In this New York Times bestseller, Janice
Kaplan spends a year living gratefully and transforms her
marriage, family life, work, and health. Her pioneering
reseach was praised
in People and Vanity
Fair and hailed on TV shows
including Today, The O’Reilly Factor, and
CBS’s The Talk.
On New Year’s
Eve, journalist and former Parade editor in chief
Janice Kaplan makes a promise to be grateful and look on the
bright side of whatever happens. She realizes that how she
feels over the next twelve months will have less to do with
the events that occur than with her own attitude and
perspective. Getting advice at every turn from
psychologists, academics, doctors, and philosophers, she
brings readers on a smart and witty journey to discover the
value of appreciating what you have.
Relying on both
amusing personal experiences and extensive research, Kaplan
explores how gratitude can transform every aspect of life
including marriage and friendship, money and ambition, and
health and fitness. She learns how appreciating your spouse
changes the neurons of your brain and why saying thanks
helps CEOs succeed. Through extensive interviews with
experts and lively conversations with real people, including
celebrities like Matt Damon, Daniel Craig, and Jerry
Seinfeld, Kaplan discovers the role of gratitude in
everything from our sense of fulfillment to our children’s
happiness.
With warmth, humor, and appealing
insight, Kaplan’s journey will empower readers to think
positively and start living their own best year ever.