Appreciation

There is a certain true way of receiving divine blessings. 
After receiving divine blessings,
you must never forget your gratitude. 
Forget, and you shall regret. 
You will be unable to receive divine blessings later on. 
If you do not forget your gratitude,
you can receive future blessings as you wish.

GII: Tsugawa Haruo 11-1

Perhaps the most universal of all human desires is the desire for happiness.  We all want things to go well; we all want to feel good about ourselves and our lives.  The key to receiving continuous divine blessings and gaining true happiness is gratitude.  Our grateful heart is the bucket we can use to draw from the inexhaustible well of divine blessings in the universe.

How can gratitude bring us divine blessings?  First, true gratitude opens our eyes to all the blessings that surround us - the blessings we have received from the moment we were born.  When we appreciate all these blessings, we gain a truer perspective on the extraordinary quality of our lives and feel a happiness and satisfaction beyond words.  This is the miracle of appreciation.