There is a comfort in rituals, and rituals provide a framework for stability when you are trying to find answers.

I'm about as straight an arrow as you'll find out there.

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.

'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.

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