Deborah Norville

“I've been blessed, acne never knocked on my door. I think I look pretty darn good.”

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

“The biggest surprise, which is also the best, is that I didn't know I would love motherhood as much as I do.”

“I was brought up Methodist, christened as a little baby and went to church every Sunday.”

“I sensed that my life was better when I focused on things that were working as opposed to focusing on the long list that goes wrong, but I wanted to know if there was any validity to that.”

“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.”

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

“'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.”

“What I've learned is there's a scientifically proven phenomenon that's attached to gratitude, and that if you consciously take note of what is good in your life, quantifiable benefits happen...”