Bless You

You have the power to live a life that is truly blessed, and it begins with mindfulness. Mindfulness is the practice of bringing your full attention into the present moment by experiencing moments in life as it unfolds, without judgment. It’s the art of pausing throughout your day to observe your thoughts, emotions, and sensations with kind and gentle awareness. Whatever arises is acknowledged, accepted, and held with curiosity or compassion. This intentional presence allows you to regulate your focus, guiding your mind toward qualities that serve you, such as openness, gratitude, and inner peace.

To master mindfulness is an invisible act of power. To master the art of blessing yourself is another. And when you do, the benefits overflow beyond you, touching the lives of others.

Before you can live a blessed life, you need to generate mindfulness.

1. Build the habit. Practice bringing presence to everyday moments.
2. Refine the practice. Strengthen your ability to stay present, deepening your awareness.
3. Integrate the blessing. When mindfulness becomes second nature, then you’re ready to infuse your life with intentional blessings.

A blessing begins within you but extends beyond you. It is a fusion of kind thoughts, warm feelings, and conscious energy directed toward yourself and others.

To create a blessing, follow these four steps:

1. Focus on your mind. From your mind’s eye, send kind thoughts to yourself. Fill yourself with kindness.
2. Focus on your heart. Generate loving warmth from your heart and send it inward. Let warmth permeate your being.
3. Blend mind and heart. Visualise your thoughts and feelings merging, radiating through your entire body.
4. Let the blessing expand. Allow the energy to flow beyond you, touching everyone you encounter.

Mindfulness is the foundation of all blessings. You don’t need to wait for blessings to arrive. You don’t need to hope they find you. You can generate them.

At the end of each mindful moment, pause and send yourself a blessing. In doing so, you cultivate a life that is filled with intention, kindness, and warmth. It’s one that uplifts not only yourself but also those around you.

A blessed life is possible, and it costs nothing to begin or to sustain. When you bless you, the blessing flows outward and effortlessly.

Ref: Scott R. Bishop, Mark Lau, Shauna Shapiro, Linda Carlson, Nicole D. Anderson, James Carmody, Zindel V. Segal, Susan Abbey, Michael Speca, Drew Velting & Gerald Devins (2004). “Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition”. Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice 11 (3): 230–241. doi:10.1093/clipsy.bph077. ISSN 0969-5893.