The Gratitude Project: Making the Decision to be Grateful

by Christine Frame-Martin

The Gratitude Project: Making the Decision to be Grateful

YES, it IS a choice! In The Gratitude Project Christine Frame-Martin teaches us that each day we have a choice to be happy and grateful or not. She shows us through her own experiences what it means to practice daily gratitude and make it a life-long habit. While this book was being written Christine went through some interesting challenges, which are woven into the pages of this book. Through her stories, Christine shows us it is possible to choose gratitude even through the challenges. And beyond that she teaches us, by giving us lessons and tools, how to actually start adding gratitude into our own lives. Chapter by chapter she will teach the reader how to make positive changes in their life that will ultimately, the hope is, have ripple effects to change much more than just their life, but the lives of others.

This book will teach you how to implement gratitude in your life and show you what it can do for your life; as well as the life of those you love. By virtue of practicing kindness you will ultimately affect even the lives of strangers.
The Gratitude Project is for any of us that have wanted to be more positive, more grateful, more forgiving or kinder. If these are characteristics, that until now, seem to have eluded you, then this book is for you!

“Gratitude is simple and the way I feel about it is like this…… if you don’t feel it at first express gratitude anyway! The feeling will follow. The emotions will come. And then the magic will happen! Just do it! “ ~ Christine Frame-Martin

After she began her research she came to realize there was a purpose to this desire she had to learn gratitude. The purpose was to share it with others. But first she had to experience it.

139 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 26, 2017

Reviews

[Lila Lockhart · Rating 1 out of 5]

I just couldn't get into this one. I felt like there was a lot of repetition, a significant emphasis on God (which isn't bad, but can be difficult to relate to as an atheist/agnostic), and not much reference to the evidence base (with most 'evidence' being anecdotal). Whilst there were some practical activities in here, it would have been beneficial to see some more, and/or, for there to be some more depth regarding recommendations for how these activities could be implemented. It felt less like a self-help guide, and more like a mental health / well-being autobiography.

[Callie Ellis · Rating 1 out of 5]

In my opinion, the only good thing about this book was its title and that was mediocre at best. The whole book felt narcissistic and repetitive. This may seem harsh but the entirety of this book felt like a self gratifying, egotistical fever dream. I don’t recommend it to anyone looking for a decent read and I would not read it again.