Blissalicious Blog

 

Over the past few years I have slowly learned to be a whole lot kinder to myself.  Instead of making myself wrong for everything, beating myself up for what I haven't done or berating myself for what I should have done but didn't, I've been discovering what it could be to be kind and nurturing to me.  And truly - it has been quite a trip!  I had no idea I was so unkind... to me!

To change this requires a level of vulnerability that we rarely gift ourselves with.   To be kind and nurturing to ourselves, we have to connect with who we truly be.  And that being is a beautiful, vulnerable, aware bundle of energy who is always doing the best they know how.

But mostly we don't want to believe that... we want to believe we are some f***ed up insane idiot that doesn't have a clue.  I'm here to tell you - that could not possibly true... you would not have found yourself reading this if it was...

When we get really vulnerable with ourselves we become willing to look at all of us... even the bits we have kept hidden because we thought they were just far too wrong for anyone to see, including us.  Oops! Lately I've been playing with discovering some more of the 'hidden bits'... and I've seen over and over that underneath everything there is just joy, ease and peace... the building blocks of bliss!

What if we could just be with what is? With no point of view?  Just you, being you... without any judgment... without buying anyone elses interesting point of view about who you are or who you should be... Would that create something totally different in your universe?  Go play just for a day or two... and let us know what shows up for you!

xox Lisa

 
 

Yesterday's post delved into the space of choosing more ease, instead of complications, confusion and complexity.  Have you noticed how these energies never allow us to shine our full light on the world?  When we choose dis-ease of any type, it is like choosing to end up homeless and living under a bridge! 

We become invisible. No-one can see us, no-one wants to see us, and the bright shining sparks of magic we could bring to the world in each moment die a slow, lingering painful death, without ever creating the possibilities that would allow our being to experience the true bliss of living. 

Oops!!  Is that really what we wish to choose?  What value do we create when we choose not to shine?  What values do we hold on to that are more important than the expression of our true self?  Is it time to let the real you out from under the bridge? What is the worst thing that could happen?  You find a bigger bridge with more shelter and a couple of comfy mattresses?   You give up bridges and start looking at penthouses instead?

What would it take for you to shine your gorgeous, precious light out into the world today?  Thre are so many ways...

• what ease could you create for others, just by choosing ease?
• what joy could you express that would also bring joy to others?
• what bliss would you be willing to experience, that could expand the possibilities in the world... just by you BEing bliss?
• what laughter can you create today, that will disarm the epidemic of complexity?
• and what if all of this could show up with ease, just because you are BEing more of YOU??

Go play - and know that when you choose to shine... you change everything!  You are a gift to the world - treat yourself like that!

xox Lisa

P.S. And if you want to expand your capacity to be bold, shine and express more of your luminous presence... join us for New Energies of Business on 30 November in Brisbane... it's going to be a shiny, happy gathering of creating bold and beautiful possibilities :)

 

I love observing the subtleties of my life, where themes bubble and pop up from out of nowhere, merging into a stream of consciousness that deliver the often not so subtle 'aha' moment I have been looking for.  Over the past few weeks the theme of 'presence' has been emerging - presence with myself, being present with others, and having lots of that indefinable quality called presence.

This started with a few snippets of insight where we discovered that having presence is core to successfully engaging with the New Energies of BusinessTM.  Once we introduced this topic for our upcoming events on Nov 10th and Feb 6th, experiences relating to developing presence have been everywhere!  Yep, when we ask the universe truly does deliver!

A couple of weeks ago, to my great surprise,  I sang solo in public for the first time ever.  I was just following the energy of joy by going to a Right Voice For You class with my friend Delany.  I figured I would get some speaking practice in!! Well, she cooked me good and proper - within minutes of arriving she had me singing (not one of my stronger talents and abilities... no public encores planned anytime soon ;)  

On my second round of singing (which was a lot better than the first!) my audience were very encouraging.  On the inside I was quite disillusioned though... and I shared this, saying 'but I had no presence'.  Well!! Apparently that was not true from the audience's perspective... so I got to see a whole new side to presence... I had misidentified and misapplied it as some sort of loud high vibey energy, instead of the quiet potency it can truly be! 

Adding this insight to the wonderful things I learned about stillness and presenting at Simone de Haas' recent Act of Speaking workshop has created a whole new space for me to explore the wonders of presence in... a very magical experience all round!

Just yesterday I did a presentation for a wonderful group of women from the Australian Association of Professional Organisers... over lunch I was expressing how much joy I receive from being very present with my audience and talking to their needs and desires from just a few dot points which seem to have their own way of creating a presentation that is relevant and engaging, rather than trotting out the same old speech every time as many speakers do.  I am so grateful to one of the ladies who pointed out that presenting is all about being present, but delivering a speech is just that - and never do the two truly ever meet.  

This idea is so simple, and yet quite profound - and it made me wonder how often are we truly present with the people around us?  I know that I have a lot more presence for people when I am talking to them with my full self present (rather than being scattered all over the universe!!) and with all of my energies of joy, gratitude and contribution present... I am learning never to underestimate the power and potency of the smallest of changes... so what else is possible??

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We are going to explore the topics of presence and visibility in depth at the next New Energies of Business events... if you would like to experience the astonishing difference this can bring to your business and your living, then we would love to have you come play with us!!  Bookings Essential!!

“I’d like what she’s having” is a common response when we see something we desire to have for ourselves reflected in another.  What happens next is interesting… some of us go on to ask “What choice am I not making here that would give me everything I desire?” and then joyfully make the choice to change or create whatever is required.

Many more of us expect the person with the ‘thing’ we desire to deliver it to us in 10 seconds or less on a silver platter without changing anything inside of us, and preferably without charging us anything either!  I’ve started to see this as a fantasy… or maybe an insanity!!  The sparrow does not expect to wake up tomorrow as a peacock!

We don’t stop to look at what it took for this person to be or have this energy we so desire… we don’t stop to consider that their ‘overnight success’ may have taken lifetimes to create… we don’t stop to consider that we might just have to get real with ourselves and really look at what we are being or contributing (or not!) which would allow this magic to show up for us in our individual way!

Personally I find the bliss is in the journey… it’s in the moments of discovery where you see something you’ve never seen before… it’s in the sweet spots where you get to rest and relax into the vista before climbing the next hill… it’s in the moments of satisfaction where you know you just wouldn’t be here if you didn’t make those choices that made little sense at the time but felt ‘oh so right’… it’s in the sense of self you cultivate that nothing and no-one can ever take from you… this gentle unfurling of our peacock feathers offers us an irreplaceable wisdom.

When we give ourselves recognition for our journey we unleash an inner joy in ‘doing what it takes’ that no silver platter could ever deliver.

Giving up the fantasies and insanities and instead choosing to ‘do what it takes’ mostly means we need to BE it first.  We need to get real with ourselves and BE the essence of what we desire.  Funny how easily it shows up when we BE!

What can we choose to BE that would deliver all of this (and then some!!) with ease, joy and abundance?

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I have just spent four blissful days at an advanced Access Consciousness class in Brisbane where we laughed non-stop.  Change is totally joyful and blissful if we are willing for it to be lighter than a feather touch! 

Just when I thought I had finished with the being/doing conundrum I have been exploring over the past few months... up popped days of playing with the energy of this!  And in the willingness to explore it further I made a beautiful discovery. 

Access founder Gary Douglas says "Being is the capacity to create a totally different reality just by BEing you."  Now I know I already do this.  I know I can change what is, just by being present with people and having the willingness for change to occur... but what I didn't see (and what I am sure you never see for yourself either!) is how much potency we have in just BEing ALL that we are.

I am so deeply grateful to Gary for reflecting back to me the truth of the energy I BE... what I felt in those moments was indescribable...and it changed my entire universe in an instant.

I saw that there was nothing to judge in me, but plenty to be in allowance of.  I saw the immensity of my BEing and the infinite possibilities of allowing myself to be unlimited.  I saw that everything I require is already within me. I saw the pure joy and love that we all have wrapped up so tightly inside... and I saw the possibilities for the world if I was to be vulnerable enough to BE this beautiful energy without hiding. 

I am not sure what else to say except WOW! 

We are all so much greater than this reality would have us believe.  We are all so much greater than we are willing to see.  So what would it take for each of us to start shining that greatness into the world with a brightness and lightness that could transform anything, create anything and BE anything we choose? We are the gold and the change we are seeking...

If you have been wondering how to step up, know the time is now and the only thing you need to 'DO' is BE YOU!  Without limitation, without shame, without doubt.  If you are here now, you have a contribution to make.  If you are reading this know there are no mistakes... your time is now.  Would you hold my hand, take that first tiny step and invite the world to experience the brilliance of you?

xx Lisa

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My head is spinning.  Six long deep insightful extraordinary conversations in less than a week and more on the way...  I feel like Alice in Wonderland… my exploration of just Being was the cake. Eating it with delight spun me into the rabbit-hole.  Now I’m in an awesome wonderland of possibilities I had no idea existed just a week ago. WOW, how does it get even better than that?

If you’ve met me, you’ll know I love a good conversation.  I love exploring new possibilities, discovering more about the mysteries of the universe and what else is possible...  Love creating new ideas out of serendipitous moments, casual encounters and conscious collaborations.  This is my idea of bliss – in living and business.

Last week all of that and more showed up like a waterfall after a storm, washing away the old debris and cascading a flow of awareness beyond my imagination.  Ideas are falling together with ease. Connections are showing up as lightly as a butterfly floats from flower to flower.  There has been much joy, laughter and awesome aha moments… the path into wonderland truly is bliss!

I started BlissTribe knowing it was demanding to exist, but not knowing what it was, what it was to create and generate or what it looked like in a tangible sense (yes I know you are probably thinking that’s pretty strange for a business coach who can see connections in everything!!).  I didn’t even know why the name… I just had a knowing that the name was perfect…

For almost twelve months I have found it difficult to put into words and impossible to explain my vision – I could feel the magic of it but it was still very intangible.  So I’ve been playing with what it feels like, but not really knowing what it is… that creative, out of control ‘what else is possible?’ energy has become very familiar in the past year!

Each of us has turning points where nothing will ever be the same in our lives. These conversations have delivered that beyond measure for me. The missing pieces of the puzzle were delivered with ease and I am standing on the highest mountaintop in wonderland, seeing paths connect in the most perfect of ways!  Like an oil painting, the layers are forming a vision way beyond what I first imagined.

When we choose to step up into our potency, our being and our joy, the universe delivers infinite possibilities.  This week I felt to connect with people that feel good to me, that felt aligned to my (previously unexplainable) vision, even though on the surface I wasn’t at all clear what the connection was in most cases.

These conversations were full of joy, freely and naturally exploring our individual projects and ideas from the energy of “what can we contribute and how can we collaborate?” This expansive curiosity has delivered the most stunning ideas, possibilities and potentials for creating new adventures for all of us. I’ll share more on the tangible outcomes as they start to take shape!

The essence of this experience is one we can all have if we choose.  If you are willing to be the energy of the awesome project you desire to bring into the world (even if you don’t know what it looks like yet), you will attract a buzz of people who want to taste the essence of your special nectar.  

When you are willing to explore possibilities without having a point of view about there needing to be a purpose or an outcome, just having conversations and connections for the joy of it, you are BEing the essence of your business or project and you are tapping into the space of oneness where we are all connected.  It is this that creates the magic.  Go forth into the world and create more than you ever dreamed possible… when you BE the flow, the doing becomes effortless!  It really is as simple as ‘What’s next?’

How much more joy can we all create in our beautiful world by playing with the infinite possibilities that await if we choose?  If you could have anything in your life, what would you choose?  Choice creates everything.  NOW is the time! You are an infinite BEing, with unlimited possibilities… what bliss will you invite into your playground of possibilities?

Conversations like these allow you to remember who you truly BE and to have awareness of everything you know deep in your being… they allow you to perceive more about what’s possible and they allow you to receive gifts of awareness and gratitude from people that love you more than you can ever imagine…

Do you remember how satisfying that feeling of discovery and connection is to your soul? What if you could choose that every day? Focus on BEing and this energy will arrive in your life with ease.  We are one with everything… there is nothing that is impossible.

(With thanks to the many gorgeous people who shared these luscious conversations with me... you know who you are!!)

Comment Bliss - What could you do, be or create that would allow more flow here?
Who do you need to connect with today? Share your blissalicious insights below please!

Joy joy joy.... bliss bliss bliss... that is the essence of me (and YOU!)
x
Lisa

When I launched BlissTribe I really had no idea of what it was or what I was going to do with it (still not all that clear actually ;-).  What I did KNOW was that I had to start now, that it was about bliss and that the rest will become clear… sounds like a pretty freaky way to start a business, but I had such a strong knowing in my being that this was meant to be that I just followed the energy for the joy of it!

On the weekend I stumbled upon a part of the puzzle… I now have a rational explanation for why it’s all about BLISS, BEing and Authenticity in business and in living!

Joseph Campbell coined the joyful phrase ‘Follow Your Bliss’ and I see what he truly meant by it! It was not quite the ‘follow your bliss and the money will follow’ idea that so many people subscribe to.  There are a few more ingredients which make up this potency pot!  Here is an excerpt from an interview he did before he died which explains a lot:

“Follow your bliss. Find where it is, and don't be afraid to follow it. Now, I came to this idea of bliss because in Sanskrit, which is the great spiritual language of the world, there are three terms that represent the brink, the jumping-off place to the ocean of transcendence: sat-chit-ananda. The word "Sat" means being. "Chit" means consciousness. "Ananda" means bliss or rapture. I thought, 'I don't know whether my consciousness is proper consciousness or not; I don't know whether what I know of my being is my proper being or not; but I do know where my rapture is. So let me hang on to rapture, and that will bring me both my consciousness and my being. I think it worked.”  Joseph Campbell

This small description explained everything to me!  And then, continuing to follow the energy of bliss in that 10 seconds, I found another quote by Joseph Campbell:

Follow your bliss.
If you do follow your bliss,
you put yourself on a kind of track
that has been there all the while waiting for you,
and the life you ought to be living
is the one you are living.
When you can see that,
you begin to meet people
who are in the field of your bliss,
and they open the doors to you.
I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid,
and doors will open
where you didn't know they were going to be.
If you follow your bliss,
doors will open for you that wouldn't have opened for anyone else.

For me, following my bliss is the same as following the energy.  I connect with the energetic essence of that which I desire in my life (the consciousness) and the bliss follows because I am being me.  This isn’t about positive thinking for me, but about having a peaceful inner knowing that whatever I’m being or doing in this ten seconds is perfect for me IF it feels like the energetic essence of what I desire to have in my life.  

That is the essence of following your bliss. Following the energy of the wisdom and joy inside you.  In the past few weeks this essence has led me to the most wonderful people and possibilities.  How does it get better than that? What are the infinite possibilities of so much more bliss now and in the future?

Comment Bliss - Are you following the essence of your bliss?
What wisdom and joy do you perceive, know or be that you haven't been willing to follow? What would it take to change that today? Share your blissalicious insights below please!

Joy joy joy.... bliss bliss bliss... that is the essence of me (and YOU!)
x
Lisa


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Sometimes the Universe talks so loudly to me there is simply no way of ignoring it!  This week's gift for you is from the Stir Your Potency Pot Bliss Lounge event from August last year.  It is a creative process for discovering more about who you truly are and what would allow you to be a whole lot more influential and powerful throughout your universe!

I was giggling to myself when I found this... because once again it comes back to the theme of 'being authentically me'... I'm hoping that one day soon I'll be able to write about some new topics for you... in the meantime, it seems this is what you desire to hear! 

So, thanks to the Universe for showing me this so clearly...here's your gorgeous gift for the week!  Download and enjoy ;-)

Choose Bliss...
Lisa

 ‘What are the simple things we can do to be more authentic in our day?’ an innocent question on Twitter from @RobinDickinson. “Express ourselves with integrity rather than fitting in with the expectations of others, breathe into our heart and just BE!” I tweeted back, knowing in my heart that the question deserves way more than 140 characters in response!

I was tempted to write you a list of ways to be more authentic but making a list just doesn’t feel very exploratory today! It feels like cheating.  Here’s why:  

The question of BEing more authentic is connected very closely with my recent experiments around BEing and DOing which you can read about in my Facebook note and on last week's Monday Muse.  When we BE first and DO second, we will always be in authentic expression of who we truly BE.  

When I put the DOing before the BEing I find myself wasting my life doing a whole lot of stuff that isn’t core to my authentic self.  (Like, how much more time can I spend reading other people’s blogs rather than writing my own? Note to self: it’s time to stop. Now!!)

In all of that exploration, I discovered something simple.  When I lavish attention on blissing up my energy in every 10 seconds, it’s a pretty good shortcut to BEing.  Anytime I am not feeling deliciously, decadently, joyfully ME, I recalibrate – quickly!

• Where is my attention (on what’s possible, what’s improbable or what’s driving me nuts)?  
• What does my body require to be comfortable and happy?  
• What can I change in my environment that will feel luscious and inviting?
• What can I read or listen to that will inspire me?
• What would be fun for me right now?

I have been asking these questions as a priority – above work, my bliss-lines, cooking and cleaning… everything!  And I take immediate action when I perceive I need to change something. Not in 10 minutes - the power is NOW! Yesterday it was as simple as a few funky YouTube tunes to get me back in the bliss energy I love and adore!

When I align and surround myself with bliss energy, I am in a space where I can start to BE authentic.  Until then, I’m overwhelmed, confused and not even sure who I BE!!  When I don’t know who I BE, I can’t deliver the authenticity that is central to both of my businesses.  When I see my life like that my priorities are so simple!

BEing more authentic each day is a choice you make when you have high awareness of your energy state in any moment, and you keep your energy joyful by expressing your sense of authentic self through choosing your actions with care. It will look a little different for all of us, but you can start with…  

• Connecting with people that adore you and your passions.  
• Keeping your mind out of the gutters of life…  shine your star brightly ;-)
• Nurturing your body. Managing your emotions.

And one more little hint:  BEing YOU is not the same as doing nothing (or saying nothing) because you are paralysed with fear.  Fear is claustrophobic.  BEing is expansive, light and joyful.

(Today's Monday Muse has been inspired by... Robin Dickinson, Andrea Hess and the many gorgeous blogs on authenticity I have read in the past couple of weeks.  Magical connecting of dots here!!)

Comment Bliss - Is BEing authentic important to you?
How does BEing instead of DOing flow more bliss into your life?  Share your blissalicious insights below please!

Joy joy joy.... bliss bliss bliss... that is the essence of me (and YOU!)
x
Lisa