Happy New Year – Blessings!!

Happy New Year! May this coming year be full of blessings and magic, and may the Health in each of us magnify and cradle the world in these uncertain times. A dear and profound teacher of mine, Martin Prechtel has taught me to bless, and that the strongest blessings occur when we find ways to bless our enemies and challenges.

Turning pain or fear into a blessing is not easy, but there is a route. Take the negative thought you find your mind ruminating on, for example “The world is a mess. I am scared.” and start thinking about the opposites of the words you have chosen. Begin to construct new sentences that incorporate these opposites. Don’t be literal, stretch a bit, as you stretch your thinking you will stretch your worldview and perspective. Before you know it, “The world is a mess” can become ” Life is full of inexplicable beauty and order. ” And from there you can keep rolling. Changing your habitual thinking takes practice and discipline, so why not have fun in the process?? Remember you get to choose what you focus on!

Try blessing more in this new year…and watch how your life changes!!