The Gratitude Power Workbook: Transform Fear into Courage, Anger into Forgiveness, Isolation into Belonging

by Nina Lesowitz, Mary Beth Sammons

Overview

Mary Beth Sammons and Nina Lesowitz have received hundreds of thank you emails and letters from readers whose lives they have touched and helped — spiritual seekers, teachers, business people, cancer patients, parents, the newly bereaved, athletes, and many others. Building upon the foundational wisdom of the bestselling Living Life as a Thank You Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammons have developed a workbook filled with life-changing practices and encouraging advice to take readers through a process of self-transformation and personal growth. The workbook-style format not only provides readers with tried and true thank you techniques and practices, but also allows them to take part in creating their own. The act and power of gratitude has a direct effect on our lives on a physical, spiritual, mental and emotional level. Studies have shown that living life with appreciation leads to a greater sense of well-being and happiness. The secret to a happy and fulfilled life may rely on focusing on all the good, rather than what is lacking or not going well at the moment. The Thank You Power Workbook is a toolkit for this transformation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781573446709
Publisher:	Viva Editions
Publication date:	03/01/2011
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

NINA LESOWITZ is an award-winning marketing professional who runs Spinergy Group, which represents authors, corporate clients, and nonprofits. She, along with Sammons, co-authored the best-selling Living Life as a Thank You, and What Would You Do if You Knew You Could Not Fail?: How to Transform Fear into Courage. She lives and sails in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, and produces events for Litquake, San Francisco’s literary festival.
Nina Lesowitz has over fifteen years experience orchestrating parties for corporations and organizations throughout northern California. She has planned special events on behalf of hotels, restaurants, medical centers, architectural firms, book publishing companies, and nonprofit organizations.Mary Beth Sammons is an award-winning journalist and women's issues columnist whose work appears frequently in Family Circle, the Chicago Tribune's lifestyle section, and leading consumer women's magazines. She is currently the "Finding You" editor for www.BettyConfidential.com and writes for various health and business publications. As an editorial vicepresident, Mary Beth launched the editorial departments of the largest consumer health online Web site--RevolutionHealth.com and its subsidiary, CarePages.com, for which she writes separate blogs. In addition, she is currently working with the Stanford Research Institute as editorial director of a storytelling project focused on consumer health and wellness. Mary Beth specializes in stories that inspire ordinary people to do extraordinary things from a place deep in their hearts. She has written six books in the women's self-help and mind/body/health field including, We Carry Each Other: Getting Through Life's Toughest Times (Conari Press, 2007). She lives in Chicago's suburbs with her three children.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

1 Thank-You Power: Your Well Being 1

2 Grateful for the Good Life: Turning Your Life Around 19

3 Gratitude as a Spiritual Practice 37

4 Practicing Gratitude in Everyday Life 51

5 Staying Thankful in Difficult Times 71

6 The Power of Gratitude to make a Difference in the World 91

7 Finding Grace and Wisdom in Goodbyes 111

8 Inspiration and Perspiration: All Parts Gratitude 129

9 Gratitude in Times of Transition 147

10 Putting Gratitude into Action 161

Conclusion: Opening a Gratitude Circle 181

About the Authors 186

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Living Life as a Thank You:
"Thank you, thank you, thank you for Living Life as a Thank You. I am grateful for the inspiring stories, the simple, clear exercises with profound results and the empowering reminder that an attitidue of gratitude boosts self-esteem, well-being and appreciation for the precious gifts that fill our days. This is a must-read for everyone who desires peace and happiness." — Susyn Reeve, author of Choose Peace and Happiness

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