Try taking a few moments to do some breathing exercises, or start a gratitude journal.

She also keeps a 'gratitude journal', in which she records three things she's grateful for every day.

With a higher number of items to record, the task of writing in a gratitude journal can become too tedious for individuals to comply with.

They were told to keep gratitude journals.

Participants who kept daily gratitude journals reported increased overall gratitude, positive affect, enthusiasm, determination, and alertness.