Such grand plans they were.
So much time I had.
A second chance to pursue never-before‘s was bound to throw doors wide open for Aha!s to rush in and kick off the new year.
Yet here we are looking with the eyes of Adventure once again –
and I want to hide.
Life took a different direction and all thoughts of new escapades dove out the back window instead.
Even the inkling of adventure caused insides to tighten and the stomach to turn.
Dread and exhaustion replaced feelings of anticipation and exhilaration one might expect.
This has been a long six months.
Same old, same old in a non-rocking boat is about as much excitement I want to handle right now.
Reset and Regenerate is needed to start fresh, not jumping into something new.
Which seems a little odd actually.
Because when life feels a little stagnant and restless, stirrings of “being bad” and adventurous start to bubble inside.
There’s a need to move, to shift, to stir the pot and release the steam stuck below in the depths.
And the Aha! is revealed, having waited patiently to be dis covered.
Within this contrast of trepidation and invigoration, the same energy is at work in opposite directions.
Being “up for adventure” is more than a saying.
Combine heightened awareness that comes with adventure, with elevated alertness to handle possible risks, and you add a level of stress not part of every day normal.
The result is a boost of energy that may or may not be welcome in the moment.
An energy capable of propelling past hesitation and fear can also be the final drop causing the glass to overflow.
Whew.
I don’t need to hide after all.
Adventure has a time and place, and that back road to who-knows-where will be there when I’m ready to see where it leads.
The time is coming, but not right now.
Living Bliss is a jump-in-with-both-feet look at where Life bumps into the everyday – whether at work, play or times in between. Bliss knows no separation in the end. From a deeper dive into the ordinary pops forward the extraordinary life we search for – and has been there waiting for us to be.
Blissed by cats, potatoes and clouds, Lorraine is a “left-brained creative big picture idea” type who never stops questioning or connecting the dots to make real what isn’t yet seen. She uses her knack for combining intuitive abilities and logic to help re-ignite what Lights you up inside and make real “there’s something more”. Lorraine’s deepest wish is for you to be full of yourself in everything you do – a life truly lived in bliss.