Thanksgiving Gratitude Post, Book Recommendation Edition

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! In this post, I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite books about gratitude.

The Last Law of Attraction Book You'll Ever Need to Read, by Andrew Kap

Even if you don't believe in all of that "law of attraction" stuff, this book contains a lot of great exercises to help you practice gratitude. One of my favorites is what author Andrew Kap calls "The Discount Trigger Method,"* where you choose a positive response to what you might normally consider a negative event. For example, whenever my cat Boots meows incessantly at 2am, instead of getting upset at him, I think, "I'm just happy that he's here in the house, safe, and feels healthy and active enough to be meowing so much." I swear, it makes a big and positive difference. Seriously, I'm not kidding! My life has changed for the better ever since I read this book, and I go back and reread it every so often whenever I need a refresher.

* As for why it's called "The Discount Trigger Method," you'll just have to read the book.

Feeling Grateful: How to Add More Goodness to your Gladness by Kobi Yamada and Charles Santoso

A picture book about a bear cub out on a day of adventure, it's tailored to young kids but contains great messages for all ages.

Joel Suzuki, Volume One: Secret of the Songshell by Brian Tashima

Shameless self-promotion, I know, but appreciation and gratitude are the main themes of this book (as well as a sub-theme of Volume Seven: Vision of the Virtuoso).

Anyway, hope you all have a wonderful holiday!