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Gratitude

Writing down three things you're grateful for each day sounds simple. It works better than you'd think.

Your brain naturally pays more attention to what's wrong than to what's going well. Especially in recovery, you can focus on everything you've lost or that's still hard. That makes you low and vulnerable.

Gratitude trains your brain to see the good too. Research shows that people who practice it regularly sleep better, feel less down and feel more connected to others.

It doesn't have to be big. A cup of coffee in the sun, a message from a friend, a day without using. Write it down, so you can read it back later.

Gratitude doesn't mean polishing away hard things. Both can be true: it's hard, and there's something good.