Gratitude Books

The Little Book of Gratitude Easy Techniques to Foster Daily Gratitude by Robert Emmons Gratitude is the simple, scientifically proven way to increase happiness and encourage greater joy, love, peace, and optimism into our lives. Through easy practices such as keeping a daily gratitude journal, writing letters of thanks, and meditating on the good we […]

The Gratitude Diaries New York Times Best Seller- Excerpts Below by Janice Kaplan It’s easy to look at others and think how lucky they are, and sometimes finding the positives in our own lives can be hard. Success is often measured in tangible ways, and as we strive to achieve more and get more, we […]

A Simple Act of Gratitude How Learning to Say Thank You Changed My Life by John Kralik One recent December, at age 53, John Kralik found his life at a terrible, frightening low: his small law firm was failing; he was struggling through a painful second divorce; he had grown distant from his two older […]

Thanks! by Robert Emmons Did you know that there is a crucial component of happiness that is often overlooked? Robert Emmons—editor-in-chief of the Journal of Positive Psychology—examines what it means to think and feel gratefully in Thanks! and invites readers to learn how to put this powerful emotion into practice. Scientifically speaking, regular grateful thinking […]

The Psychology of Gratitude by Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough Gratitude, like other positive emotions, has inspired many theological and philosophical writings, but it has inspired very little vigorous, empirical research. In an effort to remedy this oversight, this volume brings together prominent scientists from various disciplines to examine what has become known as the […]

Words of Gratitude Mind, Body and Soul  by Robert Emmons and Joanna Hill “The test of all happiness,” said G.K. Chesterton, “is gratitude.” Learning to experience gratitude involves being grateful as an attitude, not as a reaction when good things occur. To be grateful, one does not need to wait until things are perfect. In […]