cover image Attitudes of Gratitude in Love: Creating More Joy in Your Relationship

Attitudes of Gratitude in Love: Creating More Joy in Your Relationship

M. J. Ryan. Conari Press, $14.95 (199pp) ISBN 978-1-57324-765-8

Conari Press cofounder M.J. Ryan admits that while it's easy to be grateful for sun, rain and good food, it's much harder to practice gratitude in intimate relationships. But adding gratefulness to a relationship can help remind people why they fell in love in the first place, fuel happiness and even deepen love. In Attitudes of Gratitude in Love: Creating More Joy in Your Relationship, Ryan (Attitudes of Gratitude) presents a multitude of brief essays on not taking love for granted, ditching feelings of resentment, the benefits of relationship gratitude and giving in order to receive. The book's boxy shape and colorful cover make it an appropriate gift. (Aug.)