In times of uncertainty and suffering, finding joy and gratefulness in daily life is challenging. Wake Up Grateful provides a practical and inspiring roadmap to making grateful living a daily practice, with guiding principles, reflective questions, affirmations, and exercises. Drawing from her own cancer experience along with her life work with The Network for Grateful Living, Kristi Nelson explores how to develop gratefulness as a way of being. She examines ten core areas where many people need support and guides readers in finding presence and perspective in these aspects of life, opening to greater possibilities, and uncovering the abundance and love that's possible in every moment. AUTHOR: Kristi Nelson is the author of Wake Up Grateful and the executive director of A Network for Grateful Living. She has a master's degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and has spent more than 30 years in nonprofit leadership, development, and consulting. She has worked at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and the Soul of Money Institute. Nelson is a Stage IV cancer survivor who cherishes living among friends and family in western Massachusetts. SELLING POINTS: . Acclaimed book now in paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2020, Wake Up Grateful has been acclaimed by leaders in the mindfulness and wellness community, including Jon Kabat-Zinn, Stephen Cope, Lynne Twist, and others . Authentic voice with authoritative platform. Kristi Nelson is a charismatic speaker and the executive director of A Network for Grateful Living, whose website gratefulness.org has 1 million unique visitors annually. Nelson's personal story as a 30-year survivor of Stage IV cancer and her journey toward finding gratefulness in life, both personally and professional, is authentic and inspiring . Practical, interactive guide. Integrating a rich combination of personal stories, journaling exercises, focused practices, and guiding principles for discovering the gifts of gratefulness, Wake Up Grateful speaks to a wide audience looking for practical tools for embracing a more joyful approach to life
