The Gentle Art of Blessing: A Simple Practice That Will Transform You and Your World Hot

As I am sure is true of you, I learned about the power of blessing many years ago through the works of Catherine Ponder. So when this book came in, I thought to myself, “Now how could anyone write an entire book about blessing. It is such a simple, though profound, practice.” I started reading and found out.
The book is filled with delightful stories, ideas, and practices that will support you in learning how to bless constantly in your life. Pradervand describes blessings as “wishing all that is good for someone, recognizing their individual worth and honoring them for it.” Blessings become a way of seeing the world and of interacting with everyone and everything in the world, including ourselves.
There is a part of the book that talks about remembering to bless ourselves. Of course – and how often do we think of doing that? Not very, I suspect. The Gentle Art of Blessing is truly a gentle, compassionate book that will withstand the test of time, just like the act of blessing does.

Live a Blessed Life

"The Gentle Art of Blessing" is an exceptionally uplifting and inspirational book, written by a man who shares his personal discovery of the power of blessing everyone... friends, family, strangers and enemies alike. Author Pierre Pradervand asserts that the most important component of blessing is sincerely wishing well for others, from one's heart... which means that blessings can take many forms, including: hugs, tone of voice, a kind word, a friendly glance. The concept here is simple; by constantly living in a blessed state of mind, you will be truly blessed.

Blessing is not so much an action as it is a way to hold oneself in relation to All That Is, and thanks to the particularly transcendent nature of maintaining such a blessed state of consciousness, it is possible to attain great happiness and an ability to rise above problems and conflict. Pradervand encourages us to not just take his word for it, but to go ahead and bless everyone and everything around us, as he assures us that blessings unleash amazing benefits throughout our entire lives.

But what about those times when things go wrong, or someone treats us unfairly or cruelly? Blessing need not be something we do only at times when we are already feeling happy and at peace in the world. On one pivotal occasion, Pradervand describes being treated unfairly by his employers... and rather than taking a stance of opposition or victimhood, he chose the path of blessing those who had malicious intent toward his continued employment. Pradervand describes another especially shocking incident in his life when he was punched in the face unexpectedly by a stranger, and his immediate response of going into a blessing state of mind served to help him heal remarkably fast to the point that a few hours later his wife did not notice anything amiss with his appearance.

From a strictly logical point of view, it is obvious that someone focused on sending love and good wishes to everyone around them will be transformed by this experience to the point that others will find them much more enjoyable to be around. This means that while there may be no immediate reward in wishing others well from those who are behaving antagonistically, there will be rewards pouring in from many other directions.

I particularly love the way "The Gentle of Art of Blessing" describes the way we can change the past by transforming our consciousness about the past. The key to success here is that we can recognize when we are the ones carrying a grudge or judgement around... and that we can make a choice to move into a state of blessing in relation to others, rather than holding onto judgement.

I highly recommend "The Gentle Art of Blessing" to everyone with an open mind who is ready to experience how it feels to live with a heart fully open to love. This book can change your life!