In Judaism, we are told to say 100 brachas (prayers) each and every day. The reason is to remember that the Creator is responsible for our lives and has a hand in everything we are. Rambam says one can recite a Bracha to express pleasure for food or drink, or just before you are to perform a mitzvah, or to give thanks, express praise, or for a request to always remember the Source of All Blessings. Check out http://www.aish.com/literacy/mitzvahs/Lively_Introduction_to_Blessings.asp for more information! Before you jump in and say the blessing, pause and consider what it is you about to offer the blessing for.... do it with intention!
I often take things for granted or complain, such as about the achiness in my body, but then need to pause and realize that at least I can move my body and am in decent health and say a bracha for that.
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