Not "I'm grateful for my family". Specific moments. The smaller, the better.
Thing one
Something that went okay, even slightly →
Thing two
Something that made you feel — even briefly — not terrible →
Thing three
Something small that you actually did today →
These happened. They're real. Your brain tends to skim past them — you just didn't let it.
Martin Seligman's Three Good Things study (University of Pennsylvania) found that writing 3 specific positive events daily — even for one week — significantly reduced depression and increased happiness for up to six months. It works by training attention, not by forcing positivity.