Bless Your Life

A blessing can be seen as several things.  Merriam Webster dictionary defines it as "approval that allows or helps you do something."  This is like when you seek the blessing of your parents to get married, or the blessing of your family to take a new job.  It can also be a self blessing or an acknowledgement of the blessing of God upon your life.

A blessing can also be "a favor or gift bestowed by God which brings happiness," according to Dictionary.com.

A blessing can also come from an individual. It can be in the form of a sense of approval for you. It can be in the form of words spoken in a loving way. It can the supportive behaviors and words of loved ones as you move along your path.

The opposite of a blessing is a curse. Sadly in our society there are many curses flung around--and not all of them are cuss words, but they carry the same energy and attitude as if they were.  How many times a day people are rude to each other, pushy, impatient, gossipy, judgmental, harsh, or just plain mean--each one is a type of curse.  The problem with curses is that, just as with blessings, they tend to have a boomerang effect. Which accounts for why so many people seem to be pretty unhappy with their lives.

A blessing also tends to boomerang.  When we speak loving words of encouragement to each other it will come back. When we look at others with genuine care and try to comfort others in times of distress, that will come back.  When we are open to listen to others, open to see the best and highest good in those who cannot seem to see it for themselves, we are blessing them and that will come back too.

The purpose of a blessing is not to gain anything though that often is the ultimate result.  The purpose of a blessing is to bring more joy and light and love to the world.  To enlighten us up.  It does not require a ministerial ordination to do this.  It does not require any special schooling or training to be a person who bestows blessings.  Every person has within themselves the same power and capability to give love, light and joy to others.

Today my goal is to bless everyone I come into contact with--even if that contact is through the Internet or social media.  I can choose wisely what I share in order to uplift and bring light and love to the world. I can choose in my personal relationships to give hugs, to listen, to be genuinely present and to give genuine care.

I can also choose to bless my own life. The activities I do, the words I speak, my body and health, my relationships, my creativity and more can receive the same loving kindness and care that I choose to give out. I choose to be a blesser. I choose to receive blessings. I ignore curses. I bless the cursers, knowing they need the light and love. I choose to be a giver of love, light and joy today.

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