A Healing Blessing
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A Blessing for My Daughter
A Healing Blessing was written when my youngest daughter was hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. We were very lucky that her NICU hospitalization was a relatively short one and we had a very positive outcome.
The Blessing was printed and placed over her bed where it remained until she was discharged.
It is shared here for others whose family members are in the hospital or facing challenges.
Image Source: Faycel Rokbani. Lotus. Royalty Free Use.
The Blessing was printed and placed over her bed where it remained until she was discharged.
It is shared here for others whose family members are in the hospital or facing challenges.
Image Source: Faycel Rokbani. Lotus. Royalty Free Use.
A Healing Blessing from Journey of Hearts
I uploaded the vodcast episode to Youtube to make it more readily accessible for my classmates and to share it as a lens page.
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A Healing Blessing Vodcast
This version of A Healing Blessing was created as a Vodcast Episode for an introductory course on Vodcasting for Teaching and uploaded so other instructors could more easily access the video file.This Healing Blessing expands on an Episode 4 from the NICU Parent Support Audio and Podcast. In this Vodcast Episode the Blessing has been set to photographs to create a video.
Online Teaching Courses from CCC @One
The Vodcast was created as part of the Video and Vodcasting for Teaching Course.
Online courses last four to five weeks and are facilitated by expert colleagues.
Online courses last four to five weeks and are facilitated by expert colleagues.
- CCC @ONE | Online Courses
- A listing of online teaching courses taught at CCC @One.
Blessings from the Start
You've been a Blessing
from the Start...
You've Been A Blessing in the Amazon Spotlight
Both of my girls have been blessings.
You've Been A Blessing PREMIUM GRADE Rolled CANVAS Art Print Karen Tribett 12x12
Amazon Price: $77.66 (as of 02/17/2012)
You've been a blessing from the start...
This poster from Karen Tribett is a high-quality unframed art print with the images lithographed onto paper.
Size: 12 x 12 inches.
A Healing Blessing
- May you be surrounded in comfort.
May you be filled with love.
May you feel the healing presence of those who hold you in their thoughts & prayers.
May these positive thoughts and blessings provide you with strength.
May you be sustained in health as you continue your healing journey.
May you relax.
May you be calm.
May you be serene.
May you rest as your body heals in your safe cocoon of comfort, love and strength.
May your body be transformed into one filled with love, happiness, joy and health.
May you continue to heal
- Moment by moment
Hour by hour
Day by day
Knowing that so many love you
and wait to welcome you
May you feel loved.
May you be safe.
May you be protected.
May you be strong.
May you be healed.
Mommy, Daddy & Kaarina
Image Source: Adapted from Sanja Gjenero's Pink Lily. Royalty Free Use.
The Blessings Art Print
Photographs Used for A Healing Blessing
In order to create the visual effects for the Healing Blessing video images were carefully selected from the SXC.hu collection.While I have my own collection of photography often times it is not exactly what I want to use. I am grateful that many photographers allow their works to be used royalty free.
This is a list of the photographers whose works were used in A Healing Blessing.
Team Askins, Neil Gould, BambooBeast, Benjamin Earwicker, Yasin Oztürk, Sanja Gjenero, Alexander Rist, Dave Hiebert, Shlomit Wolf, Emil Bacik, Aaron Schwab, Agata Urbaniak, Rodolfo Clix, Geoff Himself, Steve Woods, Michael Kaufmann, Marta Sdada, Billy Alexander, CJ Luc, Jin Neoh, Britta Kuhnen, Jolene 00, Andrejs Pidjass, M Nota, Helmut Gevert and Jenny Rollo.
At some point, I will try and include a list of links for all of the images used in the video clip.
Image Source: Harrison Keely. Photo Girl. Royalty Free Use.
The Anatomy of Hope in the Amazon Spotlight
The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
Amazon Price: $7.47 (as of 02/17/2012)
The Anatomy of Hope is a journey of inspiring discovery, spanning some thirty years of Dr. Jerome Groopman's practice, during which he encountered many extraordinary people and sought to answer the question,
"Why do some people find and sustain hope during difficult circumstances, while others do not?"
A Lens on Hope Quotes
A Collection of Articles on Blessings and Challenges
- A Healing Place on Journey of Hearts
- A Healing Blessing on the Journey of Hearts website. This is the original posting for this blessing.
- An Easter Healing Blessing in the Intensive Care Nursery
- More about our Easter Blessing in the blog post on the NICU Parent Support Blog.
- Creating a Circle of Healing and Support
- More about Creating a Circle of Healing from the NICU Parent Support Blog.
- Life Transitions - Challenges that Test the Soul
- A look at managing life's transitions from the Grief, Loss & Transitions - Journey of Hearts Blog.
- Blessing: A Wish, A Prayer, A Hope: A Collection of Blessings for Peace, Healing & Comfort
- Blessings can be a helpful invocation, a prayer, a wish or a hope. Blessings are frequently used to help in coping when people are facing challenging times.
- Growing from Challenges
- A look at how one can grow by facing challenges from the Grief, Loss & Transitions - Journey of Hearts Blog.
More Books on Blessings and Healing on Amazon
Guardian Angel Blessing
Creating a Circle of Healing for My Daughter
Rather than just sitting around worrying and fretting about my daughter, I decided to reach out to friends and family for support. We were able to do this quickly thanks for the connection power of the Internet.Within days after the birth of my youngest daughter and her unexpected NICU admission, we had contacted friends and family to notify them of what had happened.
Via phone calls and e-mail messages we tapped into the healing powers to create a circle of positive thoughts and energies from friends and family around the United States and around the world.
We asked everyone to hold our daughter in their thoughts, to keep positive thoughts and prayers to mentally aid in her healing process and strengthen the Circle of Healing around her.
On Easter morning, our newborn daughter was included on several prayer lists and prayer circles, only two days after her birth.
I truly believe that having so many people hold our daughter in their hearts, minds and souls, mentally aided in her healing process. We were blessed with the outcome. The Circle of Healing we created for her helped keep her safe and protected until she was strong enough to be discharged from the hospital.
Image Source:
Sanja Gjenero. Reaching 2. Royalty Free Use.
A Featured Lenses about the Circle of Healing
The other part of my daughter's NICU experience was to create a Circle of Healing for her.
The Violet Heart Collection features a Circle of Healing pin, inspired by her hospitalization.
The Violet Heart Collection features a Circle of Healing pin, inspired by her hospitalization.
Healing Circle around the Earth
Image Source: Billy Alexander. Blue Sphere. Royalty Free Use.
Blog Posts about the Circle of Healing
- Creating a Circle of Healing and Support
- I have long held the belief, both personally and professionally, that there is a healing power in holding a person in one's thoughts whether you are saying prayers or giving blessings or lighting candles. Blog post from the NICU Parent Support Blog.
Reinventing Medicine - Combining Science and Spirituality
I used to believe that we must choose between science and reason on one hand, and spirituality on the other, in how we lead our lives.
Now I consider this a false choice.
We can recover the sense of sacredness, not just in science, but in perhaps every area of life.
Larry Dossey, M.D.
Dr. Larry Dossey - Physician and Spiritual Healing Expert
Dr. Larry Dossey is a physician, health educator, author and authority on spiritual healing. He is the former co-chair of the panel on Mind/Body Interventions, Office of Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
He lectures throughout the country and has been a frequent guest on Oprah, Good Morning America, CNN, Dateline, Larry King Live and The Learning Channel.
Dr. Dossey is responsible for introducing innovations in spiritual care to acclaimed institutions across the United States.
He lectures throughout the country and has been a frequent guest on Oprah, Good Morning America, CNN, Dateline, Larry King Live and The Learning Channel.
Dr. Dossey is responsible for introducing innovations in spiritual care to acclaimed institutions across the United States.
- Dr. Larry Dossey's Official Website
- Dr. Larry Dossey's Official Website - Information about Alternative and Integrative Medicine.
- "Healing Words": Interview with Dr. Larry Dossey M.D - HealthWorld Online
- An interview with Dr. Larry Dossey from HealthWorld Online.
- Dr. Larry Dossey on Prayer in Medicine
- An Interview with Larry Dossey, M.D. on the role of prayer and meditation in medicine from Share Guide.
- Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
- Since 2005, Dr. Dossey has served as an executive editor of this prestigious peer-reviewed journal, which covers the fields of integrative medicine, environmental health, spirituality, and conciousness-related health issues.
Healing Words in the Amazon Spotlight
Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine
Amazon Price: $4.74 (as of 02/17/2012)
A groundbreaking classic linking prayer and health, physician Larry Dossey shares the latest evidence connecting prayer, healing, and medicine.
Using real-life examples and personal anecdotes, Dossey proves how prayer can be as valid a healing tool as drugs or surgery.
More Books from Larry Dossey on Amazon
Prayers for Healing: 365 Blessings, Poems, & Meditations from Around the World in the Amazon Spotlight
Prayers for Healing: 365 Blessings, Poems, & Meditations from Around the World
Amazon Price: $10.78 (as of 02/17/2012)
Recent scientific research shows, the simple act of praying can be emotionally, spiritually, and even physically healing.
With Prayers for Healing, editor Maggie Oman invites readers into a healing space that can transform both mind and body.
More Books on Prayer During Times of Illness on Amazon
My Greatest Blessings
My Greatest Blessings
Call me 'Mom.'
My Blessings
This photo is of my nicu survivor and her older nicu sibling on the day she came home from the hospital.My youngest is now a bright, healthy, happy and very energetic 6-year-old.
My oldest is a bright, health, happy and very energetic 8-year-old.
My Greatest Blessings in the Amazon Spotlight
My Greatest Blessings Art Poster Print by Karen Tribett, 14x11
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 02/17/2012)
My greatest blessings call me Mom.
This poster from Karen Tribett is a high-quality unframed art print with the images lithographed onto paper.
Size: 114 x 11 inches.
Part of a Month of Thanks Challenge
A Healing Blessing lens was created in part for the Month of Thanks Challenge, since I am thankful for my two blessings.
This lens benefits Action Against Hunger.
This lens benefits Action Against Hunger.
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daria369
Jan 15, 2009 @ 3:49 pm | delete
- Thank you for joining my Squidoo group!
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful."
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Comfortdoc
Jan 11, 2009 @ 4:49 pm | delete
- Angel Blessings for being a Spirit of the Season Challenge winner.
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monarch13
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- Beautiful as always, 5 stars!
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Nara
Dec 11, 2008 @ 5:47 pm | delete
- Kirsti , You have a beautiful lens and your words of hope for the healing prcoess. I'l be back to read again your words of hope. Thanks for this lens and thank you for coming to my lens and add to my favorite list.
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- May this lens provide blessings for all its visitors. Allow me to add my little SquidAngel Blessing to your beautiful energy, Kirsti.
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