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Author Nelson, Kristi, author.

Title Wake up grateful : the transformative practice of taking nothing for granted / Kristi Nelson, A Network for Grateful Living ; foreword by Brother David Steindl-Rast.

Publication Info. North Adams : Storey Publishing, 2020.
©2020

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  179.9 NELSON    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  179.9 NELSON    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  179.9 NELSON    Check Shelf
Description ix, 229 pages ; 23 cm
Contents Introduction: Alive and grateful -- From gratitude to grateful living. Gratefulness: gratitude for the great fullness of life ; Grateful living as a way of life: five guiding principles ; The practice of grateful living: Stop. Look. Go. -- Grateful living in the real world. Savoring uncertainty ; Treasuring the body as it is ; Appreciating our emotions ; Befriending our full selves ; Cherishing connection ; Holding the heart of grief and loss ; Belonging in nature ; Celebrating sufficiency ; Healing a hurting world ; Living a grateful legacy -- Epilogue.
Summary "With questions for reflection, daily exercises, and perspective prompts, this book promises profound personal change through the practice of taking nothing for granted"-- Provided by publisher.
As you go about your days, it is easy to get stuck in a mindset of anxiety and scarcity. Nelson was diagnosed with cancer at age 33, and realized that every day was truly a gift-- one which it is easy to take for granted. Here she invites you to open yourself to the gifts already available to you. With exercises, prompts, meditations, and affirmations she shows that you have the tools for bring gratefulness into your own life. -- adapted from jacket
Subject Gratitude.
Gratitude -- Religious aspects.
Well-being.
PSYCHOLOGY / General.
Gratitude. (OCoLC)fst00946831
Gratitude -- Religious aspects. (OCoLC)fst00946833
Well-being. (OCoLC)fst01402723
Other Form: Online version: Nelson, Kristi, Wake up grateful North Adams : Storey Publishing, 2020. 9781635862454 (DLC) 2020024842
ISBN 9781635862447 (hardcover)
1635862442 (hardcover)
9781635862454 (ebook)
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