365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life John Kralik
Lately, I’ve been pondering gratitude. How can I be more grateful? How can I better express my gratitude? I was delighted to find this book, 365 Thank Yous. Sadly, my disappointment with this book began almost immediately when on page 14 I read, “Then I heard a voice: ‘Until you learn to be grateful for the things you have,’ it said, ‘you will not receive the things you want.’ (14).”
Wait a minute! We are not called to have a spirit of gratitude so we can accumulate more things. We are called to be grateful because our very existence is a gift. We are loved more than we know-another gift! We have been gifted with talents to use and share with others.
I cannot recommend this book because I do not agree with his premise. In spite of this, I did finish reading this book. Instead of reading this book, I recommend that we all write a thank you note or two or 365 to people who we need to thank! Thank you, dear reader, for faithfully reading and encouraging me to keep reading and writing! I am grateful for each of you!
This sounds like thoughts from the entitled generation. Thankfulness and gratitude are to be offered for the kindness and generosity offered, not to achieve something in return.
Seems like a great sermon could be made to discuss this premise.
Thanks for suggesting this a future sermon idea. I’d like to write a gratitude sermon soon.