Follow Your Bliss!

In an effort to “follow your bliss” as defined by Joseph Campbell, I feel as though I am on a yellow brick road full of adventure and self-discovery. I still keep my focus, although, I have a tendency to get diverted at times and forget that what I want and, most importantly, need is more important than trying to please everyone. At times, I have made mistakes in surrounding myself with people who have either not found their bliss, don’t know what the hell “bliss” is or simply don’t care. These are the people I have a hard time relating to. What do you mean you aren’t passionate about something? I think everyone has a passion for something they either love, do well or just admire. Whether it is cooking, photography, fishing, writing, art, music, storytelling, being a mother, golf or dancing, everyone has something that ‘belongs’ to him or her. What is your passion? How do you know if and when you’ve found your bliss?
Here are a few of the experiences from individuals in finding and following their bliss:
· You feel at one with the world, as if everything is in its rightful place and all interconnected
· You feel totally alive, as if your body is resonating at a slightly higher frequency
· Your eyes light up and you feel like you could spend hours talking about the subjects you love
· You see things more clearly, as if a mist has cleared or a fog has lifted and now you can see more clearly or deeply understand
· You feel totally at home within your skin and so comfortable within yourself that you the ideas of who you are fade
· Time ceases to exist when you are following your bliss - whether that is researching at home or being on stage
· You feel surrounded by kindred spirits when you find other people who are passionate about the same things
· You have deep, insightful discussions with people you have known only a few minutes
· You experience leaps of insight and the profound understanding of concepts and ideas that go beyond words
· You find yourself creating at an extraordinary level far beyond your normal abilities
· Worlds of ideas and knowledge that you never knew existed open up to you
· The world becomes a place where synchronicities start to make sense and form a subtle path pointing you to the things you need to discover
· You find yourself (many times unknowingly) amassing a collection of resources built around your bliss
· You feel the touch of unseen hands guiding you
· You feel like a light deep inside of you has been turned on
· Days you follow your bliss start to feel a bit like Christmas morning, making you want to jump out of bed and see what the day holds
· You surprise yourself by the things you say and do because they make you seem much smarter and gifted than you usually think you are
In my opinion, life should be a constant road of emotional and spiritual growth and self-discovery. Without it we are just like robots, an empty shell of emotionless space. I want a deeper connection to myself as well as the people and things around me. I want to surround myself with kindred spirits who allow me to lose myself in a moment and inspire me to do great things with the potential I know I have. I have found my bliss, now it’s time to make sure I’m following it. What is your bliss? More importantly, are you following it?