A Gift of Gratitude: A Community Book Project

As a contributor to this collection, I was eager to read what others had written. What I found I can only describe as a prism. The brief articles take one word, gratitude, and as the light of each writer's personal experience is focused on that concept, a striking rainbow is created. There are stories about experiences of all kinds. There are examples of how various gratitude practices have affected people's lives. There are suggestions of how to grow gratitude in your life. Each entry begins with a quotation, and that collection in itself is a treasure. This is truly a Gift of Gratitude that can be reflected upon during this Thanksgiving week and whenever we are looking for inspiration and ideas.

It's an honour to be a contributor to such a wonderful initiative for writers. Writing about gratitude, the ingredient that the world needs most these day. It was my first attempt to write in a community book project and I enormously enjoyed sharing my life experience that ended with gratitude. A good, light read with different perspectives and unconnected life events that eventually bring us all to gratitude.

It's the Holiday Season. There is SO much to do!! Places to go, things to get, make,wrap, send, present! This book can give you a moment of grace! Sit in your car, over a cup of coffee, in a private place and open your Kindle and receive! In this book of essays, you will find the perfect one to hold you, help you, and help you maintain an "Attitude of Gratitude" throughout the season! Send it as an e-present to all those you know that would like to hold a book of grace.

I love the variety of the stories, the diversity of what makes us grateful and the reminder that gratitude is contagious. The stories are uplifting and the writers really put their hearts and souls into them. I'm grateful I was able to be included in this anthology as a co-author. I suggest you pick up a copy for everyone you know! Sometimes we forget, but there's always something to be grateful for!

This book is perfect for quiet reflection. The stories are real-life moments in the lives of the many contributors (about 100) who gave of their time and souls to share and bring this book forward. I'm one of the contributors and have gained so much from reading the pieces from my fellow authors. It's a book I'll return to again and again--for reflection moments or just to have a good read.

The essays in this collection offer diverse examples of gratitude from seemingly mundane acts to magnificent gestures played out across an array of life's canvasses. The contributed essays will make you smile, chuckle, and contemplate the power and preciousness of a life lived through works of gratitude. Well worth exploring! And the contributing author's links to their favorite organizations show a remarkable cross-section of concern for the needs of others.

Good stories inspire and uplift us and others move us to tears and give us pause to re-examine our lives. As a co-author of this book it was a privilege to contribute and be a part of this community project.We all have stories to tell and I am sure you will find this book a favorite.

This book is a true collaboration centered on gratitude, showcasing a wide variety of topics. It proves there really is an abundance of things we can be grateful for, no matter what one may be going through at the moment. I'm proud to be a co-author in this work.

I am so grateful for having had the opportunity to participate in this project. Even more grateful for the jewels of wisdom that so many people have shared in the book. It's a treasure.