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The Gratitude Project

Hello, My name is Christine Frame-Martin AKA The Gratitude Diva - My story is pretty simple- I want to share gratitude with the world.
Some background-
I was a single mom of 3 kids in So California is the 80's. My husband, my kids father, chose alcohol and drugs over us. It happens. Way more often than it should.  I spent the 80's and 90's raising my kids. Yes, lots more than that happened but the point is- I have a story, sad at times, OK, very sad, but so many of us do. I do not want to concentrate on that sad story. What I want to talk about is today. Where I am now.

In 2007 I had a spiritual and personal crisis. A lot happened to get me to that point and that crisis led me to Florida and very soon back again to the Midwest.  That crisis, in 2007, was a revelation that led me to discover what my true purpose in life is. It didnt happen overnight, it took many years of growth and research. 

And that is where I am today, that is what the Gratitude Project is all about. That growth and research. I began practicing Gratitude and it led to so much more. Practicing Gratitude led me to learning about forgiveness and unconditional love. In those years while I was growing and learning, I saw people in pain and realized, over time, that what I need to do is teach others what it is I have learned; how to practice gratitude, which leads to learning how to forgive, love, and find real peace. 
I have a real desire to change hearts and by changing hearts, we will change families...leaving a legacy of love and kindness that otherwise would not have been.

I have talked to many people over the years, I have over 6,000 people who follow my writing , so I have heard from many people! This is how I know that this project is important. 
You may ask- why a fund raiser?  In my heart I feel with the amount of people out there who are in pain, I need to take the Gratitude Project to the world on a larger scale than I am able to do alone. So I need help to make it happen. I do not want to drone on and on.....I just want you to know how important this is!
With respect and humility I share with you my idea-


The Gratitude Project
Over the last 8 years I have developed an idea based on my own experiences. I have wrote a book (The Gratitude Project) based on the research I have done on gratitude, forgiveness, and unconditional love.   The book leads people to what I call, a Gratitude Challenge. I have a challenge that I run on Facebook and on my blog called The Gratitude Challenge . Here I share with others what practicing Gratitude (and encouragement and random acts of kindness) has done for me and can do for them. It is important for people to learn self-love and love for others. That is what the Gratitude Project helps us all learn to do. And it changes us!  Fundamentally at our core, we change.

I have an idea that will tie the book with the project/challenge so that it can reach more people and hopefully have a greater impact. I want to get the book published ( this is in process- see update), create a website for marketing and drawing people in to join the challenge and create an APP for people to be able to stay connected to gratitude no matter where they are.  My hope is to tie these all  together, Book+Website+APP, so the project will reach more people! More people that will learn the power of gratitude, joy, encouragement and how sharing kindness with others can impact more than their own lives. 
The feedback and interest in this project so far is Big and reinforces in me how important this is. And it encourages in me the thought that this project can be big enough to actually change lives! As if there were any doubt!

I want to bring this to the world. I believe in the power of love and gratitude, the power it has to change lives.  I want to have a chance to bring it to more people.
Regardless of whether I get the financing or not, I will continue to work hard and I will get this out to the world. It may take a bit longer but I know I will get it done.

If you believe that gratitude, love, forgiveness, encouragement, service to others, and a JOY in this life is important and would like to help me get this launched; please donate!  Any amount helps and is appreciated!

Here is where the money is going:

$600.00 for marketing my book. My publisher offers some marketing services for a fee that will help to get The Gratitude Project out there! I would like to be able to do that.

$5000 Professional Website,Maintenance,Marketing

$5,000  Data Base Driven APP

These are estimates that I arrived at by doing research and talking to people.

"I feel if more people can be inspired to live a life filled with gratitude and joy, not only for themselves but for others, then we will be changing this world one grateful heart at a time!" ~ The Gratitude Diva  :)

In Gratitude Always~ Christine

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Christine Frame Martin
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Martinsville, IN

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