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Gratitude Books for everyone's TBR

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 Blog no. 3 for the Gratitude series! Read this where I give you a brief review for top 3 gratitude books and also reccomendations at last... Book #1 One thousand Gifts By- Ann Voskamp This book is a practical guide to living a life you want. A life of joy, sweetness and fullfilled desires. One thousand Gifts invites you to wake up to god's everyday blessings, to cherish them, feel lucky and feel thankful. You will discover in this piece that giving thanks for what you already have, what life you are already living brings the life you always wanted to live Book #2 Apple Cake: A gratitude By- Dawn Casey It is a short rhyming story which might even remind you of your childhood story books but this tiny tan book has alot to learn from. This book is a mix of old tales and cute kids' stories. Where you see a girl thanking nature and showing gratitude for all she has. Book #3 Choosing Gratitude  By- Nancey L. DeMoss The Gratitude that flows out of our life as abundant as the grace t...

A guide to Gratitude Journal for beginners/teens + Gratitude Journal weekly Prompts

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 This is the second blog for the Gratitude Series September! I hope you liked the last one but if you haven't read that already, check it out after this. This blog includes: My different definition on gratitude How to maintain a gratitude Journal guide Gratitude Journal weekly Prompts exclusive by us! ━☞Gratitude is being a trend over social media but it is not meant just for the sake of clicking sweet pictures with #gratitude .... No way! You really need to do it rather than just being the part of the social committee however I do agree that it might help too as a step onto practicing. Gratitude is the way of being thankful for everything you own and make it count rather than morning about what you do not have.. Maybe you want a new laptop or of a specific model just for the sake of it and you morn over it but how would it be if you feel good that atleast you already own a good working laptop and a phone to do your things  and be thankful for it that makes you happier. Alread...

A basic guide to practice gratitude for beginners/teens ♡

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 Didn't expect something like this from me huh?? But I got it! As I told the same in the newsletter. (Haven't read it yet...check at the end of the post) Our theme for this month is GRATITUDE ♡ What does this mean?¿ It just means to be thankful for what you have, what you can do and what happens with you. It is just practicing thankfulness and being positive, which (you take my word) leads to greater happiness. Gratitude helps you feel more positive, relish all those good experiences, improve your body and health, deal with adversity and build strong relationships But now you know what it is and do feel an ignition inside that why not do this? The big deal here is how to practice gratitude? I am going to be good at this? OR What if I just leave it in the middle? OR What if it is just a waste of time? There is nothing to worry about! You don't need money and plenty of hours to do this all you need is some kicks from your inside to do this! How do you do this?¿ Here are my 5 ...

List of 50 books launched past year!

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A list of 50 books written recently in 2019 that are increadible to read. Enjoy this list and maybe one of these might take up the place of your favourite book. 1) Normal People by Sally Rooney 2) The testaments by Margaret Atwood 3) The Silent Patient by Alex Micheldies  4) Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 5) The institute by Stephen King 6) The Dutch House by Ann Patchet 7) The nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 8) The Most fun we ever had by Claire Lombardo 9) Wilder Girls by Rory Power 10) A good girl's guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 11) The Farm by Joanne Ramos 12) City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 13) The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes 14) The starless sea by Erin morgenstren 15) The turn of the key by Ruth Ware 16) Recursion by Blake Crouch 17) Ask again, yes by Mary Beth Keane 18) Such a fun age by Kailey Reige 19) The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 20) The whisper man by Alex North 21) What the wind know by Amy Harmon  22) When all is said by Anne Griffi...

Children Fiction Books from 1900s that compel you to finish in one sitting! + Book recommendations

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 " Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times only if one remembers to turn on the light" - Albus Dumbledore (fictional character from JK Rowling's Wizarding World) I promised, this month will be lot exciting because we will try to recover and be normal back again after what has been happening from past 6 Months. There are already 2 blogs out for this month so check them out after this one if you haven't really done that yet! Here are top 5 Fictional Books that you will read in one sitting if you are a fan of fiction. These might be  books you would have heard of but never tried so let me tell you they are really worth trying and reading within a day. 1) The Secret Garden (1909) By: Frances H. Burnett This books is a wonderful piece of historical children fiction as per today and is considered by most readers and critics as the author's best novel. The story is as mysterious as a light for-fun reader would want. There are many editions of this book from ...

A tsp inspiration on how to plan your day + Weekly planner printable!!!!

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 'Do something instead of killing time because time is killing you!' - Paulo Coelho Planning your day is the second step to being productive after commitment. When you plan your day you know exactly what to do and how your 24 hours are going to be used. So, 'The Productivity and Books Spot' bring to you a blog which includes a tsp of inspiration on how to plan your day. We have made this extremely crisp and you can look for more inspiration in our other blogs + there is a free weekly planner printable!! In the end. We solemnly swear reading this will make you good! Firstly, you need a pencil and paper to begin (you can use our printable planner which is there at the end) or an electronic device. Next write down all the things that you need to do in that particular day and priortize them. And also figure out how much time you need as breaks in which you can basically do any thing of your will.  Also estimate the time required for each task, keeping a bit extra, because i...

Start being Productive from Today!!!! Here are 7 tips to help you out.

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Welcome to the Productivity and Books Spot!!! I am very happy to bring a new identity for us and I hope you liked it. Now, even though our lives have started to come back together being productive becomes a very challenging task for a few. But if you have the spirit and determination than it is just a piece of cake. but if you haven't then these simple and basic  7 tips are there to pitch you up. 1) Until 0 Countdown well, if you have lots of tasks to finish up then start by kicking of the sack and know everything that you want to do and lastly grab a pen and paper to write down a To-Do List. Now lets come to our trick of "Until 0 countdown" for this you basically number your tasks in reverse order depending on how many tasks you have and count one less as you tick of one task.  For example, if you have 9 tasks to do then order them starting from 9-0 and this way whenever you finish of one task you are one number more close to 0 in other words getting your tasks finished....

3 Books that are hitting the bookshelves all across the world from March till July!

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'A book is a magical piece of paper that lets you travel to Far Away places without even leaving your chair!'- Katrina Mayer  The author of The Mustard Seed Way Hello! Bookworms. Welcome to 'The Productivity and Book Blogs'. Today we have got to you a research in which we picked up Top 5 relevant books that are hitting the bookshelves all across the world from March till date. Well,as we have got plenty much of time to read books and also to keep ourselves indulged in something alot of people are reading the books we have in our list to keep themselves going. Book #1 The bookish Life of Nina Hill By Abbi Waxman The Bookish Life Of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman is a beautiful and at the same time funny life story of Nina Hill, who is the only child of a single mother. The story revolves around her perfect life around a bookstore and a pet named Phil. when her father whom she never knew suddenly dies, she meets her entire family with innumerous brothers and sisters, the story...

The Urging Ordeal

~THE URGING ORDEAL~ Eva was heading for a jog on a Friday evening beside a nearby lake. She could see the hills fading in the fog and to her surprise there were no birds in the sight. She was certainly thinking of the dream from last night and only she could recall was flashes of her miserable days in the orphanage and the harassment she went through. But then she tried to abolish those thoughts by feeling grateful for the parents who adopted and raised her. Her phone rang interrupting her stream, it was an unknown number. “Hi, am I speaking to Ms. Eva Holmes?”, the unfamiliar voice responded from the other side. Trying to recognize, she replied with a pause. “Yes, you are! Who’s this?” “I’m Josh from Merry Orphanage. As you are currently an incredible lawyer and most of all you grew up in this orphanage itself, it would be an honor to invite you to our 30 th anniversary to encourage our children and share your experience”, he offered. Eva hesitated and said, “umm… can I have...

The boy in Striped Pajamas will rock your striped socks!!!

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'Sitting around miserable all day won't make you any happier.' (a quote from the book The boy in Striped Pajamas), and in lockdown all day home with nothing to do might even drive you crazy😀 📖Hello, The productivity and book blogs today bring one more book review/analysis. And today's book is 'The boy in Striped Pajamas' by John Boyne We are bringing books for binging during lockdown/quarantine. And The Boy in Striped Pajamas   will leave you in goosebumps. Set in early twentieth century, the book might feel a bit out of track in the beginning but as you continue to read you won't stop until finished. The ending might seem abrupt as during the flow you expect more but the story ends suddenly to leave you with loads of thoughts and feelings. The story might make you smile, laugh, cry and cringe but it is amazing. A best read to enjoy during a long break.🌼 The book talks about finding happiness in loneliness and quit discrimination because everyone is the ...

How Wonder by RJ Palacio is a Wonderful book? Book Analysis

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Ooohhh, we have something for books today!!📖 Hello,  productivity seekers, study enthusiast and bookworms, today  wehave a wonderful blog on a wonderful book called ' Wonder ' ( uff! So much of wonder wonder) This can be a life changing book, something that will definitely bring a change to your way. And so, 'The Productivity and Book Blogs' are here with the books Analysis. The book analysis/review is completely a personal opinion that might vary from person to person because of their taste and according to a fiction, classics, fantasy and children's book lover Wonder is a must read for each and every person. Wonder is the debut book of our author RJ Palacio ( Raquel Jaramillo ), this book voices out a strong message that has to be heard and learnt. "Strong people don't put others down, they lift them up."  Talking about this wonderful book in words is a tricky job but Palacio has done it very beautifully. The story revolves around a 10 year old bo...

An Exciting and Brand new Bookclub comes Your way!!!

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Hello, and welcome to "The Productivity and Book Blogs" Today we are delighted to Exclaim that we have an exciting and Brand new bookclub called  Matilda's Library. Well, this is a community/ bookclub to gather bookworms all around the globe.  This bookclub is for all young bookworms  to join. It is for all those who wish to to discover a new world of fantasy or fiction each time they open up a book. However, Matilda's Library doesn't have any particular genre as favourite. Matilda's Library is for those who want to read to experience just by flippin' pages. Matilda's Library (#bookclub) is on Goodreads.  How to be a member of the Bookclub🧐? 🔸So open Goodreads page ( www.goodreads.com ) on any browser and then sign up/in yourself. 🔸Then complete your profile 🔸On the top right, find the option of Community   🔸Click on groups 🔸And search "Matilda's Library (#bookclub)" 🔸Click on the hyperlink And tap on "Join Group" 🔸There...

Fulfill Your Goal of Reading 100 Books per Year- Tips on How to Read More

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Very Well said by Our Wizarding World creator JK Rowling. Your life can be completely transformed if you read good books. Hello Bookworms !!! Welcome to "The Productivity and Book Blogs"  Our today's extremely short and quick Blog attracts readers. If you are a Reader and are Struggling onto completing your yearly reading goals or want to know how you can read more then, here we come up with 3) Quick Tips to make you read more. it will be a little similar to one of our blogs-   How to feel a book while reading .  1) Grab something Interesting     Well this tip differs from person to person, it focuses onto finding your personal interest, what genre is it that you enjoy, something that makes you keep reading. Is it horror, fantasy or romance that you can keep yourself attached with. 2) Always carry a book around Whether you are watching a TV or enjoying a long ride make sure to keep a book by your side because that makes you even more anticipated to read it ...

Fun Filled Activities to perform while at Home

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" Home is where love resides, memories are created and laughter never ends"  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we all are stuck at home and these past 2 months at home were full of boredom, family time, cooking-shooking, sleep, binging, etc. But now after everything we've tried, it’s time to do something more, something out of the box, something that hones creativity and wakes up the best in you.   Welcome to The Productivity and Book Blogs!! and as always, we are here for something different, something that you might be looking for and something that is genuine to be talked about. Today, we are here with 5 Awesome Fun-filled Activities to try at home.   1)          1)  Making a Family Tree Well, we have loads of time nowadays to spend with our family, burst out with laughter on old memories while sipping some tea together. But how about exploring your family even deeper, remembering how it all started. In this lockdown time...