From the book "Gratitude - The Heart's Opening to Joy" by Dr. Carol Cross

Gratitude is the new Survival Lightkey. It is allowing feelings of joy and thankfulness to flow into your heart by looking around at your world and seeing the good in it. You have air, give thanks for breath. You have food, give thanks for that. You have water, give thanks for that. It is Being Thankful For Your Life. And you have so very much more in your world. Look at it with open eyes and you will feel an inner joy welling up. "Thank you", youwill say. That is gratitude.

Gratitude is also accepting what is as it is and being thankful you are having that experience. One person said every day above ground is a triumph. Gravity is always pulling us down so if we are still upright we are a winner. I am so grateful for learning this. For many years I complained about all the negative things I experienced from attacks by others. They are still attacking but it no longer bothers me because there is so much good I can focus on.