The Mother of All Virtues

When I’ve recommended a book on this blog, it’s always been one that I’ve personally read and enjoyed. The recommendation for today is a bit different. This is a book I plan to read beginning in January, and I invite you to read it along with me.

Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life

is written by Angeles Arrien, a cultural anthropologist and teacher who explores the concept of gratitude through a wide range of stories, teachings, and reflections. The book is structured as a 12-month journey, with each month focusing on a different aspect of gratitude. It’s a practical sort of book, full of journal prompts and exercises designed to help readers cultivate in their own lives what she calls “the mother of all virtues.”

For some time I’ve been wanting to practice gratitude more deliberately and deeply, and I think this book might help me do so. It occurs to me that you might want to take the journey with me. I’ll be blogging occasionally about how my practice of gratitude is going. I’d welcome your comments and reflections too, if you choose to come along.

You can order Arrien’s book by clicking here: Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life.