#finding bliss

After Jet realised she was unhappy with her life, she put a plan into action to transition, quit her job as a lawyer, and pursued her true dream: becoming a tattoo artist. Bliss is the seventh artist Jet has met with in the hopes of finding her perfect match, and after some encouragement (that is, him figuring out they're both trans and neurodivergent), he agrees to an apprentice trial run.

Unfortunately, things don't go to plan. Jet takes a few too many liberties at the job, and Bliss is hopelessly attracted to her, everything about her tests his submissive instincts. Hoping to find some form of release after a month of sexual tension, Bliss heads to his favourite kink club, only to find Jet there. It doesn't take a lot of persuasion for him to agree to be her model for a shibari demonstration.

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As I’m writing this a small flock of geese just flew by as Bijou and I watched. So unified working together it was a beautiful sight, really magical and I loved it. This is the closest thing to bliss I’ve felt in a while and I’m savoring it. I think we could all use a little more bliss in our lives don’t you? It doesn’t have to be big events like a day at the spa (which I wouldn’t do anyway, not that there’s anything wrong with day spas but I’d be itching to get back to my studio and yoga mat and coffee pot).

Bliss should be easily obtainable and probably is if you can get past the daily life events. Could bliss be squeezed in between car pool and grocery shopping? Could bliss be found in journaling outside under the autumn trees with a breeze that lifts your hair every so often making you glad you wore a cute scarf and hat?

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Free Form Crochet Scarf, I love Free Form!

Could bliss be found in looking through childlike eyes at the sunrise or sunset or falling rain or flower petal?

Dried out sunflower seeds are happy and tasty!

Could bliss be found while boiling a pot of spaghetti for dinner or while buttering and crushing the garlic for bread? Could bliss be found while folding laundry with intent and love knowing you’re doing this for your family? Could bliss be found looking into your furry friend’s eyes after walking them or brushing them or after they have greeted you at the door having missed you all day long?

Bliss could be tea in a pretty cup with a saucer you don’t normally take time to use. Bliss could be your favorite album. Bliss could be sitting outside with fleece throw as the sun sets for the day. Bliss could be found in a good book, maybe one old and worn with dog-eared pages maybe something by Dickens? I love reading Dickens in the fall. Bliss could be a late afternoon walk as smoke spirals up from chimneys and you need a sweater even though the sun is still out. Bliss could be            homemade bread or cookies baking in a warm oven. Bliss could be a hot shower or long soak (especially if you have a claw footed tub which I want want want!). Bliss could be looking at water or mountains or your backyard. Bliss could be a warm memory or a someday plan. Bliss could be incense and yoga. Bliss could be quilting or knitting or weaving. Bliss could be talking to someone who just really gets you. Bliss could be at your finger tips.

I hope we can all find a little more bliss everyday. Life’s too short you know? So work a little bliss into life and try to stop by again tomorrow please :D

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Finding Bliss by B.J. Harvey torrent The End of an Era They call me the walking dildo. Gratifying? Yes. Something my mother would be proud of? Hell no! Watching my best friend and my old friend-with-benefits blissfully walk down the aisle has just reiterated the fact that I’m thirty and perpetually single. I thought I’d found the woman I wanted to spend my life with, you have to open your eyes to…

Find yourself. Remember who you are. Take care of yourself. Be true to yourself.

And you will be happy.

We hear these phrases so frequently nowadays. But have you actually given any thought as to what they mean to you?

I hadn’t until recently. I realized that I had a complete misunderstanding of what these terms mean.

First I’ll explain my misunderstandings. Then I’ll share with you their new meaning to me.

Find yourself. I used to take this as I had to figure out what I wanted to do for a career. You know, that one thing. Everyone has a thing. For my dad, it was golf. He owned a golf course. For my mom, it was being a wife and mother. Dedication to her family is what gave her great joy. I had friends who were working in industries of their passions. A chef. An athlete. Another in politics. One in finance. They all seemed to genuinely enjoy their work in a way that I never had. So “Find yourself” to me became “Find your career” and you will be happy. But I did and I still wasn’t happy.

Remember who you are. Again, this was career focused for me. I took it as I should remember what I used to like to do when I was younger and do that again. But some of the things that interested me back then just didn’t interest me anymore. Some still did but industries and economies had changed. Plus this concept seemed to conflict with other ideologies I was learning of, such as to focus on the present, and not the past or the future. To be honest, I was just as lost, confused, and indecisive in the present as I was in my youth. So remembering wasn’t bringing anymore clarification to my world, just more confusion and compounding my sense of feeling lost.

Take care of yourself. I do this. I eat healthfully. I practice good hygiene. I take myself to the doctor. I try to exercise regularly and maintain good health. This is what taking care of yourself meant to me. To be honest, I found it boring at times and I felt like I was buying into an idea that I wasn’t sure I believed in. Just as described in the Radiohead song…”Fitter. Happier. More productive. Comfortable. Not drinking too much. Regular exercise at the gym (3 days a week)”. Was this really supposed to bring me happiness? Because I was doing these things, and I still wasn’t happy.

Be true to yourself. This was the trickiest of them all. Just be myself. I wasn’t sure who that was or what I wanted to be. I was different in various situations. I was good at assimilating. Sometimes I wasn’t quite sure if I did something, liked something, tried something because I wanted to or because that’s what others were doing. Where did I end and the rest of the world begin? I had no idea how I fit into the world. I had no idea who “myself” was. 

A few years ago my dad died. At the time I was a self proclaimed atheist. I hadn’t always been. I was raised Christian. Even though my parents were not very religious, I became so in my early teenage years before abandoning all beliefs until my dad’s death. Seeing him here one minute and gone the next changed me. It started a quest in me to find out more about life and what it is.

What I term “God” is different for me now. I don’t believe in God as my earlier faith presented it or “Him” to be. The meaning of God as I understand it is the energy that is life itself. And that energy in physical form is all of the world and beyond. It’s what makes us grow and breathe; what keeps the universe together and expanding. It’s creation. Creation had to take on a new meaning for me as well. It took awhile for me to disassociate the Christian faith from my new concept of creation. 

With this understanding of God and creation in mind, this is how I now interpret these sayings.

Find yourself = Find God God is all around you. You just have to open your eyes to it. God is in the sunrise. It’s in a  flower. God is in the food we eat. In the love of an animal. God is in the connection with a loved one. Find things that you love and appreciate and you will find God. 

Once you recognize God in these things, you will realize that God is in you too. That is finding yourself. You will realize that what you have been looking for the whole time, has been right here all along. It’s in you and around you and it’s all connected.

Remember who you are = remember you are a creation of God. This was a hard one for me. Even with my new understanding, I still felt that energy was something outside of me to obtain. Like catching the breeze on a warm day. And that it was going to be hard to find. It took awhile to recognize that God is innately within me, already there. It is something that I can increase or decrease the frequency of if I want. But God is always there.

Once you recognize that you are the energy, you will understand that you have the power to create as well. Once you get this, your life will change forever. You will see the power within you. The next step is to figure out how to harness that power to fully live your life. That is happiness.

Take care of yourself = do things that bring you back to the presence of God

Do things that bring you joy and that remind you of the energy within you. It could be playing an instrument. Or going for a hike outdoors. Something that nurtures your soul. Life can be hard, it can get us down and feeling lost. So it is important to reconnect with that energy. For me, my spiritual practice is yoga and meditation because they calm my mind, bring my concentration to my breath and my breath reminds me that I am alive and that God is in me. 

Be true to yourself = listen to yourself (God) and act in accordance with it

What does that mean exactly? Follow your intuition. In other words, follow what excites you. Follow what feels right and good. Act in a loving way. Be compassionate. Accept others. Be open to situations and new ideas. Let energy be your guide. Always move towards that which brings you joy OR the least amount of pain. Do this and you will be happy.