{"id":4062,"date":"2019-12-11T20:09:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T20:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/?page_id=4062"},"modified":"2021-12-02T23:54:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T23:54:50","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books: The Best of No Small Thing &#038; Practice Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Current Titles<\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paperbackbookstanding_848x1126.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4491 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paperbackbookstanding_848x1126-226x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paperbackbookstanding_848x1126-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paperbackbookstanding_848x1126.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Best of No Small Thing \u2013 Mindful Meditations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thought-provoking and entertaining collection of favorite posts from popular ten year-old blog, NoSmallThing.net.\u00a0 Representing a fresh, mindful approach to a gratitude practice, these reflections demonstrate how little gems surround us in our daily lives needing only our attention to brighten our perspective.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1642378526\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+best+of+no+small+things+mindful+meditations&amp;qid=1575987277&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Buy Now Via Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-best-of-no-small-thing-mindful-meditations-deborah-hawkins\/1135472117?ean=9781642378528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Buy Now Via Barnes &amp; Noble<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What readers are saying:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I love this book. I couldn&#8217;t stop turning the pages. These stories teach us how to be aware of and be grateful for the little things in life, which in reality, are not little things at all. This is a book of stories and observations that you can read to inspire and motivate you. I&#8217;ve been reading one every morning.&#8221; &#8211;Jack Canfield, Co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, Amazon, December 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Interesting vignettes of Chicago and beyond. Through Deborah Hawkins eyes, the world which goes unseen in the blur of everyday life comes into focus, one Small Thing at a time. Discover joy in places you wouldn\u2019t suspect.&#8221; &#8211; <\/em>xlator via Amazon<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Deborah Hawkins has quite the perspective on life\u2019s situations and circumstances. She has a way of simplifying the complicated, and filling her day to day events with the discovery of goodness and gratitude which is something to be appreciated.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/didi.oviatt.wordpress.com\"><strong><em>https:\/\/didi.oviatt.wordpress.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-hook=\"review-collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<p><em>&#8220;After reading these stories and using the workbook (Practice Gratitude) I noticed how my perception changed.\u00a0I am looking for the good more often than not and with the year we all have had that makes a world of a difference.&#8221; <\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sophrilreads.com\"><strong><em>https:\/\/sophrilreads.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paperbackstanding2_693x872.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4492 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paperbackstanding2_693x872-238x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paperbackstanding2_693x872-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/paperbackstanding2_693x872.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a>Practice Gratitude: Transform Your Life \u2014 <em>Making the Uplifting Experience of Gratitude Intentional<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An easy to follow guide on cultivating a personally uplifting and empowering gratitude practice. Picking up where traditional gratitude journals leave off, focusing on self-inquiry and mindfulness, this guide can show anyone how to identify what makes their lives more joyful or meaningful and use this understanding to see pleasure and abundance already in their lives and in new situations.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Practice-Gratitude-Transform-Experience-Intentional\/dp\/1642378542\/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=practice+gratitude%3A+transform+your+life&amp;qid=1575987045&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Buy Now Via Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/practice-gratitude-deborah-hawkins\/1135398546?ean=9781642378542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Buy Now Via Barnes &amp; Noble<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What readers are saying:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Deborah Hawkins&#8217;s lessons and exercises of gratitude, gathered from a life of internal reflection and mindful meditation flow with speed and grace. At this time when fear and powerlessness are so real to all of us, we share a common resistance to listen and be openhearted. We remain unconscious to the mystery of life and the elements of healing. Deborah has given us a gentle, clear guide with exercises and practices that can be used right away by anyone who is longing for a deeper spiritual experience.<\/em>&#8221; &#8211; C. Stone Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Deborah Hawkins&#8217; books have become my calm in the sea of life. The exercises in PRACTICE GRATITUDE and the brief but powerful readings in THE BEST OF NO SMALL THING help me get through the day. Hawkins&#8217; concept of &#8220;No Small Things&#8221; are exactly that &#8212; moments that have enriched my life in big ways.&#8221; &#8211; <\/em>S. 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