joy is the happiness that does not depend on what happens. It is the grateful response to the opportunity that life offers you at this moment.

One single gift acknowledged in gratefulness has the power to dissolve the ties of our alienation.

In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.