Daily Gratitude: How do you summon this courage? Starting simple. Get a piece of paper or your phone/computer and record just one thing you are grateful for. One tiny thing. That’s all. It will help your spirits even if just a tiny bit. Put down another small thing and so on. If you can hold on and do this for 10 things, no matter how small, your mood will be better. Once you feel better, you can continue listing the things you’re grateful for. Trying to think of them will take your focus off the hard times. Once the focus is elsewhere, that will also help your mood. Keeping your mind off the bad things is key to altering your outlook. And making you happier, even if just for a bit.