SHUKR

"Look more closely, before wanting more."

Think back over yesterday. You probably remember one irritation in detail. You have probably forgotten the hours that went well.

This is not a flaw. It is how we are made: what goes well weighs nothing, and what weighs nothing ends up invisible.

For fourteen centuries, Shukr has been the Islamic tradition's answer to this. Recognize the blessing with the heart. Express it with words. Bring it to life in actions.

A book you read, and a book you write

Shukr has crossed the centuries; what Daya Layla brings is a way to approach it today. A verse, a reflection, a page waiting for you: SHUKR alternates what it passes on with what it asks of you. A guide first, then a gratitude journal.

Every verse quoted has been verified. It carries its exact reference, and the Qur'an translation used is named: Saheeh International.

The forty-day cycle

A few minutes a day. One blessing, seen three ways. A few words. Nothing more.

No printed dates: you begin on the day you choose, and after an interruption you pick up again with nothing to catch up on. The cycle waits for you.

A copy that becomes yours

Once filled in, this journal resembles no other — your handwriting, your forty days, your way of seeing.

166 pages. First title in the 40 DAYS series; others will follow.