Gratitude: A Spiritual Way of Life

By Christine A. Adams

Author Christine A. Adams maintains that it's the times we're tried and tested that we most need the reviving, renewing, restorative powers of gratitude. Discover how and why to be grateful - always! As you page through this little volume, count your blessings and watch them grow!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hanley-Adams Publishing
• Release date: Oct 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215198773

Christine A. Adams

Christine A. Adams, M.A., has been writing about issues of addiction, relationship, spirituality, and education for over 22 years. She has over 2,000,000 separate books and pamphlets in print with works published in 23 countries translated into 21 languages. Chris, an English teacher, was also formerly trained as an addiction counselor in 1986. However, most of her writing parallels her life experiences. Her early writings were about the alcoholic marriage, adult children of alcoholics, teen alcoholism, and sexual addiction. Then came books about spirituality, relationships, grief therapy and education. One of her best known recovery books is the Elf Help gift book, One Day At A Time Therapy which is still selling in places like Taiwan, Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Indonesia, Austria and Brazil. Her other books include: Claiming Your Own Life: A Journey to Spirituality--- Holy Relationships--- Living In Love: Connecting To the Power of Love Within--- and ABC's of Grief: A Handbook For Survivors. Her most recent book is a fictional narrative, based on her years of teaching, called The School Factory. Visit her at www.christineaadams.com

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First paperback edition September 2022

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Foreword

At certain moments, gratitude comes easily. We are full to the brim with joy, and that feeling naturally spills over into thankfulness for the goodness and grace of our lives.

At other times, gratitude is nearly unthinkable in times of pain and illness, loss and grief, trouble and worry. How can we be thankful at times like these? Why should