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WRITE YOUR LEGACYVisit a museum, a national park, a castle in Europe, or even the local zoo these days, and you’ll likely be directed to “exit through the gift shop.” A gift shop can be a metaphor for life. And that’s how award-winning journalist Peter Lovenheim found the inspiration for this book as a gift shop of gratitude.
Through the lens of twenty common gift shop souvenirs, you are prompted to recall and organize all the things in life you’re most grateful for. Consider the snow globes and ball caps, the T-shirts, postcards, and jewelry—and let them bring to mind the people, places, and life experiences you hold most dear.
After reading a chapter about the evolution of scented candles, what do you remember about the aroma of your mother’s cooking? Do key chains prompt memories of a friend or mentor who opened important doors for you? Does a bobblehead recall a beloved teacher or athletic coach?
This special book will surprise and delight you with the memories it evokes. Then, by journaling your answers in the Gratitude Pages to these thought-provoking prompts, you’ll create your own personal memory book.
- Perfect gift for parents and grandparents to chronicle their family legacy
- Evokes cherished memories that can be shared for generations
- Become the co-author of this book about your own life
- Create a treasured family heirloom for children, grandchildren, and those
A propos de l'auteur
Peter Lovenheim is an author and journalist whose articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, Parade, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. He teaches nonfiction writing at The Writers Center in Bethesda, Maryland. His previous book is
In the Neighborhood, winner of The First Annual Zócalo Public Square Book Prize.
Résumé
Let's Be Grateful for the Gifts in Our Lives
You have seen blank gratitude journals. You write an entry each day about what you are grateful for. This book is not at all like that.
Whether you’re visiting a museum, a national park, or even the local zoo, you most likely see signs directing you to “exit through the gift shop.”
That’s the idea behind Gift Shop of Gratitude. Slow down as you pass through the gift shop—a metaphor for life itself. Slow down and examine the snow globes and ball caps, the toys and postcards and jewelry. Put a new spin on the gifts and people and places in our lives that have brought us happiness and joy.
Through the lens of gift shop items, award-winning author and journalist Peter Lovenheim asks you to look for gratitude in a new way. He prompts you to create a bobblehead from a beloved athletic coach or teacher, for example, or evoke the smell of a childhood memory, such as burning leaves when browsing through the candle section, or think about the pivotal moments in your life at the key chain counter to recall people who opened doors for you.
Shop the many aisles of the Gift Shop of Gratitude. Jot down your moments of self-discovery and create a memory book not only for yourself but for your family. The best things in life cannot be bought, but a shopping trip down memory lane will help you create a rich heritage of gratitude for the gifts of life.
- Perfect gift for the grandparent in your life
- Designed to evoke specific and cherished memories
- Become the author of this book, too, as you jot down your answers to the thought-evoking prompts
- More than a blank page, an heirloom to create for generations to come
- Discover all that is good in your life
