Bowing for Good News
Each time Eliezer saw Hashem's help, he stopped to bow and thank Him, teaching us to thank Hashem for good news.
Twice in a single day Eliezer stopped everything to thank Hashem. When Rivka told him she was the daughter of Besuel, he bowed and blessed Hashem, who had not withheld His kindness and truth from his master. And when Lavan and Besuel agreed that the matter came from Hashem, the Torah says that he bowed to the ground before Hashem. From these bows Chazal draw the lesson that a person should give thanks to Hashem for good news. Eliezer did not wait until the mission was over, the camels unloaded and Rivka safely home. The moment he saw Hashem's hand, he thanked Him.
Source: Bereishis 24:26–27 and 24:52, with Rashi on 24:52; Midrash Bereishis Rabbah 60:6
Good news often reaches us in the middle of a busy day: a message that a test came back clear, a child's call, a deal that went through. We feel relief and move on. Next time, stop for ten seconds before you answer the next email. Say, out loud or in your heart, Baruch Hashem, thank You for this. If the news is about someone else, tell them you are thanking Hashem with them. The halacha even gives a bracha for good news; let your own thanks come right away, as Eliezer's did.