How I started making dua with a grateful heart and it changed everything

For years my duas were just a long list of “Ya Allah, grant me this, bless me with that” - almost like I was placing orders without realizing it meant I focused on what’s missing, and that felt heavy sometimes. Recently I switched it up: now I say “Ya Allah, Alhamdulillah for the rizq You’ve already given” or “Shukr for making that difficult thing work out so perfectly” - acting as if the blessing is already there and thanking Him in advance. Just changing the words changed the feeling inside me during dua. Anyone else try this?