What is the gratitude jar? It's a physical task that allows you to take a minute out of your day, week, or month on something good that happened, and made you happy and that you're grateful for.

Today, I am so grateful for,'" she said. She also recommends creating a gratitude jar. "Every time you feel a sense of gratitude, you just jot down really quickly and you put it in the gratitude jar.

(Get tips to help kids start journaling.) Younger kids can try filling a gratitude jar with tokens or little notes as a visual reminder of practicing gratitude. Whatever you choose to do ...