{"id":6504,"date":"2014-05-21T07:57:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T11:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/?p=6504"},"modified":"2014-05-21T07:57:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T11:57:01","slug":"joy-drenched-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2014\/05\/joy-drenched-life.html","title":{"rendered":"A Joy Drenched Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-prn2\/t1.0-9\/10366052_10152564660292868_4820518340523818149_n.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I wonder how it is that people develop spiritual amnesia and forget this about themselves. Was there ever a baby born that wasn&#8217;t adored by someone and viewed as precious and worthy of love and care?\u00a0 I work with clients who seem to have lost touch with this truth since they have lived through trauma and tragedy in ways that have shaped their beliefs about themselves. Even though I was immersed in love soup as a child and now into my 50&#8217;s, am surrounded by soul friends, meandering in miracle mode and leaping through life, I go there sometimes and need to pull myself out of the illusion. For myself and for you, I share these tidbits, so that we may all come up sparkling~<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Ideas For Living A Joy Drenched Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Listen to your heart and that of others<\/p>\n<p>Cultivate kindness<\/p>\n<p>Shine brightly<\/p>\n<p>Live with an attytood of grattytood<\/p>\n<p>Let your creative genius speak<\/p>\n<p>Dance your dreams alive<\/p>\n<p>Stretch your mind muscles<\/p>\n<p>Be seduced by The Muse<\/p>\n<p>Light up the world<\/p>\n<p>Pray early and often<\/p>\n<p>Hug (a lot)<\/p>\n<p>Hitch a ride on a shooting star&#8230;.yahoooo~<\/p>\n<p>Wonder\u2026hmm..<\/p>\n<p>Imagine beyond the beyond<\/p>\n<p>Open your heart wide and let the love ooze out and in<\/p>\n<p>Live in a state of awe and wonder<\/p>\n<p>Wear a goofy grin<\/p>\n<p>Laugh uproariously until you can&#8217;t help but snort (try not to be drinking milk at the same time)<\/p>\n<p>Take bliss bites\u00a0out of life and offer bliss kisses back<\/p>\n<p>Explore the deep inner recesses<\/p>\n<p>Be an emotional bungie jumper in \u00a0free flight\u2026.wheee~<\/p>\n<p>Be still and silent and let the stream of consciousness trickle by<\/p>\n<p>Balance bravely<\/p>\n<p>See God(dess) in everyone and everything<\/p>\n<p>Be a master manna-fester<\/p>\n<p>Dance with the Divine as your partner<\/p>\n<p>Color with your creative juices<\/p>\n<p>Sprinkle heart glitter<\/p>\n<p>Be a generous giver and gracious receiver<\/p>\n<p>Embrace life and all it contains with arms and heart wide open<\/p>\n<p>Awaken with a smile<\/p>\n<p>Dream BIG<\/p>\n<p>Be peace<\/p>\n<p>Scatter sweetness<\/p>\n<p>Know stuff<\/p>\n<p>Heal<\/p>\n<p>Be the best you<\/p>\n<p>Learn at least one new thing each day<\/p>\n<p>Open to life\u2019s messages<\/p>\n<p>Count every moment as precious<\/p>\n<p>Sing your soul song enthusiastically<\/p>\n<p>Breathe<\/p>\n<p>Walk\u00a0 barefoot on the Earth<\/p>\n<p>Risk looking foolish<\/p>\n<p>Surround yourself with kindred spirits<\/p>\n<p>Make soul friends<\/p>\n<p>Be frequently fascinated<\/p>\n<p>Tap your toes<\/p>\n<p>Hum harmoniously<\/p>\n<p>Fill up to overflowing<\/p>\n<p>Be willing to be silly<\/p>\n<p>Pay it forward<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate\u00a0 glorious you<\/p>\n<p>Live as love incarnate<\/p>\n<p>Stand in your truth<\/p>\n<p>Sparkle and shine<\/p>\n<p>Be a work of he(art)<\/p>\n<p>Glow from the inside out<\/p>\n<p>Take off your Teflon Shield and be a love sponge<\/p>\n<p>Challenge your thoughts<\/p>\n<p>Cavort with your gremlins<\/p>\n<p>Recall your innocence<\/p>\n<p>Bliss out and in<\/p>\n<p>Transform the ordinary into the extraordinary<\/p>\n<p>Remember that YOU are the love you seek~\u2665<\/p>\n<p>Edie Weinstein, \u00a92014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Sometimes I wonder how it is that people develop spiritual amnesia and forget this about themselves. Was there ever a baby born that wasn&#8217;t adored by someone and viewed as precious and worthy of love and care?\u00a0 I work with clients who seem to have lost touch with this truth since they have lived&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,1,2,13,33,27,19,3,22,14,25,4,16,7,18],"tags":[4897,4870,4871,156],"class_list":["post-6504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-affirmations","category-attracting-what-you-desire","category-bliss","category-blissfull-thinking","category-creativity","category-dance","category-empowerment","category-gratitude","category-healing","category-how-to-invite-bliss","category-hugging","category-inspiration","category-my-personal-bliss","category-re-creating-your-life","category-wellness","tag-edie-weinstein","tag-mental-health","tag-recovery","tag-the-muse"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Joy Drenched Life - The Bliss Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2014\/05\/joy-drenched-life.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Joy Drenched Life - The Bliss Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; Sometimes I wonder how it is that people develop spiritual amnesia and forget this about themselves. 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