Incorporating an attitude of gratitude in your day can make you happier, feel more alive, sleep better, improve friendships, and even boost your immune system. Best of all it can be fast and easy. Get started now:

1. Think small. Sure, that work promotion is great, but you can also be thankful for small things too, like a cup of coffee with a friend.
2. Freshen it up. While you’re grateful for loved ones, be more specific. When your child takes dishes to the sink or your significant other pumps gas for you.
3. Keep a gratitude journal. Keep a log online, in paper form, or on slips of paper in a jar. On down days, re-read all the good that’s happened.
4. Get out and observe. Take a walk and note the fresh air, trees, flowers, warm sun, blue sky. On the way to work, notice something new each day.
5. Reach out. Think of the people in your life who’ve been there during difficult times. Reach out and let them know with a phone call, text or old-fashioned thank you note.