"The Secret" Gratitude Book

Oooh...have to say...I just LOVE my Secret Gratitude Book. It's gorgeous to look at, lovely to feel, and fun to use.

The waxy outer cover has the look of old leather and is embossed with the words "thank you" in many different languages. Some of the embossed gold-tinted design looks as if it's been worn away by time. The flap on the front is magnetized so the book stays neatly together when not in use. Inside, the front and back covers are lined with a slightly metallic rich brown color, and the lovely ancient-looking script is used in the helpful quotes on each of the creamy pages. Topping it off is a red ribbon similar to the red color used in "The Secret" seal, to keep your place in the journal.

All of the packaging used for "The Secret" items is so lovely - and so coordinated. Everything has an ancient feel to it, and seems precious in the best sense of the word.

The Gratitude Book has introductory instructions that tell us to say "thank you" 20 times before we begin any writing, and to really mean it. Then, we open up to a 2-page spread; on the left-hand page, we write phrases of gratitude related to the things we currently have. On the right-hand page, we write phrases of gratitude related to the things we're currently working on bringing into our lives, but we write in the present tense as if we already have them.

If desired, we can repeat our "thank you" in between the two pages and/or after we finish with our second page. I'm really enjoying using this lovely purposeful journal. :)