Ten years ago, I had an experience that impacted me greatly. Our friend's wife was losing a twelve-year battle with cancer, and at the same time, his daughter was in the hospital with a virus that had rendered her temporarily paralyzed. My husband and I wanted to go to the hospital to visit his daughter and pray for her. However, because her immune system was so compromised, we couldn’t do that, so we went to the hospital chapel instead. In communicating with our friend to let him know our plans, he would end every text and every email with: "make it a great day!" When we met him at the hospital, I asked him about this statement that he used so frequently. His response shook me to the core: "if I don't find the good in each and every day, I will end up in the fetal position on the couch unable to tend to either my wife or daughter. And sometimes, the only good in the day is that the nurse smiled." His lifeline was to look for the good each day. 

When consistently practiced, this easy but powerful habit can help you get through tough times and change how you view them. Among difficult moments, there are good things – we just need to intentionally recognize them. Consider jotting down the positive things that happen to you, whether it's in the morning, at the dinner table, at night, or whenever you have a moment to reflect. Notice the impact when this simple practice becomes a habit. You might just start seeing your life and the world differently.