Without the ability to savour, or even see, the good in life as we bustle through it, there's no ground to receive goodness into.
The mental and emotional self must be cultivated, like fertile earth, to be able to give and receive the things that matter.
This article by Rosalie Dores for Optimal Living includes a 25 min video where Jon Kabat-Zinn talks about 9 essential attitudes to cultivate, to be able to appreciate life more fully.