Would you like to be surrounded by love or hate?  I know that probably seems like a no brainer to you, you may even think I am just reaching here for something to write about…maybe I am! LOL  But I am not. I assure you I am headed somewhere with this question.

You know I go through my days, in search of my bliss, ever in search of my bliss, and I am pretty successful in finding said BLISS but as I have stated in past posts….retaining that BLISS is the hard part. So..it comes and it goes….as I am beginning to see that Bliss has a way of doing! It is the nature of bliss.

But as I go through my days and I interact with other people I cannot help but ask the question….do you really want to be surrounded by love?

Let me explain…..I go through my days and I interact with family and on occasion I meet others as well and whether it be family or strangers I sometimes have conversations with these people about happiness….and judgment and selflessness. These are good conversations where I feel like I am with like minded people. I usually am recharged by these conversations and it is GOOD! But then we part ways and as the days pass I may have occasion to cross paths with these same people, especially if they are family members, and low and behold they do not appear to be the same person that I had that previous conversation with. These people do not recharge me!! quite the contrary they try and bring me down!  They talk about other people, they make harsh judgments and have gossipy attitudes OR they are full of sorrow over some situation OR they want to only talk about how bad their knees hurt or how bad their kids are behaving or how bad their husband is behaving!! LOL  You get the picture!

It is in these times when I meet them that I find myself wondering…do you really want to be surrounded by love? I think we are what we think about and when I see them going on and on about all this drama and bad attitude stuff I find it hard to believe they truly want to be full of love. I cannot even imagine they would recognize love at that moment if it hit them upside the head. As a matter of fact I know this is true! When I hear people saying these things I try and stear them away from the bad feelings, try to lead them somewhere full of joy and love and they DO NOT want to come with me! They fight me and may even get mad at me for having a better attitude.

I am of the school of thought that we all have a choice, we have free will. It is our choice to be happy and full of love and joy or NOT. I know at times we are not going to be able to find it or it may be fleeting, such as my bliss is……at times it is just harder to stay in the light.

BUT there is such a difference in people when they live their lives even 75% of the time in a state of happiness, selflessness and pure JOY, thinking of others and feeling complete.

I think if we all get up in the morning and say thank you to God for the fact that we got up and are breathing it would make a difference in every one’s day. I mean…what could it hurt?  Is it possible that if we practiced this little ritual that in time we would change the world? It may seem a very simplistic thing to do in order to have such a major effect on the world around us,  but I do believe attitude is everything! We are what we think about.  We really are.

What do you think?

“Give up all bad qualities in you, banish the EGO and develop a spirit of surrender. You will then experience BLISS”

I have heard Dr. Wayne Dyer describe the ego as follows………

EGO is to

Edge

God

Out…..EGO

I like that…..

Here is another that is really GOOD!

“If you want to reach a state of bliss,then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge. Those are the three things the ego is doing all the time. Its very important to be aware of them every time they come up.

I am not going to say much here….on this subject. But may I say that this is messing with my Bliss? I do not watch the news…hey if I did my bliss would be a lot harder to find or keep once found ! So, I do not watch the news  but I do look at my Yahoo page and if I see something interesting I will investigate. I understand being concerned about the government telling us we cannot pray….but I see no evidence that that has happened.

I am just wondering why people insist on exaggerating facts…does it make them feel better? I highly doubt it.  I am going to go out on a limb here and say that I think…NO…I will use my intuitive gifts today and say I am pretty dang sure that these people are not feeling better and are surely not finding their BLISS by doing this.

I love you! I love you! I love you!

Bliss!! Ahhhhh! I have been searching for my bliss for a couple of years now and just realized something….
it was there all the time! Right in front of my face for me to have whenever I wanted. I was searching so hard I could not see it.
Lorraine ( a friend of mine on Facebook) said it well today on her status! She said ” No one can make you feel inferior without your consent” ahhhhhhhhhhh…I have known this for a long time but yet, I could not see my BLISS.

I have my bliss, it is right here with me at all times! Do YOU see it? It is MY choice to see it or not. I can have my bliss and feel constant JOY…

It can be hard at times…but then I try and remember…it is my choice!
Constant JOY is so much better than anything else this world has to offer!

Excuse me while I go enjoy some more….constant JOY Blessings!

As I was sitting on my patio this morning drinking my coffee and enjoying the peace and the birds…the sounds of the morning, I started wondering….is there coffee in heaven? I mean, this morning was surely a little piece of heaven.

So…is there coffee in heaven?

RELAX! I cannot say enough….RELAX!  You need to learn to relax and stop worrying. Pray to God and ask Him to help you to relax.  Ask the angels…..ask Divine….I cannot stress how important it is too relax.  Your intentions really do help to create your reality!

Think about it, if you wake up and upon rising you stub your toe…more than likely you will then have a day that follows with toothpaste on your shirt, coffee spilled and traffic all the way to work!  True? Sound familiar? I know it does for me. ( Do you believe in the Law of Attraction?)

What I have learned is that if I can take a step back after the toe gets stubbed, take a deep breath and get an attitude adjustment, then things will get better! I will not only get my coffee and it stays in my cup but I will have a very easy and stress free drive to my destination that day!

But let’s take it a step further, I say when you wake up…DO NOT wait for the stubbed toe!! When you open your eyes in the morning before that BIG TOE hits the floor say a prayer of thankfullness, hold a thought of gratitude! Pray a prayer of  good intentions for the day, not only for you but first and foremost for others!

So you skeptics…..let me ask you this. “What is the worst that can happen if you follow this philosophy?” ummmmm you “feel” good?!  You start the day with an attitude of gratitude and feel good?  Doesnt sound too bad to me or much of a sacrifice!

I pray YOU go out and have a well intentioned day!

I have found my BLISS today…if only fleetingly….through the words of this song

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up… To more than I can be.

The words from this song resonate well with my soul. THAT is how I found my bliss today….for a  little while!

How about you? Did you capture your bliss today?  What I have found is that I can feel my bliss through songs….or other people or a beautiful TREE..YES, TREE. I LOVE Trees! I can find bliss in a tree!  What is it OR where is it that you find or feel your bliss?

Let me know! I also find bliss in comments! LOL

Peace be with you brothers and sisters..today and always!

I am still searching for mine. Sometimes I think I am close…and then I feel shut down.  Then I feel close…then…well, you get the point.

What do I have to do to find my BLISS anyway?!

If anyone is out there reading this and you have found yours…or even glimpsed it, I would LOVE to hear from you! What does it look like…how does it feel? Is it BLISSFUL? Oh I imagine it is…….is it possible to find true happiness or BLISS?

I still think…YES..yes it is. I have bought a few more books….by Authors such as Louis Hay and Doreen Virtue and I am listening to an online course from Hay House entitled  The Heal Your Life Online Course which includes 8 different classes.

I am desperately still seeking my bliss…

I will let you know what I find and please let me know if you have found yours.

PEACE!

I have been a stay at home….work at home…mom for almost 14 years! I have been a Entrepreneur for almost 14 years!  I have been a Network Marketer for 2 years and a GO-GIVER for  1 year. Truth is I have  been a go-giver for more years than that, but I’ve become a professional go-giver for the last year.

Let me explain….

Since having children my dream had always been to be a successful mom  and a contributor, in a monetary sense. to our household. When you end up being the single parent to 3 children ranging in ages from 3 months to 6 years old, things change! Now I understand that it did not have to… I mean, if I had not spent so much time being scared silly I may have understood that I could continue to pursue this dream while being the sole provider. But…I did not and I had nobody to explain any of this to me.

So…..until 1995 I worked for a Dr and did his billing along with ALOT of the other stuff in the office, including assisting with minor procedures….while getting paid a dollar or two over minimum wage!  Thank God for Medical and food stamps!

So one day we are driving down 15 coming from the LA area headed back to San Diego in heavy traffic and thanks to a somewhat minor traffic accident I end up with an injury that takes me out of work. At this time I was working for a medical supply company AND a Dr.office.  I worked from 6am till 3pm then left the Scripps area and headed to Mission Valley where I worked from 4pm until 8pm.  My parents watched my kids until I got home.  Yes….it was hard. To this day when I think about this time in my life I have serious guilt issues to deal with! I missed so much time with my kids.

Well, thanks to the accident I started spending alot of time with my kids! Yippee!   This was the beginning of my work at home experience. Although during this time I did own a coffee shop at SDSU! That was fun but not profitable quick enough for a single mom so I sold it.  Back to home employment. I worked for telemarketers for the most part and it kept money coming into the house.

After all of these years I was lead to a network marketing company ( an MLM) that taught me some significant lessons in life, which in turn lead me to found a non profit to assist single parent families!   Ahhhhhh here is the Go-Giver part!

I have been a go-giver most of my life, I think. I have always enjoyed giving to others……putting others needs before mine and my families alot of the time. Why? Because I always tried to teach my kids that we may have had it hard, but there are so many others that have it alot harder! So…we were go-givers, as a family!

But…I have become a professional go-giver, if you will, by founding a non profit AND by becoming a network marketer.  You may be wondering ….A network marketer?  Really?  Yes, really!

I have found that being a network marketer allows me many,many opportunities to help others. Well, mostly ALL of my time spent network marketing is spent helping others. Helping others achieve their dreams or realize they have them!

It is through network marketing that I came to the realization  that I wanted to found a non profit! it is through network marketing that I found that I was able to touch peoples lives and make a difference! It can be an awesome experience! And THAT is what I wish someone would have told me way back when……..that is what I tell people.

If you are not waking up each day and saying to the world….”How may I serve YOU”? then, with all due respect I think you are missing something HUGE! .  If you think it is only about the money then I feel sorry for you. The money is secondary to the people!

When you make it about others your life, including your business life, will change forever! But you need to be real about it……God…the universe…whatever you want to call it knows if you are sincere or not!  

**Gosh…now I am not sure where I should put this….my journey?? Blessing in giving??? FIND YOUR BLISS??  LOL  it applies in ALL!

How do you find your BLISS? Do you meditate? for some people, especially some Christians, meditation is a….ummm well…it is a whole nother story! But I digress……. so, do you meditate? Do you soak in a “calgon take me away” tub? Do you get a mani-pedi? Do you find a tall tree and sit under it with a book? What exactly is your method to find your BLISS?

ME? Gosh, I have a few different things that I try to do in order to tap into my BLISS. I mean..on a spiritual level I listen to CD’s or read alot of different things by different authors such as Joel Osteen,Charles Stanley,Doreen Virtue…..as you can see I have very eclectic tastes! I like it that way….  OH and I DO meditate! One of my favorite things to do is to go to the tanning bed and get into a 12 minute bed and while in there I meditate! I love it! Some days it is the only quiet time I get!  Have you ever tried it? Oh there is something about getting into a tanning bed on a cold winter day and becoming one with God! Open and empty your mind and ask HIM in. Very refreshing!

On a more intellectual level I find there is nothing better than a cup of coffee and a good book at my local Barnes and Noble! ahhhhhhhhh the simpler things in life! Yes….this simple cup of java and a nice book can really help me find my BLISS…..

I also find that writing can help me to wind down, and get in touch with my more spiritual and blissful side! Although sometimes it does a really good job of winding me UP! Usually not though. I mostly try not to be up on a soap box, more often than not I like to meander through a subject, take my time and write articles that evoke nothing but relaxed feelings in people.

If this were a movie this is about the time that you would hear………..WHOA- EVERYTHING WOULD BE SCREECHING  AND CRASHING TO A DEAD STOP! ………..

Who am I trying to kid??? If you are a fan of my writing then you know that my meandering tends to end up on a soap box!!  …..I just cannot help it. So, ok, I tried to sound like I am this oh so laid back chick with her BLISS so intact! I bet you may even have bought into it for a minute or two, huh? I like to think at times that really is how you would describe me. But mostly I am a soap box kinda gal! I get revved up pretty easily about things that I am passionate about. But..ya know in the end I think that is where my BLISS may actually lie…in the cause. I like the fight for the underdog! I like the cause…I like to help…I really enjoy life!

However you find your BLISS I hope you feel as good as I do when I am finding mine!

Cheers!