"The Gratitude Book Project"

I'm very excited to announce that I am a contributing author in a book all about Gratitude, which will be released today, 12/15/10 on Amazon.com!  The book features ordinary people, like you and I, sharing extraordinary thoughts, feelings and stories about how gratitude affects their lives.  The result, was hundreds of inspirational pieces, one for every day of the year, in a comprehensive and moving collection called The Gratitude Book Project: Celebrating 365 Days of Gratitude.   

Being involved with this particular project was very special to me, because the last 6 years of my life have been very challenging (will tell you more about this in later blogs ;-) ).  Simultaneously, those same years have brought the biggest leaps in my personal growth journey, that I have ever experienced and have therefore, been the most rewarding.  So, to say that I am grateful for everything in my life, positive, perceived negative and everything in between, would be a gross understatement.  I personally believe that all of us receive signs from the Universe/GOD/Creator and if we pay attention, there are always golden nuggets to discover and help us on our journey.  Well, I literally received such signs just days before I was presented with the opportunity to become a contributing author in this book.  The signs were about expressing my gratitude in a much bigger way...and so I did! 

 

I believe expressing gratitude is essential for every day living for two main reasons.  It automatically shifts your mind to a more positive, tenderhearted state of being, which then opens you up to a state of allowing.  Allowing more things to be grateful for, to enter your space.  In general, I think most people tend to forget to be grateful and don't realize what an amazing tool it can be.  Everyone seems to want more, more, more, but they don't take the time to count their blessings.  Expressing gratitude, is a wonderful way to count your blessings.  This was one of the reasons, I chose to be involved in this project.  The other reason, was the realization of the current state of affairs in the world.  With so many losing hope, I thought this book would be a great way to inspire others and what better time than NOW!  What better gift for the holidays than THIS!  The Gratitude Book Project: Celebrating 365 Days of Gratitude 

Happy Holidays to all of you!!  May you find peace of mind and heart, as well as inspiration when you need it most!

The Gratitude Book Project: Celebrating 365 Days of Gratitude gathers together more than 300 co-authors who answered the question, "What are you grateful for?"  The project is now a book found on Amazon.com.  Denice Rivera of RareGemEntrepreneurs.com is a co-author in the book.  Find out more at http://amzn.to/fbXLpN