The mirror is a great exercise, Juls. When having a depressive episode it´s good to hold your throat very gently and imagine there is a blue light emerging from within. The throat is the ancient emotion shakra and it´s often blocked by negative feelings. Like the artist Jean Miro said: "There are two suns in our lives: One shining from the outside and the other from within. As we grow older, the sun within us grow stronger and now I have thousand sparkles burning within me..."
Here are some thoughts on gratitude:
Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count up past mercies.
Charles E. Jefferson (1860 - 1937)
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), 'Pro Plancio,' 54 B.C.
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)