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How to increase your happiness

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Many people would say the connection between happiness and gratefulness is very simple: when you are happy, you are grateful. But think again. Is it really the happy people that are grateful? Quite a number of people have everything that it would take to be happy, and they are not happy. So, how does gratefulness work? Explore the key components to living gratefully.

What is Steindl-Rast's method of engaging gratitude?

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Meet The Creators

  • Director Avi Ofer
  • Narrator David Steindl-Rast, Adrian Dannatt
  • Composer Stephen LaRosa
  • Sound Designer Stephen LaRosa
  • Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
  • Produced by Sazia Afrin
  • Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal

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