@hopeful33250, Hi, Teresa, as a long time journaler, I began keeping a gratitude journal at the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak. Learned long ago that using a mundane, college ruled spiral notebook made my journaling more "user friendly" than the fancier ones. And an added benefit was that pages written during times of crisis, anger, and what I might not want another to come upon later made later ripping out those entries easy.

Upon waking each morning, I jot down a few gratitudes and do the same again as I go to bed each night. I work at listing things not mentioned before. Sometimes that proves a more difficult challenge than I can manage. However, the daily twice/day ritual of just recording something is helping keep my focus more positive.