If I have time to exercise, I do it, but I don't fixate on numbers like weight or waist size. Numbers don't work for me.

So many self-help ideas are like meringue - you take a big bite, and there's nothing there.

There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives.

'Thank you power' is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go back and reflect on them - so you've got this sort of repository of good stuff in your past.

A thankful outlook smoothes the rough edges off life.

It is hard to get in the habit of forcing yourself to find three things on a regular basis that you are grateful for.

I now find magic in the mundane. I'm also more creative - better able to look beyond the obvious and come up with new story angles.