This isn’t your typical sweet book about gratitude (gag)
It’s a memoir of survival
My last-ditch effort to save myself from myself
ACCIDENTAL AUTHOR, KRYSTIN CLARK, HITS AMAZON BEST SELLER LISTS WITH NEW BOOK, “THE GRATEFUL JAR PROJECT”
It began as a curious experiment
What would happen if I wrote down three things I was grateful for, every day, for a year… no matter what?
The paramaters of my experiment were simple.
1) Every day, write down three things I am grateful for from the last 24 hours,
2) Deposit the note into my Grateful Jar,
3) On Winter Solstice, empty the Jar and revisit the notes.
This isn’t just a book about gratitude, it’s really about:
Being deep in the long-haul endurance phase of solo parenting (divorced nearly a decade, and three years into living on an isolated, ferry-accessible rocky coastline), without community, outnumbered, while actively healing generational trauma.
Navigating a timeline collapse—the sudden, simultaneous implosion of career, location, and housing—using The Grateful Jar as a (desperately needed) coping skill when my life is stuffed into an attic, outnumbered by a teen, a pre-teen, a bouncy dog, donning a pair of foam earplugs.
Observing my inner toxic narratives with detachment and playful imagination, while trying to summon compassion for myself, my well-intended choices, and my circumstances.
Learning to unhook from codependence by exploring how to calmly express my needs, while protecting my peace from the emotional reactions of others.
Unsubscribing from the opinions of others, reclaiming my personal sovereignty, and rediscovering myself, while beginning to hold space for recently unearthed dreams.
The Grateful Jar Project
tangibly demonstrates how to rise above inner chaos and tune into appreciation—
even when you have no walls,
no bedroom door,
waking up in the freezing pitch-black at 5:00 AM to go work an early shift,
while living in a house full of night owls
whose heavy, unedited energy
is constantly threatening to choke your own open attic space.
Infused with pure, gold-standard gallows humor,
The Grateful Jar Project reflects the oozing, raw, glorious mess of transformation.
True story!
This book was written by hand while locked in the car during my kids’ school days—steam on the windows, a tired dog sleeping in the back after a forest hike—furiously weaving together actual notes from the first year of my Grateful Jar practice.
Hi-- I'm Krystin, and I am the keeper of a Grateful Jar.
Without a doubt, the Grateful Jar Project has shaped my life in ways I never could have anticipated.
What began as a 'curious experiment' quickly proved itself to be so liberating, that it continues to be my most empowered daily ritual, nearly a decade later.
Not only have I reduced my own stress, anxiety and depression, I have mastered the art of appreciation, and shifted a simple practice into profound mindfulness.
"Our words have power... that's why it's called spelling!"
“Krystin has a way with words that is truly life medicine! Reading The Grateful Jar Project transported me to the wonder that surrounds us all. I love her deep dives into divinity and how she brings everything to life, whether it be a thought, a movement, an unknown whisper, a dog, her Little Roommates, or a jar full of ‘gratefuls’.”
~Elizabeth MacLeod
Founder, Wild Woman Enchanted
Author & Illustrator of the Wild Woman Mystery Cards
The Grateful Jar Project Shaped My Life
Faster than I ever could have imagined
Clear Boundaries & Less Fretting
Reflecting every evening made it easy to identify where boundaries needed to be set or reinforced. Turning inward instead of reacting outward allowed me to trade chronic fretting for hope and possibility.
The Family Ripple Effect
The jar had an unexpected, beautiful influence on My Then-Little-Roommates. Hearing their random declarations of gratitude in a chaotic house blew my mind and changed our family dynamic forever. Ten years later, they still start sentences with, “I am grateful…”
Scavenger Hunts with the Universe
I stopped being a passive victim of circumstance and became an active participant in life. The jar evolved into a daily scavenger hunt for magic, tuning my intuition into amplified synchronicities and unexpected opportunities.
My Gratitude Advocacy
“Krystin Clark boldly holds the essential banner of gratitude and waves this flag for others to embrace! Her recent presentation to the Women’s Connection of Pender Harbour had her audience laughing out loud and created a refreshed awareness of the importance of gratitude in our lives. Her talk was lighthearted, inclusive and heartwarming. Her book ‘The Grateful Jar Project’ follows the essential attribute of gratitude in daily life and is a delight to read!”
“After hearing Krystin speak I was inspired to start my own Grateful Jar on the 2018 Winter Solstice. I am so grateful I heard her speak and that I took up this practice- my world is changing moment by moment and with each passing day! As I breathe, pause and reflect I become more and more grateful”
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thumpity thump thump…
thumpity thump thump…
beats my grateful, grateful heart
