The Book

Practicing gratitude through keeping a daily journal has always struck me as more chore than joy. When I realized that on Thanksgiving, many families add an element of fun by writing thankful thoughts on the feathers of a homemade turkey, I decided to take it a small step further by making a more tropical yarn bird on which the feathers reflected animals that made me smile – because aren’t we grateful for anything that makes us smile? And shouldn’t we smile and be grateful year round?

And thus, a book was hatched. Creating Delight: Connecting Gratitude, Humor, and Play offers dozens of ways you can create tangible displays of gratitude that are playful and often humorous, along with much more, such as:

• How to give and receive compliments effectively
• How to use template shapes for inspiration (Suggestions for the musical notes and piano keys on the wall of ivy: Highlight people or things that make your heart sing or the names of songs, genres, performers, or composers you enjoy.)
• Long lists of topics that can be the focus of your smiles and gratitude
• Rituals to encourage playful, joyful gratitude connections (including an early version of the idea of “awe walks”)
• How to create giveaways like “Good Fortunes” and “Gratitude Letters” (Even unsent, the letters can have a positive effect.)

Creating Delight provides concrete ways you can bring delight to people of all ages, and in doing so, to yourself.

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