The Journey to a Blissful Life
Hello, my fellow dreamers! "Follow your bliss and the Universe will open doors for you where there were only walls." — Joseph Campbell I would like to challenge you just a little this week to take some quiet time just for yourself to think about your journey to a blissful lifetime. What is a blissful life? Simply put, it means that bliss is a magnified emotional state of joy, happiness, euphoria, and PERSONAL FULFILLMENT. If you think back to when you were a young child on a Christmas morning you opened all your presents only to find out that Santa brought you everything on your wish list, you have a heightened sense of joy and happiness. You were ecstatic and happiness took over you. Leading a blissful life is a journey. It's how we live our lives every day. It's a CHOICE to choose happiness, joy, love, and excitement. You have to WANT to be that person who walks directly toward a magnified state—of all the good things in life instead of that person that rests by the roadside. Our lived experiences are all different, and they all come with major life changes. You will have periods of struggle that rock your very foundation. Losing my husband definitely rocked my foundation, and I didn't know how to move forward. Losing my father 2 years prior to that was a huge life change. How could I possibly go on without the 2 men I loved most in the world? Job loss, divorce, and medical issues can also rock your foundation; however, we have to find a way within ourselves to move forward in a positive way. A blissful life is WITHIN our reach. However, it will be different for everyone as we all experience things in a different way. The lens by which you view your life shapes how you will define your idea of bliss. Can you imagine yourself living in such an amazing state? The foundation of achieving bliss rests on believing and living a life of faith, gratitude, intention, understanding, and most importantly... PEACE. Each day, focus on what fuels your happiness and what lifts you up. What is the meaning of your life? Live a life of forgiveness, humility, and harmony. This should be at your core because when you live your life with these things, it will rub off onto others. You may think that this is inconceivable. So, think of yourself as the ARCHITECT of the change you desire to see and BUILD that blissful journey you so desire. If you've ever experienced a state of bliss just once in your life, imagine living it every day! Of course, there's going to be periods of time when life can bring you to your knees and our cup overflows with sadness. But how we respond to these times is up to you. This is something I've had to learn over the past 5 years. It is a CHOICE! The path to everyday bliss must be nurtured by you. Declare it, visualize it, and FEEL it. Decide what actions you need to take to achieve that state and take that first step to make it happen. Include your dreams and aspirations. The Dalai Lama tells us, "Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions." Bliss is a state of unity, calm, harmony and peace within yourself. It is a feeling of oneness with creation and the universe—completeness, knowingness, wholeness, and an uplifted consciousness. I feel like this every time I pick up my pen and put it to paper, or every week when I see my inspiring words posted in my blogs. I get a heightened experience of joy, happiness, and a true sense of accomplishment. My bliss is to write words that will inspire people and maybe think about their own lives and how they can attain their dreams, passions, and desires. Michael Jackson once said, "Out of bliss comes magic, wonderment, and creativity." A blissful life is doing that which fulfills you. It's investing energetically on things which grants you absolute happiness. It's following your dreams, passions, and heartfelt desires. It's that deep, fulfilling, sustainable, driving need you have inside of you. And, when you are focused, the universe is waiting to help you. All of this brings me back to my book. When Amy wanted to fly high up into the clouds, Miss Lola, with her prowess and magic, took the children on an adventure of a lifetime! As the children hopped onto the Magic Paper Ride and went high above the clouds, into the galaxy of stars and all the way to the moon, I'm sure they felt they were on a blissful journey. They had a pure sense of excitement, happiness, joy, and laughter. Miss Lola gave them an awe-inspiring, blissful journey they would never forget. And, they learned that if you believe in yourself and your dreams, they can come true. We probably won't feel bliss every day, but if you've ever experienced blissful moments in your life, you will want to CREATE your own path for a blissful life. Remember, you make your own path with your own stepping stones; not a path that someone else has laid for you. Remember to be creative, inspirational, and take inspiration from others. I hope I can inspire your journey in some small way. Have a blissful journey and do things that bring you happiness and joy! "Follow your bliss and let the magic happen.' —Janelle Jalbert Read the full article