inside deborah norville's edition(9)

It’s an age-old adage that we should count our blessings. In her new book, Deborah Norville sets out to prove that two little words—thank you—can do wonders to improve the quality of our lives, making us happier and healthier human beings in the process.

In Thank You Power: Making the Science of Gratitude Work for You (published by Thomas Nelson), Deborah brings together behavioral and psychological research. Utilizing her skills as a reporter, she spent two years combing journals and other sources, focusing on quantitative data. She discovered that a thankful mind-set can actually predict a positive outcome.

In her personal life, Deborah  found that things improved when she was grateful, that by simply being “cognizant of the positive things and thankful for what you have in your life, you can undo countless negative effects and eliminate stress.”

Deborah (shown here with her dogs Puck and Polo) practices what she preaches, counting her blessings daily in a silk-covered journal and reminding herself to “notice the small things, overlook the little annoyances, and not worry about what’s coming next.”