This wisdom comes from Sally Kempton.
I would like to share a little bit with you.


By offering blessings to others, you can heal your own heart.

This week find the time to do a ceremony of blessing. Sit down, light a candle, and stay with the breath. Breathe in, feeling that the flame of the candle enters your heart. Breathe out, feeling that the flame moves out into the world, showering grace and blessings.

For the next 10 or 15 minutes bring to mind the people in your life and imagine that the light from your heart flows to them as a blessing. Make sure to include people whom you particularly don't like. Create a simple phrase such as "May they be blessed" or "May they have health, joy and peace."
Or use the Buddhist lovingkindness prayer , the ancient mantra :Lokaha samastaha sukhino bhavantu, or"May all beings be happy"-or a prayer of your own.

Following this, bring to mind people, singly oras a group, from different parts of the world, hungry people, angry people, grieving people, suffering people, and whomever else you would like to bless. Feel that the blessings touch all of them with gentle light flowing from your heart.

Finally bless yourself-all your so-called good qualities, and also the qualities that you wish were different. Sit for a few minutes, noticing and feeling the climate of blessing that you have created.

Thank you dear Yoko for this wonderful invitation to offer blessings to others.

I know the benefits of this rite are abundant for all involved.

I think the moment is right for just doing according to the loving suggestion you share.

It is very timely.

love,
Margherita

Thank you yoko.
This is a very beautiful post.



I have just come back from a long trip and am delighted to find so many beautiful posts on Givnology.

Love, Inda
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Let us bless all things with love.

True love is unconquerable and irresistible,
and it will go on gathering power and spreading itself until it transforms everyone it touches.

Meher Baba

Thank you for the lovely post yoko.

Sending blessings to everyone on Earth.
May there be peace and friendship between all beings.

Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile as much as he who has no more to give.

Love,
Sue

Thank you for your blessings yoko.
May all beings be blessed.

Love,
Vicky



When We Touch Another
When we touch another's life
With kindness and with love,
We show a little ray of hope
Like sunlight from above.

When we touch another,
By crossing many miles,
An aching heart feels better,
And an Angel sees and smiles.

When we touch another,
Our message can be heard,
That He still walks among us,
And spreads His living word.

---Edith Smith (2001)

http://www.heartmadeblessings.org/hmbv2/default.aspx

Bless you dear yoko.
Thank you for the post.

May the world be blessed with light.

Sincerely,
Gisele

Thank you Yoko for this beautiful post.

Offering blessings to everyone!

Love,
Sylvie

Thank you for your blessings Margherita, Inda, Sue, Vicky and Sylvie and Gisele.

May you all be blessed with much light from the heart.



Love,
yoko