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Grateful living makes life meaningful and full of joy.

David Steindl-Rast

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David Steindl-Rast
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: July 12
Monk
Non-Fiction Writer
Psychologist
Theologian
Vienna
Austria
Gratitude
Grateful
Joy
Full
Living
Makes
Life
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