“Follow your bliss.” Joseph Campbell

Bliss has always been one of my favorite words. I have had this quote in my thoughts many times over the last 10 years. Follow my bliss. Follow my bliss. And, then looking to find what gives me the most joy and then doing it!!

This has led me down some amazing paths, and full of joy and creativity, and adventure. But it hasn’t always been sunshine achieving my bliss. The reality is many times I have known what my joy and bliss have been but I didn’t follow it. It hasn’t always been so called “normal”. I didn’t fit into society’s idea for a Midwest girl!! So I was confronted… I had found something that gave me the most joy, and I didn’t know anyone who is doing it. I let fear stop me and went with the pack and said. “Maybe I should try to be more normal and realistic?”

So, I looked to follow other people’s bliss. Not a good idea! Never felt alive and fulfilled, and it was very draining for me to try to follow someone else’s path! To quote Campbell again, ”People say that what we are seeking is a meaning of life. I don't think this is what we're really seeking. I think what we're seeing is an experience of being alive.” Can I get an Amen I love Joseph!! :)

I could care less about the meaning of life actually. I want to feel alive, I want to live out my dreams, I want to be happy! I want to feel connected to the life force that flows through my body and I want this for everyone else on the planet as well!!

I don’t know about you but I tend to complicate things. I can start to analyze things, and start asking “why do I want to do that? Is that my ego? Is that really what I want to do? I don’t see myself doing that in 10 years, why would I do it now?” Who the hells cares!!!! I have these desires, these dreams and they make me feel really good right now. So, follow that piece of bliss and go for it!!

An example in my current life right now! I love love love to train and to live the athlete life. There is something that is so invigorating for me. I love to get better, stronger!! I also love to be beautiful and radiant. So, for me right now fitness shows gets me fired up because I can combine the two and it is a fun and dynamic!! So, I feel excited and then I start to have thoughts like.. “I am not a bodybuilder, I don’t want to focus that much on my body, what a selfish goal, it doesn’t serve anyone but myself, it is superficial, promotes a false sense of beauty…” blah blah blah the list can go on and then any bliss I felt when I first got inspired is gone and I am no longer sure I want to do it!! Funny how our minds work huh? :)

So, today I made the decision to go for it! Fitness Show Goddess coming at ya! :) How can I be the most radiant fitness goddess possible is the question I ponder now!?! How about you is there a bliss in your life that you desire to follow!?! Follow it, feel alive and inspire the rest of us with accomplishing that dream! :)