Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Dear Gratitude: An Anthology

Dear Gratitude is a collection of magnificent letters and essays written by people with various perspectives on gratitude. This anthology was created by Chris Palmore, who, on December 30th, 2013, chose to celebrate his birthday by writing his mom a message of appreciation and posting it on her Facebook wall, not knowing the events that followed would set him on a journey of gratitude.

Chris traveled to different states and countries looking for people who were willing to share what they were grateful for. He interviewed many, young and old, rich and poor, sick and healthy, male and female, from all walks of life and posted the videos of these interviews on his website and on different social media platforms. He met a lot of interesting people in the process, and the more he got involved in his quest for gratitude stories, the more determined he became to share these experiences with others.

In 2020, Chris wrote about how his journey began and decided to construct an anthology of gratitude in which others could share their stories and experiences. He successfully achieved this, and Dear Gratitude became available on Kindle just in time for Thanksgiving, allowing readers to get a different view on gratitude and discover that happiness is really a state of mind and a matter of perspective.