It’s true! Whatever god you adhere to, your understanding of that God does not exist. There is no big ogre in heaven waiting for the next feeble human to step out of line or to disobey his utterances and to strike them dead. Such a god is dead. He just does not exist. People are like that, but not God.

There is no such god who favors one human being over another. A god who sends his chosen ones to wipe out a neighboring nation or who blesses one side more than another does not exist.

Look at your scriptures, what do they say? God rains on the wicked and the righteous. God is no respecter of persons. All men are equal in God’s sight. God is love, compassionate and forgiving. Does that represent the God you have been taught about? Too often we humans portray our weak, jealous feelings onto the Divine Entity who created our world, and we expect him/her to respond in a human way.

Fortunately for us, God is more tolerant than we are, and more patient. God to me is a Universal Intelligence who sees the big picture. He sees the beginning from the end and knows all things. God is also part of you and me. As the ultimate expression of love and light God is also expressed in all of creation, including you and me. That means I am an expression of the Divine, and you are too, as is the enemy across the frontier.

No, it is not God who is dead, but the faulty perception we have of God which is dead. God is very much alive, and alive in every human being, animal, fish and plant. Think of that. When one man kills another, he is killing God! Isn’t it easy to understand why God, no matter in which religion he is represented (or misrepresented), implores us to love our brother and sister, our neighbour and even our enemy. In doing so we are expressing the God part of our being.

What do you think? Is the god of your tradition dead? Or is He/She very much alive in all that you think, do or say?

This was an challenge and exercise started on Twitter and Facebook on started 2^nd August 2009. Here is a collection of the blessings of each day and some of the comments received. Why not try it out and post your experiences?

Challenge for the next 30 days: Silently wish everyone you see or meet the best possible blessings. See what happens!

Day1:

Tracie
Do we have to do it silently?

Belinda
I think so … it shouldn’t be about ego …

Tracie
Not about ego at all…just letting people you meet know someone they may not know at all cares…making a connection

Belinda
Good point. Perhaps we can use it both ways? Not easy to make a connection with every person we encounter…

Tracie
No it isn’t easy, but it’s a great goal isn’t it!

Hakan
This is a fantastic exercise, the more you have gratitude & appreciation you give to others, whether they are aware or unaware, the more you will get in return.
While you do this exercise coming from a place of genuine intent, you will undoubtedly notice there will be changes in your body.
Could be more joyful, positive & uplifting.
By doing it for 30 days it automatically becomes a habit & you’ll find yourself doing it sub consciously.

Jim Murdoch
I started the day by wishing mentally blessing to everyone I saw, on the bus, the train, the tram, the street. Gets a bit busy. A group of school children got a sweeping blessing as I passed. Even the smelly old man who sat in front of me. It certainly beats being grumpy. You don’t have time to be grumpy, so many to bless. Yea, do it aloud too when you have the chance. Praise someone, or thank them, or just wish them a great day.
Let’s hear how it goes.

Blessing challenge: ran for tram today, door shut on my nose, wouldn’t open, tram drives off. Curse or bless? Bless him, higher awareness.
Did pretty well sending blessings out in all directions to anyone and everyone. Oh, must include wife and son

Day 2: Stay at home day – 30 day blessing. I can bless those out the window, those who come to mind. I can bless you. Have u blessed people today?

Tracie
Bless you too Jim! And everyone else who sees this post ;~)

Day 3: Who are you thinking about right now? No matter good or bad, bless them now! Wish them good things. Day3 of 30 day blessing challenge.

Laura
Wow. You got me on a hard one. It is done. I bless her.

Jim Murdoch
Good for you? Have you realized the blessings return multiplied?!

Laura
So far, an immediate blessing was a feeling of peace. I
think that it actually occurred at the moment of decision.
Haven’t yet noticed blessings multiplied but am convinced
they will. “She” will be included in my daily blessings for
awhile.

Day 4 of 30 day Blessing. I bless those who have the annoying pop-ups on their sites preventing you from closing the window

Day 5: Bless my wife for making me lunch even so she only eats fruit today. She’s a darling. @katharizo

Day 6: Bless Google Chrome programmers, my Chrome browser crashed and lost all my open tabs. Don’t you just love 2 bless rather than curse?

Here’s one for you all. Go to the mirror and say: In spite of all the crap, I love you unconditionally. I believe in you!

Day 7: I bless my Mastermind – great friends, great thinkers, great achievers and great inspiration

Day 8: Continuing to bless just whoever falls into my eyesight or my thoughts. How about: Bless the tax collectors?

Day 9: Kindness is one of your wonderful traits, but where you really shine is in your generosity. Neale Walsch – Fits well with 30 day blessing

Day 10: “Those still stuck in the mass paradigms drift along with no definite purpose, no focus, and no chosen direction.” Wings of Change

Day 11: Good morning friends Day 11 Bless your boss today! Yes even if he/she is one of those. Just bless them. Now enjoy the bliss free from anger.

Day 12: bless all those who bless you, give you joy, a smile, friendship. Often we forget they need blessing too.

Day 13: Today I bless myself for my achievements, plans , dreams. Go ahead, bless yourself today.

Day 14: Today I bless my parents. Bless yours today. Overlook all the negative – just bless them.

Day 15: Who to bless today? What about your government? Remember, blessings return to you – so do curses. So be sincere – for your own good

Day 16: I bless all those who have humbled me by their kind comments and gratitude. Let no one steal your dream!

Day 17: Are you still blessing instead of cursing, blaming, accusing, mocking? What you give out comes back to you!

Laura
Yes, indeed. Good to have reminders to make it habitual.
Bless you, Jim

Day 18: Lost your job? Been downsized? Bless the situation. Take responsibility and break the pattern.

Day 19: Bless the Italian worker at the train station who was friendly and told us when the next train was arriving. The Blessing challenge!

Day 20: How about blessing those who prepare our food, bring it to the stores, and make it available to us? Time to eat lunch.

Day 21: This fits in well for day 21 of my 30 day Blessing Challenge. Be grateful for all the good, bless and be blessed. Have fun dancing!

The Original Gratitude Dance! (www.TheGratiDudes.com)

http://www.TheGratiDudes.com We started the Gratitude Dance out of moment of celebration at a coffee shop in Victoria, BC while writing our book on Manifesting Awesomeness. Out of this little jig came the idea to film it and put it on Youtube. …

Day 22: Bless the people who did bad things to make you lose your job, your home, your money. U don’t wanna curse them! That comes back to you

Doug
Yes, Jim, you are right. What we give out comes back to us.

Tracie
By blessing them you’ll find getting around the boulder they put in your stream a bit easier…and the waters on the other side much more smooth running than the ones you were in before it happened!

Day 23: Bless the mobile phone company, even when the signal isn’t what it should be. – Are you blessing all those you meet?

Day 24: People who make fake profiles -dare we bless them too? “Father forgive them. for they Know not what they do.”

Day 25: Time to bless our friends – the joyful, the woeful, the annoying, the loving, the draining, the giving – bless them.

Day 26: Now we hit the mother in law sisters brothers cousins & all- bless them, wish them the best they can possibly have. R u feeling it?

Day 27: 30 days are almost up. Is there anyone you missed whom you know you ought to bless? Do it now! Feel the energy coming back.

Day 28: Bless those who encourage others to reach for their dreams. It’ll help you reach yours.

Day 29: Bless those who serve: hairdresser, doctor, dentist, judge, lawyer, politicians, presidents, ministers, cleaners, soldiers!

Day 30: Bless God! Yes! That too will return to you. How did go for you? Feel the blessing return? Now keep on blessing. Never stop.

How far should love go? When is loving too much? When is it not justifiable to love more, forgive more?

If someone has harmed you, you have a right to seek justice and see the culprit punished and the wrong righted. But what if you were to forgive the wrongdoer? And what if he does the same again, and again, and again? What if you really do forgive seventy times seven?

Is justice always the best road to take?

Forgiveness releases energy, an energy which goes out to the forgiven and deep into the forgiver. This energy is greater than the energy dissipated by justice and revenge. The energy released by forgiveness is Love. Love is the greatest force in the universe. Nothing can conquer love. Nothing can replace love. Love is over all. Love is beautiful. Love calms. Love inspires. Love forgets harm. Love overcomes evil. Love supersedes justice. Love forgives. Love avoids conflict. Love heals.

What has love done in your life? What peace has been sacrificed when justice has been sought? Can we choose? Dare we choose?

How do you deal with a conflict situation? Do you insist on your being right, implying of course that the other person is wrong? Do you feel your sense of justice and righteousness is at stake and your view must be defended and spoken out and heard? Here is a suggestion I find very usful when faced with conflict.

I have spent many decades learning from my dealings with other people. A lot of that only began to make sense since I started studying with Bob Proctor in January 2007, which I continue to do. The whole basis of his teaching, and thus mine, is the working of the mind, in particular how thoughts and thought patterns (how we think in automatic) determine how we act and continue to think. Knowing how the mind works prevents me from jumping to conclusions without knowing all the facts. And I know too well how the mind works (but still much to learn) to be upset by accusations or situations that go the “wrong” way.

“Right” and “wrong” are relative terms, and being 28 years married has shown me (after some turbulence) that being right is not important. Therefore it does not interest me who is right, or who is wrong. What interests me is that I rule my own life, create my own circumstances and thus produce the results I want, and in so doing helping as many others as possible to do the same. And this is done by controlling the mind and the thoughts we allow into our mind. That’s why Bob always encourages and reminds us to write down our goals and repeat them often. Repetition is his mantra.

The advice of the masters is this: In a conflict situation step back and become the observer. Watch what is happening. Look at yourself and the other person, see their reactions, listen to their words, watch their thoughts. But remain the observer, and do not judge. Doing this tends to reduce any stress related to the situation, removes any judgment against yourself or the other person. It shows a very different aspect to human relations – that we are more important than our emotions. There is a higher connection between me and the other person, a connection not relying on my emotion or the feelings of the other person. This connection is spiritual, or some prefer to call it energy.

This connection permits the transfer of energy between those connected (which is everyone), thus causing a reciprocal bouncing back of whatever we send out. If I send out hate, hate will return to me. If I send out blame, blame will return to me. If I send out unforgiveness, that too will return to me. If I send out love, that too will return to me. If I send out kindness and understanding, that will return also to me. I once worked with a man who was very bitter because he could not feel any love. I know now that is because he did not give any love out. The Bible speaks of casting your bread upon the waters for it will return to you.

This is why our thoughts and our words are very important and we must learn to guard what goes into our mind, for what goes in comes out.

How does this help you deal with conflict? Leave your comments here.