Blessings are the key

And eternal life is the lock. Why gratitude matters.

The first thought our Tradition invites us to think when we wake up is: "I am grateful."

The Modeh/ah Ani prayer manifests this concept:

מוֹדֶה (מוֹדָה) אֲנִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מֶֽלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם שֶׁהֶחֱזַֽרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְּחֶמְלָה, רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ:
I give thanks to You, living and everlasting Sovereign for You have returned to me my soul with compa…