Happy Sacred Sunday!
The other day I asked my friend, Betsy, to go with me on a sunrise walk. This is my favorite of all walks — a 5 1/2 mile path that leads us to the water at Mattheson Hammocks at precisely the moment the sun rises above the water. After spending the last couple of months in and out of hospitals, on the line with doctors, and consumed by my sister’s health crisis, I felt like a picturesque sunrise was just what I needed.
But on that morning, when we got to the water, the sky was covered in clouds.
It’s not like I thought the sunrise didn’t happen. I knew the sun was there, even though I couldn’t see it.
And even though I couldn’t experience that majestic sunrise landscape on that morning, walking the path was still worth it.
I spent time processing with Betsy; I moved my energy and my body; I spent time in nature; and I got to take in the sounds of the water on a breezy morning.
This got me thinking about experiencing Bliss.
Bliss is a deep and intense sense of inner harmony, peace, and fulfillment that transcends time and space. It’s a state of being that exists within us, even though sometimes we can’t feel it.
Bliss is not something you can fake or force, nor is it something you can pursue.
It’s like the sun — it just is.
But what you can do is walk the path that leads to it, knowing that’s the only part you have control of.
As we get ready to wrap up July and enter the last month of summer, I am setting the intention to make this month a “Back to Bliss” month.
All this means is I’m getting grounded and intentionally walking the path. I’m sharing all about this on today’s podcast.
I invite you to listen and learn:
Why it’s important to take some to pause and reflect at the end of each month.
Which questions you get to ask as you wrap up one month and enter a new one.
How to get Back to Bliss this month
Sending you so much love as always.