I would like to share a new self-help journaling book with you. Gift Shop of Gratitude: A Journal to Explore the Journey of Your Life by Peter Lovenheim. I received a copy of the book in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the products you purchse.
I couldn’t wait to sit down and read Gift Shop of Gratitude: A Journal to Explore the Journey of Your Life because it shares gifts we would find in different Gift Shops which is Charlie had still been #homeschooling we could have visited the Gift Shops the Author mentioned as part of a Field Trip.
The Author touched on so many items I hold dear including Stuffed Animals that belonged to Charlie and Suzzie. As well as T Shirts David has purchased for me that allowed me to share the story of the items with Charlie.
The chapter on Tote bags took me back to trips we would take to see my parents and the Store I stopped in where David and I purchased my Indian Tote bag I still use to this day and I was able to write down in the book why I wanted this tote bag.
I can’t wait to share Gift Shop of Gratitude: A Journal to Explore the Journey of Your Life with my friends and family and to see what memories the book evokes in them. As well as our neighbors. Along with my brother who will be packing up his home to move here to be close to us as he finds things of my parents that was left after there death.
About the book:
WRITE YOUR LEGACY
Visit 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
Meet the Author: Peter Lovenheim
Peter Lovenheim is an author and journalist whose articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, New York magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Parade, Moment magazine, The Washington Post, and other publications.
His book In the Neighborhood: The Search for Community on an American Street, One Sleepover at a Time, won of a Barnes & Noble Discover Award and the First Annual Zócalo Public Square Book Prize.
Lovenheim holds a degree in journalism from Boston University and in law from Cornell Law School. He teaches narrative non-fiction at The Writers Center in Bethesda, MD and splits his time between his hometown of Rochester, NY, and Washington, DC.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
