This Gratitude Rock is a Mindfulness Exercise designed to help you remember the things you are grateful for just by looking at a rock. Just find a rock!
The rock is only a symbol, a physical reminder of what you have. Pick one you like, perhaps because it is smooth, has an interesting texture, or came from a special place. Another small object works too. Carry it in your pocket, leave it on your desk, or wear it on a chain. Whenever you see or touch it, you might pause to think of one thing you are grateful for, whether it is the sun on your skin in this moment or the work that supports your family. At the end of the day, you could take it out and recall what you were grateful for, then repeat in the morning. The rock can also serve as a small mindfulness cue that brings you out of your head and back to the present moment.
For research background on gratitude practice, see Joel Wong's article How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain describes a study of nearly 300 adults seeking counseling at a university: those who wrote gratitude letters reported better mental health weeks later than those who did not.
