beautiful blessing
May the sun bring you new energy by day,
May the moon softly restore you by night,
May the rain wash away your worries,
May the breeze blow new strength into your being.
May you walk gently through the world
and know its beauty all the days of your life.
~ Apache Blessing
Just because I need a beautiful blessing right now…and thought you might, too.
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Buzzee
March 17, 2017This nice-sounding saying is NOT of native-American origin:
It was written for the 1947 Western novel Blood Brother (novel) by Elliott Arnold. The blessing entered popular consciousness when it made its way into the film adaptation of the novel Broken Arrow, scripted by Albert Maltz. The Economist, citing Rebecca Mead’s book on American weddings, characterized it as “‘traditionalesque’, commerce disguised as tradition”.
The first line of the original poem was “Now for you there is no rain” and the last “Now, forever, forever, there is no loneliness”. Since 1950, there have since been several different versions of the poem.
Check ianchadwick.com and other sources.
Jennifer Wolfe
March 29, 2017Thanks for your comment! ~jw
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An Apache Blessing – A Little Beauty For Your Day – mamawolfe
Cheryl
March 16, 2013Lovely. Thank you!
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Jennifer Wolfe
March 17, 2013Cheryl, you’re welcome. I hope I can spread a moment of beauty and peace across the internet. Thanks for commenting! -Jennifer
Dawn Wink
March 16, 2013Love this, love this. One of my favorites. Beautiful flowers to savor. Thank you for this beauty!
Jennifer Wolfe
March 17, 2013So glad you enjoyed it…beautiful lilies are my favorite, you know 🙂