Top 10 Gratitude Exercises To Practice Even When Depressed Exercise 1. Say Thank You To Everything You Encounter Exercise 2. Keep a Gratitude Journal Exercise 3. Show Your Gratitude Exercise 4. Once in a While, Think About Loss Exercise 5. Take the Time to Enjoy Your Surroundings Exercise 6. View the Good Things as a Gift, Not a Birthright Exercise 7. Keep the Focus on Others, Not Yourself Exercise 8. Be Really Specific Exercise 9. Move to Advanced Gratitude Exercise 10. Gratitude Meditation