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In *Grateful*, Diana Butler Bass explores why gratitude is both essential and challenging, addressing the “gratitude gap” between personal feelings and public life. Blending history, spirituality, and cultural insights, she reveals how gratitude can transform individuals and communities. With heartfelt stories and practical wisdom, Bass reclaims gratitude as a path to deeper connection, healing, and thriving—a powerful, timely call to embrace a more radical practice of thankfulness.

Mark Nepo’s *The Book of Awakening* is a profound and inspiring guide to reclaiming joy, presence, and vitality in daily life. Drawing from his journey as a philosopher-poet and cancer survivor, Nepo offers poetic insights on spirit, love, and resilience. Each day’s reflection includes an exercise to awaken the mind and soul, encouraging readers to embrace life’s beauty, navigate hardships, and savor the wonder of each moment.

In *A Hidden Wholeness*, Parker Palmer explores the yearning for undivided lives aligned with inner truth in a fragmented world. He introduces “circles of trust,” spaces honoring the soul, where individuals support one another in reconnecting soul and role. Through compassionate insights, practical tools, and stories, Palmer offers a transformative path to personal integrity and community wholeness, making this book an inspiring guide for fostering identity and integrity in modern life.

In *Chatter*, psychologist Ethan Kross unpacks the science of our inner voice and its profound impact on our lives. Through compelling research and real-world stories, he reveals how negative self-talk—or "chatter"—can harm our mental health and relationships. Kross provides practical tools to transform this inner dialogue into a source of strength, resilience, and clarity. Thought-provoking and actionable, this book is a must-read for mastering the most important conversation: the one with yourself.