Heartfelt Blessings is a free, daily email service designed to send a little goodness out without any kind of agenda or cost attached. Created by Kate Nowak, Heartfelt Blessings is part of the World
Wide Blessing Project she created in early 2006 as a way of reaching out to bless the world. To learn more about the project and how you can be involved, please visit the project's interactive site
at www.BettertoBless.com
Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have. It depends solely upon what you think.
— Dale Carnegie
Most people don't believe it, but it really is possible to think yourself happy. You start with one happy thought followed by another and another until pretty soon you're stacking them on top of each other, like layers of joy bricks. After awhile, you will have built such a solid wall of happy thoughts around yourself that wherever you go, you'll radiate joy. And all because one day you made the decision that no matter what, you were going to think a happy thought. It really is that easy.
May you always be willing to think yourself happy.
And may you also be aware that you are loved beyond measure and a cherished blessing to me.
Until tomorrow, may your day be filled with all things good,
Kate
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1/26/2008 10:18 AM
Pen wrote:
Happiness for me is the joy of living...I have found IT...Having taken me so long to find I now work towards that feeling each day. It is the most powerful feeling in my life today....and with it comes love. I look towards nature, family, friends, and myself and grab each moment that comes. And know if I am happy in my heart I am happy in my head, body and soul. Reply to this
1/26/2008 10:28 AM
diane wrote:
this heartfelt blessing is so true. happiness is contageous. i am what i think. the other great thing is I {you} can start the day all over at any time. for me it is a choice. do i want happiness or misery? what i project in the universe comes back! i can only keep what i have by giving it away" may you be blessed totally for always. much light diane Reply to this
1/26/2008 10:46 AM
Sandie Leach wrote:
Kate...words cannot express how happy I am that I was wrong about your husband and that he is recovering just fine today and that you are back in full swing. You are such a part of my day that I felt like a piece of my heart was missing while you were tending to first things first. I am so grateful that you are a part of my journey and wish you and your family "more". All my love, Sandie Reply to this
1/26/2008 12:46 PM
Mayka wrote:
"Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have. It depends solely upon what you feel".
This is also my experience. The most positive thoughts I have the most happy I feel and the most happy I can make to all those around me. Generating happy thoughts requires a lot of hard work. I would like to share some tools I have to generate happy thoughts. Enviroment: I try to be in contact with enviroments where beauty can be touch with all my senses. In the morning as soon as I open my eyes no matter how bad physical or mental state can be, I smile and breathe in and out in awareness three times. Then I start to acknowledge and give thanks for the first things that occurs in my mind. For instance if that day I have awaken happy then I say in my mind "Thank you for the happiness", If the sunshine is out then I thank for the sunshine and so on... Friends you'll be very surprised the long list that come out. This very simple morning exercise help me to be anchored in the present moment. The most this exercise is made the most joy one feels for being alive. The trick is to be grateful with the things we have, but as we take them for granted we forget about having them, and not complain for the things we don't have.
Thank you Kate for being just as you are. Thank you for the time, effort and beautiful spiritual practice you tireless give us.
A warm affectionate hug to you In gratitude Mayka Reply to this
1/26/2008 1:36 PM
Noleen wrote:
I love all the words that spill from your mouth Kate, you are truly an angel in disquise. You are changing the world one blessing at a time! May you be Blessed!=) Reply to this
1/26/2008 2:10 PM
Malcolm wrote:
Hi Kate. I this is a very powerful message, it's wonderful in it's simplicity, but unfortunately it go against how we were program to think and believe as we grew up and matured. For me this relates back to yesterdays Blessing about looking for the wonderment in life, having more of those Awe Ha moments. When we choose to go through life in a Happy Mood we see more of these Awe ha moments, we open yourselves up to the universe in a loving and happy way and the universe pours more in. The age old question, what came first the egg or the chicken. Do you have happier thoughts first or are you happier first. The thing is, our subconscious mind does not know if the thoughts we are thinking now are real (that is actually happening right now or are they just thoughts) it only know this moment. Thanks for your blessing and helping us to remember, to be happy think happy. imagine a world full of happy people. Until tomorrow. Love, Peace & Happiness Reply to this
1/27/2008 12:38 PM
ANN wrote:
yesterday was a happy day for me. Living alone with a chronic health problem means I miss my family and love it when friends vist or phone. These thoughts do help. Thank you. Reply to this
2/11/2008 10:32 AM
LeeAnn wrote:
Kate, I love your messages & read them everyday & even pass them on to my friends. They're inspiring, sincere & give me a great start each day. There's only one part that I wish you would remove. I don't want to be unkind, and your last message is always great, but it's tainted with insincerity when you add "you are a cherished blessing to me". It's irrelevant, and unnecessary. After all we don't know each other & that line takes away a certain amount of genuineness from the message. Suggestion: Keep the sentence as it is and just remove "to me". Thank you for listening & thank you so much for your emails. Reply to this
You're right, I don't personally know you, at least on a physical level. But I do actually practice and believe what I teach: that every person and situation in my life is a blessing. Therefore, every person who comes into my life, whether physically, or through the distant connection of these daily messages, is truly a blessing to me. On a human level, not only am I honored and humbled by the thought that anyone would want to read what I have to say enough to subscribe to this service, but I feel a connection to every person who does. But it goes much deeper than that. The blessing I feel when I think of you stems from our spiritual connection. You are me. And I am you and we are God. From that perspective, how can you not be a cherished blessing to me? From that perspective, how can I not be a cherished blessing to you?
I don't need to personally know you to know that a spark of the Divine shines within you anymore than I need to look at the sun to know it is shining. It is that Divine Spark that connects you and I and makes us blessings to one another. It is that Divine Spark that connects all of us, and makes all of us cherished blessings to the world.
I am very glad that you wrote. You are probably the voice of many who do not fully understand the meaning behind my words. And maybe this will answer the question for those others, as well. But please understand that though I do most certainly respect your request, I must allow the statement to remain as it is, because it is what I genuinely feel in my heart.
If you'd like a little more clarification on where I am coming from, I encourage you to take the 30-Day Blessing Way Challenge. I think you'll feel differently by the end of it.
Listen to Today's Heartfelt Blessing
Happiness for me is the joy of living...I have found IT...Having taken me so long to find I now work towards that feeling each day. It is the most powerful feeling in my life today....and with it comes love. I look towards nature, family, friends, and myself and grab each moment that comes. And know if I am happy in my heart I am happy in my head, body and soul.
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this heartfelt blessing is so true.
happiness is contageous. i am what i think. the other great thing is I {you}
can start the day all over at any time.
for me it is a choice. do i want happiness or misery? what i project in the universe comes back! i can only keep
what i have by giving it away" may you be blessed totally for always.
much light
diane
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Kate...words cannot express how happy I am that I was wrong about your husband and that he is recovering just fine today and that you are back in full swing. You are such a part of my day that I felt like a piece of my heart was missing while you were tending to first things first. I am so grateful that you are a part of my journey and wish you and your family "more".
All my love,
Sandie
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"Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have. It depends solely upon what you feel".
This is also my experience. The most positive thoughts I have the most happy I feel and the most happy I can make to all those around me. Generating happy thoughts requires a lot of hard work. I would like to share some tools I have to generate happy thoughts. Enviroment: I try to be in contact with enviroments where beauty can be touch with all my senses. In the morning as soon as I open my eyes no matter how bad physical or mental state can be, I smile and breathe in and out in awareness three times. Then I start to acknowledge and give thanks for the first things that occurs in my mind. For instance if that day I have awaken happy then I say in my mind "Thank you for the happiness", If the sunshine is out then I thank for the sunshine and so on... Friends you'll be very surprised the long list that come out. This very simple morning exercise help me to be anchored in the present moment. The most this exercise is made the most joy one feels for being alive. The trick is to be grateful with the things we have, but as we take them for granted we forget about having them, and not complain for the things we don't have.
Thank you Kate for being just as you are. Thank you for the time, effort and beautiful spiritual practice you tireless give us.
A warm affectionate hug to you
In gratitude
Mayka
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I love all the words that spill from your mouth Kate, you are truly an angel in disquise. You are changing the world one blessing at a time! May you be Blessed!=)
Reply to this
Hi Kate. I this is a very powerful message, it's wonderful in it's simplicity, but unfortunately it go against how we were program to think and believe as we grew up and matured. For me this relates back to yesterdays Blessing about looking for the wonderment in life, having more of those Awe Ha moments. When we choose to go through life in a Happy Mood we see more of these Awe ha moments, we open yourselves up to the universe in a loving and happy way and the universe pours more in. The age old question, what came first the egg or the chicken. Do you have happier thoughts first or are you happier first. The thing is, our subconscious mind does not know if the thoughts we are thinking now are real (that is actually happening right now or are they just thoughts) it only know this moment. Thanks for your blessing and helping us to remember, to be happy think happy. imagine a world full of happy people. Until tomorrow.
Love, Peace & Happiness
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yesterday was a happy day for me. Living alone with a chronic health problem means I miss my family and love it when friends vist or phone. These thoughts do help. Thank you.
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Kate,
I love your messages & read them everyday & even pass them on to my friends. They're inspiring, sincere & give me a great start each day. There's only one part that I wish you would remove. I don't want to be unkind, and your last message is always great, but it's tainted with insincerity when you add "you are a cherished blessing to me". It's irrelevant, and unnecessary. After all we don't know each other & that line takes away a certain amount of genuineness from the message. Suggestion: Keep the sentence as it is and just remove "to me". Thank you for listening & thank you so much for your emails.
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Dear LeeAnn,
You're right, I don't personally know you, at least on a physical level. But I do actually practice and believe what I teach: that every person and situation in my life is a blessing. Therefore, every person who comes into my life, whether physically, or through the distant connection of these daily messages, is truly a blessing to me. On a human level, not only am I honored and humbled by the thought that anyone would want to read what I have to say enough to subscribe to this service, but I feel a connection to every person who does. But it goes much deeper than that. The blessing I feel when I think of you stems from our spiritual connection. You are me. And I am you and we are God. From that perspective, how can you not be a cherished blessing to me? From that perspective, how can I not be a cherished blessing to you?
I don't need to personally know you to know that a spark of the Divine shines within you anymore than I need to look at the sun to know it is shining. It is that Divine Spark that connects you and I and makes us blessings to one another. It is that Divine Spark that connects all of us, and makes all of us cherished blessings to the world.
I am very glad that you wrote. You are probably the voice of many who do not fully understand the meaning behind my words. And maybe this will answer the question for those others, as well. But please understand that though I do most certainly respect your request, I must allow the statement to remain as it is, because it is what I genuinely feel in my heart.
If you'd like a little more clarification on where I am coming from, I encourage you to take the 30-Day Blessing Way Challenge. I think you'll feel differently by the end of it.
Thanks again for writing.
Love, light and blessings,
Kate
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