The Gratitude Diaries

How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life

De: Janice Kaplan

Narrado por: Janice Kaplan

In this New York Times best seller, Janice Kaplan spends a year living gratefully and transforms her marriage, family life, work, and health.

On New Year’s Eve, journalist and former Parade editor in chief Janice Kaplan makes a promise to be grateful and look on the bright side of whatever happens. She realizes that how she feels over the next year will have less to do with the events that occur than her own attitude and perspective. Getting advice at every turn from psychologists, academics, doctors, and philosophers, Kaplan brings listeners on a smart and witty journey to discover the value of appreciating what you have.

Relying on both amusing personal experiences and extensive research, Kaplan explores how gratitude can transform every aspect of life, including marriage and friendship, money and ambition, and health and fitness. She learns how appreciating your spouse changes the neurons of your brain and why saying thanks helps CEOs succeed. Through extensive interviews with experts, and lively conversations with real people, including celebrities like Matt Damon, Daniel Craig, and Jerry Seinfeld, Kaplan discovers the role of gratitude in everything from our sense of fulfillment to our children’s happiness.

With warmth, humor, and appealing insight, Kaplan’s journey will empower listeners to think positively and start living their own best year ever.

©2015 Janice Kaplan (P)2015 Penguin Audio

Thought provoking

Good book to listen to on audio. Loved the voice of the individual whom read the story.

Excellent work

I couldn't wait to drive to work every morning. This was not just a joyous listen on a subject we all know, it was articulate and had the right mix of anecdote and science, without the rambling. You could hear the enthusiasm in the author's voice. While listening, I purchased the hardcover and promised myself that I'd listen to this book again at least once a year.

6 stars.

Gratitude is an attitude

if you know that you need a fresh perspective on your life, learning how to be grateful is a good place to begin. the narrator takes you through her year of self exploration on leading a more grateful existence, with some worthwhile nuggets in each chapter.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Janice Kaplan is a wonderful author and narrator. She shared many of her personal experiences, which made the book seem very personable. I'd like to thank her, this book is helping me be more grateful for the things I have. I am working on my own gratitude diary. J.J.

Lovely book and I will be recommending it plenty!

This is a very uplifting and well written book about gratitude and the affect a positive outlook can have on life. The only things that I disliked was that she seems to have created a religion out of the practice. Also, it feels like things have been overly romanticized in some cases and the word gratitude (and it's variants) feels forced into odd places at times.

Loved it!

Great life enhancing lessons throughout, and deep research into every kind of gratitude no matter the circumstances.

Sincere and usable concepts

Very relatable information. I liked the way the material was played out and examples used.

Great book of ideas and perspectives on the power

Great book of ideas and perspectives about the power, beauty and elasting effect of grattitude.

Gratitude for Gratitude

Loved this book!

I was at a point where I really needed a change. Was already starting to focus on 3 things a day to be grateful for. But the idea of using gratitude to build stronger relationships was ground breaking.

This book has helped me think outside the box as to where and how being grateful and " here now" can help create a better life experience.

excellent

light-hearted read with a strong lead by example. Great narration by the author. Made me more grateful, and aware of gratitude. Thanks for sharing (: