My 83 yr old mum keeps a gratitude journal(diary). Every evenng she lists the things she was grateful for on that day.

Some days she does not make an entry but most of the time she does. We recently moved and she misplaced her journal and was upset till we found it. She sat down and turned to the very first page and began to read. She was filled to the core with gratitude when she saw all the things listed on those pages.

Talk about putting someone in a good mood. She was happy for weeks.