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Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted by Kristi Nelson
ajlewis2's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
5.0
I got encouragement from this depth of discussion on grateful living. There is a wealth of practical actions and meditations to help me grow in this way of life. The memoir aspect of the book really brings out the meaning of gratefulness. It is an engrossing story and imparts the value of life.
celiarl's review against another edition
Very repetitive once you get through the first chapter. Had some good quotes, but I didn’t feel it was worth finishing.
flakapercuku's review against another edition
As I am currently researching about gratitude and grateful living, this book came at the perfect time. I got the chance of reading a detailed book about grateful living with tips and prompts at the end of each chapter.
However, I couldn't connect with the book as much as I wished. All the helpful and reasonable topics discussed in the book seemed to fly past me. This is at my fault because the book is very well crafted and composed.
I cannot rate it, but I would still recommend to anyone interested in the subject.
However, I couldn't connect with the book as much as I wished. All the helpful and reasonable topics discussed in the book seemed to fly past me. This is at my fault because the book is very well crafted and composed.
I cannot rate it, but I would still recommend to anyone interested in the subject.
coralewis's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
laread's review against another edition
2.0
A nice enough way to segue from one year to the next. I personally found nothing profound or life-altering, but reading books I generally agree with from the get-go are re-affirming and a good summary. I found the "act" aspect of the concept weak, as I feel that those tuned into mindfulness and oneness with our world be better motivated to collective action.
manglitter's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I have already gave my review about the audiobook version of this same book that I have liked and I got to learn some of things about gratefulness in an everyday life as a practice. Being grateful is not an easy task and mainly when times are difficult and to know how to be and stay grateful in each moment and for everything even for the tiniest little things in our lives. Gratefulness is really bigger than what we may think .
Through this book, the author speaks about so many things and each point is detailed in many other points, it's really rich . There are some spirituality of course for it is influenced by Brother David Steindl-Rast. I'm not a big fan of books about spirituality and so on but this apart, the book has some good advice that can help after the last year and in order to start a better year with a new view about your life.
What I can say is that reading this book can not hurt for sure, so why not give it a try and that was actually what I was thinking when I decided to start it. At the end, it didn't hurt and it reminded me about some important things that I should be grateful for.
I have already gave my review about the audiobook version of this same book that I have liked and I got to learn some of things about gratefulness in an everyday life as a practice. Being grateful is not an easy task and mainly when times are difficult and to know how to be and stay grateful in each moment and for everything even for the tiniest little things in our lives. Gratefulness is really bigger than what we may think .
Through this book, the author speaks about so many things and each point is detailed in many other points, it's really rich . There are some spirituality of course for it is influenced by Brother David Steindl-Rast. I'm not a big fan of books about spirituality and so on but this apart, the book has some good advice that can help after the last year and in order to start a better year with a new view about your life.
What I can say is that reading this book can not hurt for sure, so why not give it a try and that was actually what I was thinking when I decided to start it. At the end, it didn't hurt and it reminded me about some important things that I should be grateful for.
manglitter's review against another edition
4.0
Thank to Netgalley and the publisher for this audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I liked this audiobook and the author's own voice was amazing to listen to and to learn from. It's a book about how being grateful and understanding how it may affect your vision of life and being in the best way ever, there were some spirituality that I'm not fan of but it was kind of helpful. This book kind of reminds you of being grateful, to take your time to appreciate everything and everyone that is surrounding you. I liked the audiobook but I decided also to get the written ARC that I'm reading right now in order to keep in memory what I learnt and that it will remain in my mind. I will get my own copy of the book later on . Thank to the author for a wonderful lesson and to share her personal experiences with us. A good thing to start your year with.
I liked this audiobook and the author's own voice was amazing to listen to and to learn from. It's a book about how being grateful and understanding how it may affect your vision of life and being in the best way ever, there were some spirituality that I'm not fan of but it was kind of helpful. This book kind of reminds you of being grateful, to take your time to appreciate everything and everyone that is surrounding you. I liked the audiobook but I decided also to get the written ARC that I'm reading right now in order to keep in memory what I learnt and that it will remain in my mind. I will get my own copy of the book later on . Thank to the author for a wonderful lesson and to share her personal experiences with us. A good thing to start your year with.
taliabasma's review against another edition
There were great tidbits in it but I got distracted with other books and I doubt I’ll ever get around to borrowing it again lol
kreid's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
This would be a great book study with a group. Really reflective.