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As I express my gratitude, I become more deeply aware of it. And the greater my awareness, the greater my need to express it. What happens here is a spiraling ascent, a process of growth in ever expanding circles around a steady center.

David Steindl-Rast

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David Steindl-Rast
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: July 12
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Non-Fiction Writer
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Vienna
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