“Gratitude has been really helpful for me — whenever I start to have a negative feeling or go into that kind of ruminating spiral, I just look around and say, ‘What can I be grateful for?’ I can just look at my hand and appreciate that I have fingers that move. 

And it immediately stops the negative flow from happening, that spiral of rumination… It puts it on pause. 

And then, you can try to go in that positive direction. 

Look at the light bouncing off the leaves on that tree. Look at the way it’s swaying in the wind. 

And then, already, you’re on the right path. No matter where I am, I can pull out my gratitude card.”