I can relate. It's amazing how powerful the regular practice of gratitude has been for me in combatting my depression. I hadn't been particularly diligent about it till something like 10 years ago — sure, I took pleasure in things wherever I could, but doing things that are fun or feel good isn't quite the same thing as focusing on gratitude.

It was Thanksgiving, and I was in quite a deep depression, this being a few years before I finally managed to get on an antidepressant that actually worked, and as the holiday approached, it occurred to me that I might start a daily practice of listing all the things in my life that I'm grateful for. Within a week, I went from feeling pretty hopeless about life to feeling just mildly depressed. This, then, became one of the many tools I've continued to use over the years to combat my depression.

Appropriately enough, I'm grateful I too stumbled upon this practice. 😊