The Rabbis would break expensive crystals at weddings and sing sad lyrics to somber the mood.

One should not engage in anything that weighs on the mind before davening. Better to learn clear cut Halachos

Another approach is to engage is happy things relating to mitzvos before davening. summary either seriousness, Halachos, or Simcha.

One should take take leave of friend from a Torah thought

We learn from Daniel to daven with windows, daven 3 times a day and to Jerusalem.

We learn from Chana to have Kavana, to eneunciate the words but not out loud, that a drunk can’t pray, that one should rebuke someone doing skmething wrong, that one should stick up for themselves if accused wrongly, that one should bless someone they falsely accused, and that davening drunk is like idolatry.

Chana said צבאות bc if Hashem has such huge legions of celestial spheres how can it be that she can’t have one child!

A sotah who drinks and is Found innocent gets blessed. Acc to r yishmale, a barren woman will have her womb opened and acc to r akiva, an already fertile woman will have increased blessing in childbearing. Acc to r yishanel, Chana threatened to become a sotah so her womb would open.

Chana davened for זרע אנשים- either a prominent child, child who would make two kings, child equal to moshe and Aharon, or average child.

Shmeul ruled in presence of Eli hakohen who wanted to punish Shemuel with death until Chana intervened. He ruled that a non Kohen May slaughter a Korban

Chana spoke harshly towards Hashem and said why did you have me breasts if not to nurse. Eliyahu similarly spoke harshly to Hashem and said it was Hashems fault people sinned.