Gratefulness is that fullness of life for which we are all thirsting.

Only gratefulness, in the form of limitless openness for surprise, lays hold of the fullness of life in hope.

"The root of joy is gratefulness."

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.

Gratefulness is the inner gesture of giving meaning to our life by receiving life as gift.

People who have faith in life are like swimmers who entrust themselves to a rushing river. They neither abandon themselves to its current nor try to resist it. Rather, they adjust their every movement to the watercourse, use it with purpose and skill, and enjoy the adventure.

Faith is the courageous confidence that trusts in the Source of all gifts.