Page 16 - Bliss Planet July Magazine

experience the glorious
spectrum of human emotions
fully without losing our peace.

Yet, we often convince
ourselves, that bliss can only
appear after we have healed
from grief or after a challenge
is over.

Other times, stress is self-
created, the result of our own
thought patterns rather than
external circumstances.

For instance, ruminating on

the "what ifs" can take us
away from the present
moment, and create anxieties
about events that have not
even occurred yet.

As you go through your week,

ask yourself, how many times
do your thoughts and beliefs
take you away from that
centered feeling? How often
are you choosing stress
instead of bliss?
and said, "I really love you and can
You can actively nourish bliss with see such beautiful things for us when
these strategies. I close my eyes."

Keep it simple. Be in the present Richard wondered, "What if she is
moment. really saying that she wants to get

married. I am not ready for marriage
Bliss does not dwell in the past or the
but if I do not ask her soon, maybe
future but in the current moment.
she will find someone else because
Each time we over analyze events or
that is what my last girlfriend did."
interactions, we distance ourselves
from the present moment. Richard says, "Uh huh" and changes
the subject.
Example

Thus, he misses the gift of bliss that
Sarah and Richard were dating for
Sarah expressed so positively and
two years. Sarah turned to Richard
openly. Sarah feels unseen and

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