Gratitude Works: Open Your Heart to Love

By Katherine Scherer

"Gratitude Works" is a treasure trove of memories, insights and inspiration. The daily readings and practice of gratitude will transform you and open you to experience each precious, present moment in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974855006
• ISBN13: 9780974855004
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: K & E Innovations LLP
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 1.0" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Seeing Universal Love in Simple Things

If you open "Gratitude Works: Open Your Heart to Love" to a random page, you might happen upon an appreciation of a simple aspect of life that makes you smile. For example, dog lovers will surely chuckle when reading the description of why the authors are grateful for a mischievous puppy. There are many such pages in this book of 365 reasons for gratitude. But "Gratitude Works" operates on a much more sublime level as well. It's not just a collection of brief cutesy depictions of daily life. There is an order and a vision that rises far above the "cute" and "common" in this book. It is when you see and feel that vision that the simple gifts of life begin to seem extraordinary and wonderful. The core of this book, in my view, is the vision that all things are bound together by love, which proceeds from God. And if we can only open our eyes to see it, then even simple things can begin to appear miraculous, we begin to see the miracle that life is. Gratitude is "A natural expression of a loving heart" we are told. "In giving thanks we heal the world and increase our abundance of blessings unknown." But it's more complicated than that. Yes, "There's great potential in this material world." But since our "principles and ideas create reality" we all have a responsibility to choose proper principles that we will live by, and we must exercise care in selecting the ideas we will reward with our attention. "Life is full of twists and turns, each of us has a unique path to follow." It's possible to make mistakes if we let the hectic pace of the world cause us to lose focus on what's fundamentally real. But there is always a chance for redemption, even if we temporarily fail, because "Light, love, peace and joy flow continuously on our earth." This is truly a beautiful little book. The readings appear simple, but if you really think about what's being said, you see an almost scriptural loving wisdom shining through.

A book for changing your life

Reviewed by Kim Peterson for Reader Views (3/06) "Gratitude Works" is a deceptively simple gift book. Readers consume just five lines of text each day, a page for every day of the year. Pretty and filled with pleasing prose, the message of the book will alter your way of thinking by focusing you on your blessings. The daily content examines the many things for which we can be thankful. And a thankful heart develops into a joy-filled heart. The power of this little book lies in the ability to be thankful now. It doesn't summon us to recall the past or to hope for the promise of the future. The daily stanzas concentrate on the present, the blessings that exist today. Each month provides a focus including themes of reflection, balance, growth, beauty, nature, gifts and more. Within each month gratitude is expressed for simple and amazing things-the ability to create, unruffled snow, humor, dependable people-365 days worth of joys to ponder. The book design lends itself to daily reading; but I found that a month or a few days can be consumed at a sitting, or I can turn to entries related to ongoing themes in my life. On days when hardships knock my attitude out of balance, reading an entry to refocus my thoughts make a huge difference. Don't just set this book on a shelf or coffee table; reread it every year as you develop an attitude of thankfulness. Making gratitude a habit will surely change your life.

Gratitude does work!

Gratitude Works-Open Your Heart to Love is a small gift book with a beautiful cover that reflects the sentiments on the inside. Each section of the book, divided by month, has a theme: reflection, heart, balance, growth, beauty, love, nature, fun, transition, harvest, thanksgiving, and gifts. Each day has an entry with sentiments that vary from simple to profound: people who serve us, road signs that guide us, music and garden tools, to the power of song, living with integrity, or ancient wisdom. Ever want to keep a gratitude journal? There's enough white space on these pages that you can add a little something each day. Gratitude Works is like a love note in book form. It's clear to me that the authors put a lot of heart into this book. I wanted this book because I'm interested in teaching my children about gratitude. And I'm interested in expanding that quality in myself too. I'm too often quick to notice what's hard or what's not working and I want to notice more of the blessings in life. Sometimes when I sit with my family at the dinner table, we like to say what we're grateful for (why wait until Thanksgiving?). This is the kind of book you can judge by its cover. It's feminine, nurturing, and poetic. It would make a sweet gift to give to someone you feel grateful for and a nice indulgence for yourself.

Bookwired Book Review

Gratitude Works One of the things we as people seem to do regardless of faith is ask the powers to be to help us. Authors Katherine Scherer and Eileen Bodoh remind us of the things we should be grateful for and depending on your faith, give thanks. This is different than any book we have ever read. A page for each day of the year covers many things we take for granted, giving us a new perspective of the world and life around us. Following the 394 page daily would be the good start of anyones day, even though it was basically designed for women. Most men we have met would get a new perspective of life by using this book each day. This multicultural book, is not a religious book, fits in to anyone's daily faith and will maybe give the hope and faith in something more just by reading its pages. It teaches us to be thankful not only for the great things in our lives, but the small ones we take for granted. This is not a page turner per say, but a page you will want to turn every morning!

USA Book News

Most Americans live their daily lives stressed out about family, money, jobs, and a myriad of other pressures. "Gratitude Works" is a book loaded with things in life to be grateful for: things most people take for granted until they're lost. For each day of the year, "Gratitude Works" is the perfect gift book for those in your life who need to come back to center and focus on the positive aspects of their lives. "Gratitude Works" is a book worth pondering to effectively advance change within one's life. A highly recommended read."