Blessing others, yourself, the world, events and situations - is a practice.

You can bless just about anything that you think of. You can focus on someone you love or someone you are having difficulty with, or someone at work who is challenging.

And it is powerful.

It can change you slowly, from within and transform others as well.

In the next few days we are going to explore the practice of blessing EVERYTHING.

Because you can't bless and judge at the same time according to Pierre Pradervand.

He should know. He has practiced blessing for decades and taught others how to do so as well.

Are you ready to give it a try?

Here is a short, 90 second meditation on the practice of blessing that I made just for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6L2_hkr1kg&t=10s

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For years, actually for decades - a man has worked at my Costco checking the receipts of departing clients.
Every time he checks a receipt he pauses. and looks into the eyes of the customer on his or her way out and simply says "GOD BLESS YOU!"

I don't know anything about him. I guess from his name tag, that he may hail from a Middle Eastern country. Over the years his accent has soften and blended more into its surroundings.

It is always a treat to see him and be in his line because he is so present, and genuine, and I know he has spent a lifetime offering blessings. I often wonder how this simple and humble practice began in his life. Perhaps I will know in due. time. But probably not. It doesn't really matter.

As I watched him bless the person in front of me, on this January 6th, which many celebrate as the Feast of Epiphany, when the Magi brought their gifts to a humble child they had been lead to seek, I decided I would give this man a gift. The same gift that he had given many. I waited for my turn, and then he took my receipt. Before he looked up and before our eyes met, I said to him:

GOD BLESS YOU!

He looked up, paused for a fleeting second and replied back:

GOD BLESS YOU!

Here we were, two beings, perhaps from opposites sides of the planet and experiences, but we stopped for a moment to acknowledge each other and offer blessings.

Today, and really - every day - stop for a moment and offer someone a blessing. Send it far and wide. You never know who may need it today. It might change their life forever.

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