This means that we must be grateful and in a state of awareness. This provides much greater benefit than many prayers or prostrations done mechanically. 

St. Isaac the Syrian teaches, "A fire cannot be ignited in wet wood, nor can the divine fervor be kindled in a heart that loves ease."

You make 100 prostrations rush, rush, rush. Even if you make them properly what do you do afterwards. 

Striving for uniformity with God's will in the midst of difficulties takes practicing perseverance and cultivating prayer in trials and hardships.

Feminism today is satisfied to steal just a little piece of you. 

Catechism pp. 20-21

Divine Providence 

After finishing his prayer rule a man considers himself absolved of the duty to pray and fruitlessly sets off deceiving himself.

Man is the Master of His creation and has been given the freedom to rise to God. 

Don't think you're insignificant beings and that your prayer is not heard. 

Then it dawned on me that I like the ringing of the bells. It's a song that has significance.