"If You Light a Lantern for Another, it Will Also Brighten your Way"

I'm chanting in appreciation this morning. 

Sometimes when we are worried about something, 

all we have to do is switch our prayer to appreciation 

and just bask in good feelings for awhile. 

Try chanting in appreciation the next time you feel stressed or worried. There really always is something to appreciate and ay "Thanks Life!" 

Then, if you really want to boost your spirits, 

call or visit someone to encourage them. 

I guarantee you will feel great after that! 

Daisaku Ikeda writes on page 93 of Faith in Action:

"Nichiren Daishonin writes, "If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your way" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 1898) Please be confident that the higher your flame of altruistic action burns, the more its light will suffuse your life with happiness. Those who possess an altruistic spirit are the happiest people of all."