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In
late May of 1990, I was in Hawaii on the beautiful garden island of Kauai.
I was on a hillside overlooking abundant, lush green life and experiencing
the thrill of the ocean. After feasting my eyes on the beauty and splendor
of the day, I sat down, went inward and began to meditate, bless and pray.
Within a short while I began to sway back and forth so strongly that I
tipped and rolled over on the ground laughing! Suddenly I noticed that
someone else was also laughing and I looked up the hill to see a large,
round, joyful Hawaiian woman with a very beautiful, expressive face. She
was still laughing as she said, " I hope I
didn’t
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embarrass you, it
was just so funny watching you sway and pray and tip over like that!"
I
smiled in surprise at her astute and intuitive perception as a moment of
peace-filled silence hung in the air. She said she was Moayna and invited
me to share her jug of tea. Interestingly, she had two blue plastic
glasses and somehow served me in a very elegant and grateful manner. As
she served me, I felt myself struggling to find the words to ask her how
she knew that I was praying, when she looked at me rather sharply as if to
interject and spoke. "I sense that you are a very good and wise
person, I like you. I am sure you are good at many things besides being
funny!" I was touched by the sincerity of her face and then laughed
so hard I sprayed some tea and then and managed to say Thank you!
Although
I was very familiar with profound synchronicity and intuition in my life,
I still found myself speechless at the kindness of her words as she
continued. " I feel I am here to share with you my greatest secret
and I somehow feel that you are ready to receive it."
She
removed her sharp gaze as if to give me a moment to assimilate her words
and humbly looked down at the Earth in silence and breathed deeply a few
times before continuing.
"My
secret is considered by some to be the most powerful and simple technique
in the world. It is an ancient secret, which has been given to humanity
from many cultures and in many forms. As you share this energy you become
attuned to the Divine or Spiritual Power within yourself and your world.
Your loving use of this incredible Power is the secret for attaining
health, happiness, prosperity, peace and success! The way you can tune
into this Power and have it work for you is so simple ~
THE
SECRET IS THIS :
Bless
everyone and everything that
represents
what you want to create!
That's
the simple truth of it!
To
bless something or someone means to give recognition or emphasis to a
positive quality, characteristic or condition, with the intention that
what you recognize or emphasize will increase, continue or come into
being. What I find so beautiful about this process is that the blessing
you do for others assists them as well as you! Everyone wins and the
universe dances! Iris, you are actually quite good at blessing and I hope
to inspire you to get even better with this teaching, so please listen
closely. I was all ears and feeling very excited to share more!
As
you know, blessing may be done with imagery or touch. Perhaps the most
common and easy way to do it is with words. The main kinds of blessings
with words are:
ADMIRATION~
this is the offering of compliments or praise to something good that you
notice, like, "What a beautiful sunset; I like that dress; you're so
much fun."
AFFIRMATION~
this is a specific statement of blessing for increase or endurance, like,
"I bless the beauty of this tree; blessed be the health of your body;
I am grateful to share small acts of kindness today."
APPRECIATION~
this is an expression of gratitude that something good exists or has
happened, like, "Thank you, Great Spirit for hearing me; I give
thanks to the rain for nourishing the land."
ANTICIPATION~
this is blessing for the future, like, "We're going to have a great
picnic; I bless your increased crop and income; Thank you for introducing
my perfect mate; I wish you a happy journey; May the wind be always at
your back."
In
order to gain the most benefit from blessing, you will have to give up or
cut way down on the thing that negates it: Cursing.
This
doesn’t mean swearing or saying bad words.
It
refers to the opposite of blessing, namely criticizing instead of
admiring; doubting instead of affirming; blaming instead of appreciating;
and worrying instead of anticipating with trust.
She
allowed a long pause as I felt the truth of what she had said. As my mind
glanced at my blessing and cursing tendencies she continued.
"Whenever
any of these negative things are done they cancel out some of the effects
of your blessing. So the more you curse the harder it will be and the
longer it will take to get the good from blessing. On the other hand, the
more you bless the less harm any cursing will do.
Here
are some ideas and personal examples for blessing various common needs,
desires or choices:
HEALTH~
Bless healthy people, animals and even plants; everything that is well
constructed; everything that expresses abundant energy.
HAPPINESS~
Bless all that is good, or the good in all people and all things; all the
signs of happiness that you see, hear or feel in people or animals.
PROSPERITY~
Bless all the signs of prosperity in your environment, including
everything that money helped to make or do; all the money you have in any
form; all the money that circulates in the world.
SUCCESS~
Bless all signs of achievement and completion (such as buildings, bridges
and events); all arrivals at destinations (of ships, planes, trains, cars
and people); all signs of forward movement or persistence; all signs of
enjoyment and fun. Bless all successful departures and changes. Bless all
aspects of your success!
CONFIDENCE
~ Bless all signs of healthy confidence in people and animals; all signs
of strength in people, animals, and objects
(including
steel, stone or concrete); all signs of stability (like mountains and tall
trees); all signs of purposeful power, including power lines, big machines
and rivers.
LOVE
AND FRIENDSHIP~ Bless all signs of caring and nurturing, compassion and
support; all harmonious relationships in nature and architecture; all
signs of cooperation, as in work, games or brainstorming; all signs of
laughter, fun and play.
INNER
PEACE~ Bless all signs of quietness, calmness, tranquility and serenity
(like quiet water or still air); all distant views (horizons, stars, sun
and moon); all signs of beauty in sight, sound or touch
SPIRITUAL
GROWTH~ Bless all signs of growth, development and change in nature; the
transitions of dawn and twilight; the movement of sun, moon, planets and
stars; the flight of birds in the sky; and the movement of wind, trees and
the ocean.
" Iris,
these ideas are suggestions to encourage your guidance to make you more
proficient with blessing. I wish to encourage you Iris, to continue to
create more fully and enhance your ability to bless and claim the riches
for your own! Remember now, that any quality, characteristic or condition
can be blessed. You bless the best in everything, whether it has existed
in the past, presently exists now or exists so far only in your
imagination!"
Now
I will share with you several timeless, universal statements of truth,
which reflect the power behind blessing." I was enchanted by Moayna's
insights and ready to hear this ancient truth as she continued to present
it, her voice grew very strong and clear :
Now is the moment of power.
·
Energy
flows where your attention goes.
·
The
world is what you think it is.
·
There
are no limits.
·
All
power comes from within.
·
Happiness
is wanting what you already have.
·
Effectiveness
is the measure of truth.
We
sat in silence awhile then she hugged me strongly, feeling like the
grandmother of the Universe and blessed me on my way and slowly walked off
into the sunset. Really? Yes, Really!
I
must say that I will always cherish this experience and that I have
honestly used the power of blessing to heal my body, increase my income
and gifts, developed many skills, deeply loving relationships, establish a
wide network of peacemakers and more!
It
is with profound gratitude for the rich blessings that these simple,
universal principles and experiences bring to my life that I delight in
sharing them with you. Blessings!
P.S.
The names where not changed to protect the innocent! HA!
Iris K Barratt ~Mystical Entertainment's
Birthday Angel.
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