Be a Blessing : Forgiveness

The art of forgiveness

Posted November 19th, 2009 by Karla Bardanza

• forgiveness

When I learn the art of forgiveness,
All the pain inside will melt away
And then I will be prepared to say
All the words that make my heart
Bleed every single night and day.
When I learn the fragile art of wanting
Less than life can give me I will be free
From what still chains my soul but I (in
My stupid blindness) can’t really see.
I guess I am the one who’s got the key.
When I open my bruised hands to fate
And pour my tired heart out just to you,
I will believe more in sweet miracles and
Maybe I will finally encounter myself again
And bury the sorrows that still remain.
written by:
Karla Bardanza

To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness." - Robert Muller

Bless  someone who  has done something to you that you didnt  care for. FORGIVE them and move on.... Your heart will be overcome with peace and the sun will seem much brighter  the day more pleasant... a smile will creep across your face and in your soul.  Be  a Blessing today forgive another  God bless, Barb Gadway

Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you

Be a Blessing: Share a Smile

A Smile Is Contagious 

A smile costs nothing, but gives much. :)
It enriches those who give it. It takes but a moment,
but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.

None is so rich or mighty
that he can get along without it,
and none is so poor
that he cannot be made richer by it.

A smile creates happiness in the home,
promotes good will in business,
and is the cornerstone of friendship.:)

It can perk up the weary,
bring cheer to the discouraged,
sunshine to the sad,
and is nature's best antidote for trouble.

Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen,
for it is something that is of no value to anyone
until it is given away. :)

When people are too tired to give you a smile,
give them one of yours.
No one needs a smile so much
as he who has none to give

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Share a Smile with a total stranger or a familiar face.... Be a blessing  today!!!! <3 God Bless    Barb Gadway

Proverbs 15:30  A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. (NIV)

Be a Blessing Dont just talk LOVE ACT LOVE

Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.” 
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Dont just talk LOVE..... ACT LOVE.... these are mighty words but it takes very little to accomplish  acts of love. And a lot of the ways to act love are free... so in your quest to a more uplifting positive life... you can start TODAY!!!!!  Go to a family member ... neighbor.... co-worker... and smile and give them a positive statement about  them. Example: that is a lovely shade on you   it makes you seem like a ray of sunshine. or Hug them  and tell them you are always there when they need an ear.  Being positive  even in small steps   can  even  be a positive blessing for your health and brightening someones day with a kind word  can improve their overall health too. Watch them brighten right in front of your eyes.  So starting today... Don't just talk LOVE  ACT LOVE.

God bless,
Barb Gadway

A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” 
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

John 14:27 ESV / 

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Be A Blessing: Help Another

I expect to pass through life but once.  If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.  ~William Penn

I love this quote and try to live by it daily. We each should strive to bless someone by a simple act of kindness each day. By doing so, little by little, we can help to stamp out negativity in our lives  and in theirs. We can make the bad days seem less so.

Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.  ~Wilfred Grenfell

Do something worthwhile this day forward and everyday  show a little kindness and help another .

Hebrews 13:16 - Doing Good and Sharing

And do not neglect doing good and sharing; for with such sacrifices God is pleased.   God bless and HUGS Barb Gadway <3

Be a Blessing : Compassion

Helping strangers, as if they were kin, is a highly beneficial spiritual practice. Regular acts of compassion require that self-centred impulses take second place to those of a deeply-seated, naturally compassionate, spiritual self; and a noble attitude ensures that helpful ‘service' differs completely from demeaning ‘servitude'.

• The way of celebration: gratitude
• The way of generativity: helping others grow
• The way of forgiveness: set yourself free
• The way of courage: speak up, speak out
• The way of humor: connect with joy
• The way of respect: look deeper and find value
• The way of compassion: feel for others
• The way of loyalty: love across time
• The way of listening: offer deep presence
• The way of creativity: invent and innovate

The Way of Compassion: Feeling for others
Compassion involves an immediate impulse to act whenever we encounter another's pain. This is a classical human strength that promotes health through a variety of mechanisms. It causes release within the brain of a hormone, oxytocin, which floods the nervous system and is reliably associated with mother-child pair-bonding and other powerful feel-good experiences like connectedness and spirituality. Paradoxically, researchers have found, compassion involves the ability to sense and empathize with another person's pain, yet still trigger positive feelings within you.

Proverbs 19:17

He who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.

Compassion is much needed in this world today . There are so many that honestly care less about others and care more for themselves...if it doesnt benefit them in some way they just arent interested. How sad :-( I encourage all to do an act of compassion to another today. Encourage them with a smile...a hug.... a kind word. You will not only bless them but will bless yourself too. Be a Blessing today show compassion. God bless and much love  <3 Barb Gadway 

Be a Blessing: Having Gratitude

Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows, and the more power you have to use it on your behalf. If you do not practice gratefulness, its benefaction will go unnoticed, and your capacity to draw on its gifts will be diminished. To be grateful is to find blessings in everything, This is the most powerful attitude to adopt, for there are blessings in everything.
Alan Cohen

Always be grateful each day for something..even when it seems the world is closing in on you and drowning you. For starters  you are alive...you are fairly healthy.....you have someone somewhere that cares about you namely God and me if no one else seems too. Keep imagining the first blossom showing its face  in the height of winter finally coming to a close. Remember how that feels within your heart. It brings a warmth and slight joy the worst is over. Being grateful for something even miniscule  feels the same way. So smile :-)  today is a blessing even if there is a lesson within it .

1 Thessalonians 3:9, NIV How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?

 This is exactly how I feel and had to share. We should all strive to encourage our brothers an sisters, bring them up  not make them down, and do this daily. Be a blessing today.

Make me a Blessing, Lord!

Make me a blessing, Lord! Help me

To help those needing help, to be

A blessing to my fellow men.

Instruct me to speak and when

To hold my speech, when to be bold

In giving and when to withhold;

And if I have not strength enough,

Then give me strength. Lord, make me tough

With my own self but tender toward

All others. Let there be outpoured

On me the gentleness to bless

All who have need of gentleness.

Give me a word, a touch to fill

The lonely life, faith for the ill,

And courage to keep hearts up though

My own is feeling just as low.

When men have bitter things to meet

And quail and would accept defeat,

Then let me lift their eyes to see

The vision of Thy victory.

Help me to help; help me to give

The wisdom and the will to live!

written by- James Dillet Freeman

submitted by Barb Gadway