Follow Your Bliss

Three little words – famously coined by Joseph Campbell – hold the key to a truly happy, fulfilled life.

Follow. Your. Bliss.

To follow you need to find the trail.  Maybe you can’t exactly see what your final destination is, but you get a bit of the picture, a feeling, a general sense of direction.

And it is okay to take one step at a time and trust that the next step will be revealed.  All you need do is ensure that you are still on the path of bliss, that each step feels good – even if you don’t know where it is ulitmately leading.

It is your bliss we are talking about.  Not anyone else’s!  And not what other people think should be yours.  What sets you alight, turns you on, fills you with happiness?

And you don’t have to understand why you feel that way, justify your passion to yourself or anyone else, or know how your dreams will be achieved.

You came into the world with your own unique talents, interests and potential.  Just stick to what you really love, trust what feels good and eventually it will all take shape.

And what is bliss?  It is something deeper than just immediate gratification.  It is an expansive feeling of rightness, truth, freedom, unfolding, fulfilment.  It bubbles up from deep within.

Sometimes we choose what we think we want, but it does not really satisfy us.  It feels hollow, like it hasn’t really hit the spot

If that’s the case, we are probably not truly following our inner guidance, but are compromising in some way (usually to please others, or because we think there’s no other option).

Bliss arises when you are attuned to your inner wisdom and are being guided by love rather than fear.

You are making choices that are satisfying and sustainable and that lead to more happiness and good choices – a positive spiral.

I explain more about how to step into this positive spiral in the following video clip – Which Voice In My Head Do I Trust? (My most watched video!)

So if you have a decision to make, take a few breaths and check in with yourself.

Make sure that you are feeling expansive, inspired and loving before you make your choice.  That way you can be confident that you are on the right path to a happier, more fulfilling life.

Follow your bliss!