Have you ever taken the wrong bus?
August 25, 2024
Happy Sacred Sunday!
“If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.”
– Joseph Campbell
It’s funny how I found this quote.
The day before, I had been sitting at the dock of the summer lake house we were living in, and had experienced a feeling that I immediately identified as bliss.
It was strange because that word wasn’t in my regular vocabulary.
I commonly used words like joy, sheer happiness, or being ecstatic — but bliss? Never.
And yet there was no other word that could adequately describe what I felt in that momentico.
It was a spark of bliss — and I felt it in my bones.
The next day I sat at my computer to write. I had my weekly planner open in front of me, but I was too busy staring at my computer. Until I looked down and noticed the only words on the page:
Follow your bliss?
What is happening right now?
It was a moment of synchronicity and felt like a message from the divine.
Those 3 words started me on a path that eventually led me to its origins – that quote by Joseph Campbell.
“If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.”
– Joseph Campbell
It’s a great quote — but it prompts a powerful question you may have after reading it …
How can I follow my bliss if I don’t know what “my bliss” is?
Therein lies the rub.
It’s not always easy to connect with our bliss — because we don’t know how to listen for it or identify it.
THIS concept is what I’ve been called to study, explore and teach about ever since.
On this Sacred Sunday, I want to share this:
You may not always know what “your bliss” is — but the path often starts by realizing what is NOT your bliss.
There may come a time in your life when you realize the path you’ve been on is no longer the right path for you, even if it felt like it was the right path for a while.
It’s like you’re not sure if you took the right bus or if you’re headed in the right direction, but you already paid the fare and you have to decide if it’s wise to get off at the next exit.
Deep in your heart, you may know the time has come to step into a new identity that better aligns with your soul.
And when you come to that realization, you may think it’s too late for the change and you’re stuck with the reality you have created for yourself thus far.
In this week’s episode of Bliss’n Up, I’m sharing a personal story about my son’s courageous decision to step into a new identity that better aligns with his happiness.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re on a bus that’s taking you in the wrong direction — make sure you listen to this episode.
It may just be exactly what you need to understand how you, can begin the journey of following your bliss.
Tune into this week’s podcast,
