TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nelson,Kristi
TI  - Wake up grateful: the transformative practice of taking nothing for granted 
SN  - 9781635862447
PY  - 2020///
CY  - North Adams
PB  - Storey Publishing
KW  - Gratitude
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Well-being
N1  - 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
N2  - "With questions for reflection, daily exercises, and perspective prompts, this book promises profound personal change through the practice of taking nothing for granted"--; 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
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