UPDATE: The winners for this giveaway are Alexandra Martinez and Kathy Kortegaard.
Happy October, friends! Over the past several months since I launched Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal, I’ve been excited to receive some wonderful feedback on the thought-provoking prompts and questions, and the coloring pages.
I decided to create this journal because adopting a gratitude practice has been life changing for me; it’s shifted my perspective, boosted my mood, and enabled me to hold on to optimism during some of the darkest times of my life.
And I chose to include coloring pages because I’ve been obsessed with adult coloring since it became a thing. Sitting with my markers and a book with intricate pictures or mandalas, I feel relaxed, completely focused on the present, and joyfully connected to the creative part of my brain.
If you haven’t yet picked up a copy—or if you’d like an extra for a friend—now’s your chance to win one.
And because the best gratitude practice is rooted in appreciation for yourself, I’m also giving away a copy of my good friend Shannon Kaiser’s new book The Self-Love Experiment.
About Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal
This flexibound interactive journal includes questions and prompts to help you reflect on everything that’s worth appreciating in your life.
Sprinkled throughout the journal are fifteen coloring pages depicting ordinary, often overlooked objects that enhance our lives, with space for written reflection on the page.
Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal will help you recognize your blessings, focus on the positive, and foster optimism so you can be your best, happiest self every day.
About The Self-Love Experiment
Whether you want to lose weight, land your dream job, find your soul mate, or get out of debt, it all starts with self-love.
Shannon Kaiser learned the secrets to loving herself, finding purpose, and living a passion-filled life after recovering from an eating disorder, drug addiction, corporate burnout, and depression. She walks you through her own personal experiment, a simple plan that compassionately guides you through the process of removing fear-based thoughts, so you can fall in love with life.
If you want to change your outcome in life, you have to change your daily habits and perspective. The Self-Love Experiment will help you do just that.
The Giveaway
To enter to win a copy of Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal or a copy of The Self-Love Experiment:
- Leave a comment below sharing something you’re grateful for today or something you appreciate about yourself (or both!)
- For an extra entry, share the link to this giveaway on one of your social media pages and include that link in a second comment
You can enter until midnight, PST, on Sunday, October 8th. Books will ship during the week of October 16th (as I’ll be on vacation before then).
If you’d rather not wait to grab both of these books you can find Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal on Amazon here, and The Self-Love Experiment here.
FTC Disclosure: I receive complimentary books for reviews and interviews on tinybuddha.com, but I am not compensated for writing or obligated to write anything specific. I am an Amazon affiliate, meaning I earn a percentage of all books purchased through the links I provide on this site.
About Lori Deschene
Lori Deschene is the founder of Tiny Buddha. She started the site after struggling with depression, bulimia, c-PTSD, and toxic shame so she could recycle her former pain into something useful and inspire others to do the same. You can find her books, including Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal and Tiny Buddha’s Worry Journal, here and learn more about her eCourse, Recreate Your Life Story, if you’re ready to transform your life and become the person you want to be.
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I am grateful for my loving, forgiving and understanding boyfriend. 🙂
I am grateful to my Spiritual Master for guiding me on Spiritual path. Only an illumined soul can enlighten another Soul, just like a burning Candle is needed for lighting another Candle.
I am grateful for my ability to communicate and for my discipline.
I am grateful for all the beautiful music I can listen to every time I need it.
I appreciate my sensibility that allows me to understand the people and to know what they are feeling.
I am grateful for the chance to snuggle with my dog and watch the new season of Arrow, safely in the warmth of home while the winds pick up outside.
I am grateful for a fun, memorable afternoon with my husband and daughter exploring a pumpkin patch farm.
I am grateful for my favourite tree, that sits outside my window, and cheers me up whenever I look at it!
I am grateful that I was given another whole day today to put to good use.
I am grateful for having Tiny Buddha to look forward to each morning to start my day. It has helped me through an extremely difficult year.
Today I am grateful for my daughter Chloe Pearl. She gives me a reason to live. I suffer from bipolar depression and anxiety disorder. Sometimes things get bad but when I think of my sweet little girl she lifts me up. Love her sooooooooo much!
I’m grateful for being myself even though so many times people criticize me for being so sensitive because of which I faced so many hurdles but I always felt that it is the biggest strength I have which made me learn life’s so many biggest lessons in becoming more stronger myself which I am today 🙂
I’m grateful to see the sunshine reflect off the wind chimes in my bay window, in a house I worked so hard to build.
I’m grateful for my job and the opportunity to keep learning. Not everyone has a job or the means to grow and learn. I’m grateful every day that I can wake up and go to work.
I am grateful for the blue sky, crisp fall weather and the trees starting to silently show off their colors.
Im grateful today for the general communication I had today with everyone I work with, how we help one another and understand each other.
I’m grateful for loving myself enough to take care of myself…
I am grateful for my health, my family and dear friends, and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of hungry and food deprived children.
i am grateful for my home, my health, good food, family and friends, and furry companion animals.
Grateful for the opportunity to make changes and improvements in my life, as challenging as they are.
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I’m grateful for each new day, the ability to learn and grow, go out into the world and perhaps make someone smile, and the friends who push me to be my best self (even when I sometimes resist their positive affirmations about me). And my cats. 🙂
I’m grateful for the life that I have and the people that are a part of my life. I couldn’t make it without them.
I am grateful for the life I have made for myself and for the opportunities I have every day to be the best person I can be. I am grateful for the peace as well as the struggle because both help us all connect with each other.
I am grateful to this universe for all good moments which have made me humble and for all
tough moments which have made me strong and courageous!!
I appreciate Tiny Buddha very much!
I am grateful for the people in my life who bring happiness and calm.
Thank You!
I live in Las Vegas – not feeling too grateful this morning – the killing, the sadness-when will it stop ? Why? Grateful for the sun and beautiful blue sky ❤️
I am grateful to be healthy and have the love of my family.
I am grateful to doing the work I love in service to others: teaching yoga, offering massage, and writing inspirational and informative articles and books; living in my dream home, in my dream town in my dream state, commuting less than 4 miles a day, and living the life I began manifesting many years ago by becoming clear, writing it down and repeatedly taking risks. It’s been a long process with ups and downs but soooo worth it!
I’m grateful to have another chance every day to do what I can & spend more time with people I love. I’m also grateful for resources like TinyBuddha, as I learn to work on self-love & work on a “detox” spiritually and mentally.
I am grateful for waking up this morning and all the many simple things we often take for granted.
I am grateful for Mam and how she got up with me today at 6.30am and made me a cup of hot tea before I had to hit the road to drive back home.
It was raining for over a week here in Texas. My 16 year old daughter and I would watch people walking in the rain as we drove by. She said, “that must be horrible to have to walk in the rain” It was nice of her to notice that she could always have it worse. However, for 2 or 3 days I saw a woman purposefully walking her dog in the rain, as she seemed to enjoy it. So, I have 2 thoughts. One, I am grateful that I have a car, an umbrella and a jacket, but my eyes have also been opened to those who actually love to dance in the rain. With the temperatures having been in the 100s, we are all just grateful for the rain!
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grateful for friends that can lift me up when I’m down.
I am grateful for all the support I have received in the past several months.
In January 2017 I was in a really bad place and was thinking of ending my life. After going to the a crisis appointment, I was admitted to the hospital for a 72 hour hold. Once I was released I was put in an extensive therapy program. Making myself discover self care and when I need to practice that has been eye opening. I have and still do suffer from major depression at the age of 47 years old. While continuing my therapy, I have realized that I need make sure I have self care and know when to recognize when I need it.
I spent last week working with some colleagues who are Deaf / Hard of Hearing last week on increasing access to services for individuals with limited English proficiency and those who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. Today I am grateful that I am able bodied, and that I am able to hear and communicate with others in ways that others cannot.
I’m grateful for today!!!!!
Today i’m grateful for stickers! And drinking water, as always. Recently, i’ve been trying to find the small things to be grateful for, to help me make it through the days.
A friend’s daughter was killed in a car accident yesterday. The deputy was chasing a stolen car that ran a red light and crashed into her car. She and her friend were killed instantly. Her dog lived. I am so grateful today for my own life and my sons and their families. I am also grateful for living each moment the best I can.
It may seem cliche but I despite what is happening in my own small world and the big scary world that we live in right now, I am truly grateful for: my health, all my limbs, the roof over my head, my fridge full of food and my friends.
I am an extremely fortunate person and I remind myself everyday.
I am grateful that I have been able to muster the courage to start recovery from my eating disorder
Im very grateful that I get up in the morning and the pain of the past doesn’t hold me hostage any more. I now work daily on making my life the way I choose to be happy. Its difficult but I am putting one foot in front of the other.
I’m taking a class about global inequalities and we’ve been discussing poverty and what that implies. Something I had never considered before was that it isn’t just a lack of income to meet basic needs, but also a “capability deprivation”, or lack of ability to express yourself and live a life in adherence to your values and passions. For example, if someone believes in eating plant-based and organic but can’t afford to buy those foods, or if they have a passion for dance but can’t afford lessons, they are deprived of the freedom to live a life that they enjoy.
That being said, something I’ve been especially grateful for lately is my financial security to the extent that I can pursue the passions and hobbies that give me joy and help fulfill my spiritual needs. Specifically, I recently went vegan! I am so grateful to have the money to be in good health and adhere with a diet I strongly believe in. 🙂
I just started reading your articles about 2.2 months ago and they have been inspirational. Thank you.
Lino
I am grateful for my family and the realization of how precious life is.
I am grateful for new and timeless friendships that have pushed me out of my comfort zone in the recent months. My life and heart feel fuller.
I find that after being unable to live a normal life for so long I take such pleasure in the tiny things
I’m grateful for this warm blanket on my lap as it’s getting colder outside today.
I’m grateful Amana decided to cover a defect in their fridge! Such a relief!
I am grateful in the time I would have given into my inner voices(neg. talk) when time gets stressful I turn to my pen and my paper. Today esp. was so bad that it triggered my old habits but did not give in to them.