WHY THANK? What's the big fuss about? Why is thanking people so important? Let's hear from some experts who have researched gratitude extensively:

GRATITUDE RESEARCH From Professors of Psychology, Michael McCullough (formerly of SMU, now of University of Miami) and Robert Emmons of University of California, Davis: http://www.acfnewsource.org/religion/gratitude_theory.html http://www.beliefnet.com/story/51/story_5111_2.html http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/labs/emmons/ http://www.smu.edu/newsinfo/releases/00338.html   GRATITUDE SURVEY RESULTS Results from a nationwide Omnibus survey commissioned by spirituality.com: http://www.spirituality.com/pressroom/gratitude_graphs.jhtml

GRATITUDE AND BUSINESS A business professor writes about the positive effects of gratitude in the workplace. http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/064/gratitude.html   GRATITUDE AND MEDICINE WebMD on gratitude: http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/make-gratitude-adjustment   GRATITUDE QUOTATIONS http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/gratitude/