Have you ever experienced a noticeable change after sending a Blessing? I have a few times and one in particular stands out. This young man working for me had a real chip on his shoulder. I silently sent him a Blessing. When I returned several minutes later, he was very courteous and offered to assist […]
Valentine Blessing Feb 10, 2013: What part of your community or our world would you bless?
When I go about my day, there is so much negative press. Many people listen to the news first thing in the morning and the last thing at night. This proved to be a real downer for me, so I’ve gotten away from that old habit. I don’t even have a news feed as my […]
Valentine Blessing Feb 9, 2013: How did you feel the last time you felt someone sending you a Blessing?
When I know someone has blessed me, I feel special and I feel gratitude for the situation that has brought our hearts together. Even if the Blessing has followed a sneeze, I always attempt to make eye contact and say, “thank you.” Lately, I’ve started saying “Bless your heart” following a sneeze. Many times the […]
Valentine Blessing Feb 8, 2013: Was the last Blessing you sent, spoken or silent?
I feel comfortable verbally Blessing someone I am close to, in a place of worship, when someone sneezes or my goodness, when I hold a new baby. It feels appropriate and rarely do I feel embarrassed. But there are other times when I am not comfortable or I think I might make the other person […]
Valentine Blessing Feb 7, 2013: Do you know how to say Bless your heart or Bless you in another language?
Recently I heard a couple of women awing and cooing over a new born baby. I heard “bendiga su corazón.” My ears perked up because I knew “su corazón” meant “your heart”. As I watched these ladies, they had softness in their eyes and in their voices. I knew whatever they said, came from their […]
Valentine Blessing Feb 6, 2013: Have you ever blessed an animal?
I bless animals with the same intention as I bless people and situations. I don’t know if they feel “better”, but I do. Animals don’t know what a Blessing is in the human sense of the word. But, I believe they can feel the difference if we are in our hearts not our heads. When […]
Valentine Blessing Feb 5, 2013: Do you bless your meals?
I can remember it was always my Dad you said grace before every evening meal. He would say, “Bless oh Lord, this food to our use and us to thy service and keep us ever mindful of the needs of others”. When we were young girls my parents taught me and my sister the following: […]
Valentine Blessing Feb 4, 2013: Why were you last prompted to bless a person, animal, area or situation?
It seems easy to send a Blessing to another that may be facing a troubling or emotional situation but I forget about myself. If it is a highly charged situation I have little control over, I do find peace following a blessing and if I don’t, I send myself one. It is very comforting to […]
Valentine Blessing Feb 3, 2013: Did you have family traditions or celebrations involving Blessings?
When I was very young, I thought Blessings only revolved around my faith and it was the clergy’s job to Bless. I’d bow my head and receive a Blessing. I loved to be in a church service when a new baby was blessed. I could tap into this incredible feeling of wonder and joy. Many […]
Valentine Blessings February 2, 2013: What does a Blessings mean to you?
Blessings mean different things to different people. For some it is something that revolves around faith but at other times it seems inappropriate to bless. We’ve all greeted another by saying “how you doing” when in fact we really didn’t care about the answer. It was just polite conversation like, saying “bless you” when someone […]