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Art of Gratitude The

Meredith Gaston Β· 2016
91/100
πŸ‘ Worth It

Meredith Gaston's The Art of Gratitude is part wellness book, part art book, and it earns credit for being genuinely both. The 200 pages combine Gaston's original watercolor illustrations with reflective text, practical exercises, and journaling prompts grounded in her work as an integrative health coach. The result feels less like a list of tips and more like an invitation to slow down and notice what's already good. The visual element alone sets it apart in a crowded gratitude-book market. For readers who bring a faith lens to gratitude practice, the framing is secular wellness rather than spiritual, so it's a complement rather than a replacement for devotional reading. Distributed internationally through Penguin; Gaston is a bestselling author in Australia with a strong track record.

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