How to take the couselor???

I went to the counselor yesterday.  I do not know how to take it, she wants me to write down five or more “good things” a day and bring them back to Tuesday. I do not know if I want to do that. I am not a shallow person, and I do not want to “sugarcoat” my problems away. I want to take control of them, and learn when to see the bad days and deal with them.