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Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted [Kõva köide]

  • Formaat: Hardback, 240 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 218x154x32 mm, kaal: 420 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 24-Nov-2020
  • Kirjastus: Storey Publishing LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1635862442
  • ISBN-13: 9781635862447
  • Formaat: Hardback, 240 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 218x154x32 mm, kaal: 420 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 24-Nov-2020
  • Kirjastus: Storey Publishing LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1635862442
  • ISBN-13: 9781635862447
"With questions for reflection, daily exercises, and perspective prompts, this book promises profound personal change through the practice of taking nothing for granted"--

The executive director of A Network for Grateful Living reveals the road to recognizing abundance in every moment, and gives readers the tools to bring this transformational shift in perspective into their daily lives. 30,000 first printing.

&;Hugely inspiring and helpful.&; &; Jon Kabat-Zinn

What does it mean to truly live gratefully, every day? In Wake Up Grateful, Kristi Nelson, executive director of A Network for Grateful Living, unlocks the path to recognizing abundance in every moment, and gives readers the tools to bring this transformational shift in perspective into their daily lives. Nelson goes beyond the proverbial question of whether the glass is half full or half empty, and encourages readers to awaken to the gift of having a glass at all. With questions for reflection, daily exercises, and perspective prompts for appreciating the fullness of life as it is, right now, this book promises profound personal change through the practice of taking nothing for granted.

Kristi Nelson, executive director of A Network for Grateful Living, unlocks the practice of living gratefully in a challenging world, with reflections, daily exercises, and life-changing perspective for discovering the gifts of gratitude.
Foreword viii
Brother David Steindl-Rast
Introduction: Alive and Grateful 1(11)
PART I From Gratitude to Grateful Living
1 Gratefulness: Gratitude for the Great Fullness of Life
12(12)
2 Grateful Living as a Way of Life: Five Guiding Principles
24(18)
3 The Practice of Grateful Living: Stop. Look. Go.
42(24)
PART II Grateful Living in the Real World
4 Savoring Uncertainty
66(14)
5 Treasuring the Body as It Is
80(16)
6 Appreciating Our Emotions
96(14)
7 Befriending Our Full Selves
110(14)
8 Cherishing Connection
124(18)
9 Holding the Heart of Grief and Loss
142(16)
10 Belonging in Nature
158(15)
11 Celebrating Sufficiency
173(14)
12 Healing a Hurting World
187(16)
13 Living a Grateful Legacy
203(15)
Epilogue 218(4)
Beyond Grateful 222(3)
Exploring and Learning More 225
Kristi Nelson is the author of Wake Up Grateful and the executive director of A Network for Grateful Living. She has a masters degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and has spent more than 30 years in nonprofit leadership, development, and consulting. She has worked at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and the Soul of Money Institute. Nelson is a Stage IV cancer survivor who cherishes living among friends and family in western Massachusetts.As a scholar, writer, and social activist, Brother David Steindl-Rast has shared messages of peace, interfaith dialogue, social justice, and environmental stewardship worldwide for more than 50 years in spoken and written word that is both thoughtful and occasionally infused with beauty, wonderment, and wit. His TEDtalk Want to Be Happy? Be Grateful has garnered over 5 million views and thousands of people a day tap into the interactive online community he co-founded, A Network for Grateful Living, for information and guidance on the transformative power of gratefulness as a mindfulness practice.