Just imagine what your life would be like if you lived in a world where your happiness and reality were the same -- where no circumstance, no condition and no person could do anything other than contribute to your own personal sense of well being. This world would always work in your favor, and no matter what happened, it would turn out to be beneficial to you.

Could such a world exist? Could a world where conflict is non-existent, and love, happiness and peace are steadfast actually be possible? Let me assure you, such a world does exist and you are much, much closer to it than you may realize.

But being told such a world exists and actually living in it are — pardon the pun — worlds apart. It's difficult to venture into a bright new world when you constantly feel as if you're being held captive by the old one. And more often than not, the chains binding you are nothing more than your own fears and concerns. For you see, fear is actually at the root of every problem, every dis-ease, every feeling of un-rest, even on a global scale.

That's why I've devoted this issue of the Blessing Way Journal to living fearlessly. If we are to truly change the world through our blessings, then we must first come to grips with the understanding that fear is so yesterday! It has no place in a new world order. It has no place in now.

When we are living in the present moment, aware of the fact that not only are we abundantly blessed, but that we are a blessing to everyone around us, then fear can't exist. You see, fear feeds on the past: past failures, past mistakes, past injuries, past grievances, past illusons. When you step out of the past and into this blessed moment, fear has to stay behind because it can't find the nourishment it needs to sustain it. With no past to fall back on, it is quickly starved and withers away to nothing.

The Blessing Way Path leads us to NOW, taking us to that world where conflict is non-existent, where love, happiness and peace are steadfast, and where everything and everyone is a blessing to everything and everyone else.

Along with the feature article and the upcoming teleclass schedule you'll find in this issue, I invite you to listen in on our new podcast as my close friend Lola Jones (that's her on the left) and I discuss ways to stop fearing and start prospering. Lola and I are both very excited about this new podcast series and hope you'll join with us each Monday morning as together we discuss moving from a world of fear into a new and brighter world that is divinely blessed.

You'll find the podcast here: A Brighter World Podcast

And this coming Friday, be watching your inbox for a special edition of the Blessing Way Journal in which we will launch a new world-wide Blessing Experiment -- Creating A Prosperous World the Blessing Way.

And just in case you're wondering, we've chosen this particular Friday for a reason: It's the 13th and what better day to stare fear in the face and tell it has no place in a Prosperous New World.

Until Friday...

May you be blessed with all things good!






Kate Nowak, Creator of the Worldwide Blessings Experiment

When technical issues repeatedly presented themselves during tele-classes earlier in the year, I knew it was not the process but my lack of understanding that was causing the difficulty, so I made the decision to stop scheduling the classes until I could learn what I needed to know. After much study, experimenting and blessing, I am now thrilled to announce three new teleclasses for the month of June:

Bless Your Money Worries Away: If current economic woes have you worried about your future, then this is a tele-class you won't want to miss. Worry won't pay your bills, help increase your income or keep your creditors from calling. It takes a different mindset to do that. During this call you'll learn quick and easy ways to move from fear to fearlessness as we discuss ways to stop worrying and start prospering.

Bless For The Health Of It: Whether you are as fit as a fiddle or have a number of health concerns, this tele-class is for you. We'll be discussing the body's response to blessing and why you body needs a daily dose of blessing for optimum good health.

Blessing Tough Times and Mean People: It may be the nasty neighbor next door that has you at the end of your wits, or the current world condition that has you depressed and concerned about the future. We'll tackle both concerns in this tele-class designed to help you deal with aggravating people and agitating times.

Each of these tele-classes will be held a total of three times during the month, in three different time slots — morning, afternoon and evening. Each tele-class will be accessible via phone line or, for those with high-speed internet access, by webcast. To view entire tele-class schedule and sign up, click on the link below:

And please check out our From Stressed to Blessed Tele-Course, beginning July 1st.

As those who have made their way through the Blessing Way Challenge can attest, one of the primary principles of the challenge is that we accept that even in those times when we cannot see or understand, we can trust that whatever is happening to us contains a benefit. If it did not, it would not be taking place.

When we accept this tenet and begin to embrace the thought that absolutely everything in our lives is a blessing, then fear loses its hold. For how can you fear something that's only purpose is to bring you good?

Another principle of the challenge is the understanding that nothing happens to us, it happens through us and it always, always, happens with our consent. Whenever I make this statement, there are at least one or two who will write or call me to disagree. "Why would I consent to such pain?" they ask. "It doesn't make any sense."

And every person who tells me it doesn't make sense is right. From a worldly viewpoint, consenting to pain doesn't make any sense at all. But from a spiritual viewpoint, it makes perfect sense. Let's take, for instance, the thought of losing property in a fire. The logical question, of course, is why would anyone consent to such a loss? And the answer is that on a spiritual level there are as many reasons as there pieces of property that have ever, in the history of humankind, been destroyed by fire. For the sake of this discussion, however, let's consider what just a few of those reasons might be.

There is the possibility that the fire is in response to a property owner's deep longing for contentment. Most of us erroneously assume that contentment in our lives comes from the things, circumstances and people around us. "When I am finally living in the house on the hill overlooking the ocean," we tell ourselves, "I'll be content." "When I get that promotion, then I'll be content." "When I am finally in a mutual loving relationship with the man of my dreams, then I'll be content." But then we get the house, the promotion, the perfect mate and still we find that contentment is missing from our lives.

We begin trying even harder to attract those things we think will make us happy and when we get them, we discover to our dismay that they, too, have failed to offer the contentment we seek. Then, not only are we discontent, we're also insecure and disillusioned. Insecure, because now there is the chance we could lose all we've worked so hard to gain, and disillusioned because our dream was supposed to make us happy and it did not. We begin to wonder if happiness is even possible.

Albeit terrifying, a fire has the potential to answer this question for us, because once we are brought to our knees by devastation and the intitial shock has begun to lessen, those of us who are able to let go of the pain and begin to pick up the pieces realize that there is actually exquisite freedom in being possessionless and sweet content in being empty. It is one of paradoxes of life that we must lose everything before we are able to understand that, in reality, we have never had anything to lose. Only then, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, are we able to rise again and rebuild a life, now made reverential by this newer perspective.

A longing to re-connect to Source can be another reason why we might, on a spiritual level, consent to a fire. When we become wholly dependent upon our outer environment to fulfill our every need, we unwittingly begin to disconnect from the true Source of our being. We forget we our heirs to a kingdom of infinite power and limitless possibility. Having everything stripped away allows us to return to wholeness, serving to remind us of who we really are. Once this awareness dawns, we become stronger, more confident, and more willing to assume full control of our lives.

And a third reason might simply be a need for change. Many years ago, my newly widowed sister-in-law deeply desired to move into a smaller home that would be easier for her to care for on her own. In working with local realtors, she actually found several homes that she liked and which fit her needs, but each time she would come almost to the point of committing to the purchase, she would back away. She could not give up her attachment to the past and all the memories the old home contained. One day while she and her granddaughter were gone to the store, the old house caught fire and burned to the ground. In this way, the change she sought but could not make on her own was made for her.

Of course, very few of us see something like the destruction of our property as a blessing, especially in those first few days after its occurrence. We are more apt to stare out at the devastation and wonder what we did to deserve such punishment. With the passage of time, however, we may look back on the incident and see that it truly was the catalyst for positive change, but initially, the thought is that it is anything but a blessing.

We tend to see our world in terms of polar opposites, seeing the things, the circumstances and the people in our lives as either good or bad, helpful or harmful, a blessing or a curse. In truth, however, nothing and no one is either good or bad. They just are. It is our own personal judgments and the labels we give that determine our perceptions. And when we make a conscious decision to judge and label everything and everyone in our lives as having a beneficial purpose, even those things that society tells us are bad, then our reaction changes. We move from fear to acceptance, from anger to love, from pain to healing.

Life is always in a constant state of flux. Possessions, people and circumstances flow in and out of our lives continuously. The moment that we insist on holding on to anything or anyone, no matter how cherished we feel the thing or person might be, we automatically set ourselves up for pain.

As Pema Chodron points our in her book When Things Fall Apart, "We are like children building a sand castle. We embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, and pieces of colored glass. The castle is ours, off-limits to others. We're willing to attack if others threaten to hurt it. Yet despite all our attachment, we know that the tide will inevitably come in and sweep the sand castle away. The trick is to enjoy it fully but without clinging, and when the time comes, to let it dissolve back into the sea."

A fire, an illness, a divorce, a death -- all of these are seeming threats to what is good and wanted in our lives. But are they truly the threats they seem? Or are they, instead, simply a response to a deeper need within. Can a fire that burns away the barrier to contentment really be a bad thing? Can an illness that teaches us how precious life truly is really be an enemy? Can a divorce that reveals our true sense of self-worth really be as devastating as it seems? And can a death that shows us that love is bound by neither space nor time really be nothing more than a reason for grief?

The difficulties, the pains, the losses, the illnesses, come into our lives, not to hurt us, but to serve us. They are wake up calls. As my dear friend Grant Connolly says, they are "opportunities for us to see the truth that we are spiritual beings unlimited by our nature, and they come only because we have forgotten for the moment what the true source of our happiness is."

When we stop resisting the problems of life and let go of our need to hold on to what or whomever we're afraid to lose, we relinquish our fear. Without the fear, we gain the freedom to fully love and appreciate all that we've been given. As our fear lessens, our confidence grows. Optimism becomes pervasive and allows us to see everything, even obstacles and losses, in a more positive and life-affirming light.

Roosevelt said we have nothing to fear but fear itself, but actually we needn't be afraid of fear, either. We need only to be aware of it. For once we become aware of any negative emotion and accept it, it is disarmed, and the gift it contains is revealed.

In his book, The Essential Laws of Fearless Living, author Guy Finley writes, "We are not created to spend our lives in fearful preparation over what may come -- but rather to use whatever comes our way, each moment, to help us perfect our understanding that God is good."

The Blessing Way Path truly does transform the lives of those who embark upon it, but the change does not come in one fell swoop. Rather it comes gently, gradually, moving quietly in to overtake us as day after day we become more willing to give up every doubt, every fear and every iota of what we think we know, so that at last, we may remember who we really are.

Is there any way out of the current confusion and turmoil? It's a question being frequently asked these days and, fortunately, the answer is a resounding YES! Through the simple yet time-tested practice of blessing, there is a practical way out of every difficulty, a way of dissolving every fear, a way of healing every relationship.

I invite you to join with me for this premier six-week telecourse series,
Moving From Stressed to Blessed The Blessing Way beginning July 1st. I'll be your guide as, together, we embark upon the Blessing Way Path to a peaceful, prosperous and blessing-saturated life.

During this series, we'll explore the science behind blessing, discover how blessing and the law of attraction and other universal laws work together and learn about the physical changes that take place each and every time we bless. You'll be introduced to a number of different ways that you can easily incorporate blessing into every aspect of your daily life -- ways you might never expect. You'll also be led through a blessing meditation that will allow you to instantly alleviate stress and concern, and will also be shown an easy-to-remember blessing technique that can be used anywhere and lets you to move effortlessly along the Blessing Way Path. And most importantly, during this six-week series, you will learn how to use the practice of blessing to:

• Reduce Stress
• Solve Personal Problems
• Improve Relationships
• Break Habits and Addictions
• Achieve Goals
• Live Life to the Fullest
• And much, much more.

Tele-Course Details

Each Monday, beginning June 30th, class participants will receive a downloadable file containing all necessary course materials, including a class worksheet, lesson plan and daily lessons for the week. Materials will be presented in both PDF and MP3 format.

Then each Tuesday beginning July 1st, we'll meet at 8 pm EST in the Tele-Conference classroom via phone or internet to discuss the lessons in more depth and answer any questions. All class discussions will be recorded and made instantly available to those who, for any reason, may need to miss any of the weekly tele-classes.

Tele-Course Dates:

• Tuesday, July 1st, 8pm Eastern Standard Time
• Tuesday, July 8th, 8pm Eastern Standard Time
• Tuesday, July 15th, 8pm Eastern Standard Time
• Tuesday, July 29th, 8pm Eastern Standard Time
• Tuesday, August 4th, 8pm Eastern Standard Time
• Tuesday, August 11th, 8pm Eastern Standard Time

All course materials will be sent via email on the Monday preceding each Tuesday tele-class.

Much more effective than a string around your finger, wearing one of our blue Blessing Bands will serve to continually remind you to that it is, indeed, always BETTER TO BLESS. A must for those taking our 30-Day Blessing Way Challenge, particularly, our Blessing Bands are the perfect way to keep your commitment to bless in the forefront of your mind. Now available in three sizes, so everyone in your family or organization can wear a band that fits perfectly:

• Men's Wrist Size (8 3/8")
• Women's Wrist Size (7 3/8")
• Child's Wrist Size (5 7/8")

(There is no charge for the bands, however we do ask that you cover the shipping costs.)To request your band or bands, click on the line below: