Thanks for reminding us that everyone has the capacity to send out conscious love and kindness without having to gain any ‘approval’ from anyone or any organization or go through any training. You and I can send out blessings, and receive them too, anytime, anywhere, as long as we are willing.

Thank you for the powerful message.

I almost feel like I know you. I’m certainly familiar with your wonderful voice. Thank you for all that you put out there for us Sounds True listeners. The way you interview is truly intuitive and inspiring. It’s food for me. Thank you for dedicating your life in such a powerful and healing way. If you get back a small fraction of what you put out, you will be one of the most blessed souls on Earth.

Bless you,

Timarie Quelle

My fiftieth year had come and gone;
I sat a solitary man in a London shop,
An open book and an empty chafe cup on a marble table top.
While on the shop and street I gazed,
Of a sudden my body blazed,
And twenty minutes more or less,
It seemed so great my happiness,
That I was blessed and I could bless.
—William Butler Yeats

May we all be overcome by this kind of grace.

gael@yokibics.com

http://www.yokibics.com

This is a powerful post Tami. Such goodness being reminded of what we are actually meant to do for each other…are called to do for each other…can choose to do for each other. Blessings galore to you and yours

I also have to mention the beatiful saying of intention from Dave Gerlits response – “May Grace flow through me.” What a beautiful intention to carry with you in your day to day life.

I still remember the first time I did that on the elevator going in to work. I hated being in a climate-controlled highrise for hours – it felt like a prison from which I would never be released. But just that act of sending a silent blessing to a stranger brought a lightening to the whole environment! Here was something I could (secretly) do that was potentially helpful to others and also made me feel good. Remembering that first “blessing” while reading your post made me smile. Thanks!

I am the only child in 26 grandchildren that was not christened as a Catholic. To this day I don’t know why, and when I have asked my mother, she told me that the Anglican church was the closest to our house.

I think there was more to this statement than meets the eye! So for many years, when I would visit with my cousins, we would go to mass, and when it was time for communion, all would go to line up, but my Aunts would always tell me that I was to stay put. I never knew why, but I felt jealous of my cousins being able to go and receive communion.

My father in law, when I was in my thirties, told me that I could go and receive a blessing if I wanted. What a revelation! So since that time I have received blessings. The last? It was at my lovely father in law’s funeral.

So why is a blessing in a church I don’t belong to so soothing? I think blessings are beyond the scripture, they are a reminder that we are worthy, and I am grateful that I realised that there are no ‘rules’ to being blessed.

Looking forward to Dangerous Old Woman #3 tomorrow

Thank you so much for this blog post.

At the end of last year, I reflected on the intentions I wanted to set for 2010.

I decided to set intentions for this year, rather than New Year’s Resolutions, because of the positive experiences I’ve had when I’ve set intentions during my yoga and meditation retreats at Kripalu.

After much reflection, a powerful intention emerged for me: “May Grace flow through me in 2010.”

I’ve tried to actualize this intention by cultivating presence – by staying in the moment, in the now as much as I can.

Your blog post has given me another powerful tool to let grace flow through me – to give blessings wherever and whenever I can.

Thanks so much for another timely post that is just what I need, just when I need it.

May you and your company continue to flourish, providing everyone the opportunity to receive the benefits of the precious teachings that are offered. May your great generosity in providing these free podcasts, so full of profound wisdom and insight, be returned to you a hundredfold!