Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life - Softcover

Angeles Arrien

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604079843 ISBN 13: 9781604079845

Publisher: Sounds True Inc, 2013

Synopsis

"What would happen if you made gratitude your focal point for one full year? With Living in Gratitude, Angeles Arrien invites us to cultivate the power of deep appreciation so that it becomes our foundation for daily living. Integrating the latest findings from social science with stories, prayers, teachings, and practices from cultures and traditions spanning the globe, she presents a 12-month plan for mastering the art of giving thanks every day. With a chapter devoted to each month, readers will steep themselves in ""the mother of all virtues,"" exploring: .How to overcome habitual tendencies toward envy, comparison, and narcissism .Acknowledging our ""blessings, learnings, mercies, and protections""-the four portals to the grateful heart .How gratitude boosts the immune system, fosters creativity, mends relationships, and even improves financial well-being .Journaling exercises, perennial and indigenous wisdoms, and universal practices for every season and situation ""The practice of off ering gratitude bestows many benefi ts,"" writes Angeles Arrien. ""Anger, arrogance, and jealousy melt in its embrace. Fear and defensiveness dissolve. Gratitude diminishes barriers to love and evokes happiness, keeping alive what has meaning for us."" Here is an opportunity for each of us to experience the infi nite new possibilities that open up through Living in Gratitude."

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Review:

"Angeles Arrien is one of the most gifted and generous teachers of our time. She brings forward the perennial wisdom of traditional cultures and gives it accessible, pragmatic application that is essential to the health of our contemporary society. Angeles Arrien is a rare and true wise elder. She embodies what she teaches." --Frank Ostaseski, founder and director of the Metta Institutue

"In our busy lives, we all long for more deep breaths and loving connection. The beautiful gift of this wise book is that it shows us how to do this. It leads us by the hand and heart, month by month, to greater mercy, joy, well-being, and happiness. What a blessed way to live." --Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart

"Rarely has the art of gratitude been presented in so rich and evocative a manner. Brimming with story, spirit, science, culture, and prayer, Angeles Arrien brings her luminous wisdom to create a masterpiece of soulful living." --Jean Houston, PhD, author of A Mythic Life

"The daily practice of gratitude will enhance the quality of every aspect of your life, including better health, more fulfilling relationships, and greater financial abundance. This book is the best manual I have ever come across to show you how. I highly recommend it!" --Jack Canfield, coauthor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success Principles

"Having written about and practiced gratitude for over a decade, I felt there was nothing else to say about the topic. Then I read Living in Gratitude. Angeles takes the practice of thankfulness to a whole new level. Month by month, she guides us with questions and reflections to use gratefulness to grow spiritually in work, finances, health, and relationships. I give thank to her and to this book." --M.J. Ryan, author of Attitudes of Gratitude and A Grateful Heart

"Are you exhausted? Disheartened? Worried? Please do yourself a favor and read this book. Please allow this heart food to feed you at the deepest levels of your being. This is more than a book-it is a manual for living a life that you love and that matters, a life of savoring and serving, a life or inter-communication and grace. Please, let yourself be fed." --Jennifer Louden, author of The Woman's Comfort Book and The Life Organizer

About the Author:

Angeles Arrien
Angeles Arrien, PhD (1940-2014) received her master's degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and her doctorate from the California Institute for Integral Studies. Dr. Arrien's teachings bridge the disciplines of anthropology, psychology, and comparative religion, while focusing on universal beliefs shared by humanity. She lectured and led workshops internationally on cultural anthropology and transpersonal psychology at colleges, corporate settings, and personal growth facilities. Her books include The Four-Fold Way, The Second Half of Life, and Living in Gratitude, and her audio-learning programs include Gratitude, Gathering Medicine, and more.

Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson is a spiritual teacher, lecturer, and author of four New York Times #1 bestsellers, including A Return to Love, Meditations for a Miraculous Life, and many other books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sounds True Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1604079843
• ISBN 13: 9781604079845
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312