Follow Your Bliss

"Why do you want to continue being a healer when it is such a tough journey?"

This is a frequent question that I have received from others as well as one that I occasionally asked myself in the early stage of my journey. It is easy to list the obvious reasons... helping others, helping myself, the joy of witnessing change and transformation, a calling... But when you stop and truly think through the question, the answer is a lot deeper that what our logical minds have provided us with.

And it is this answer that have inspired and provided the strength for countless others to continue their chosen path in spite of naysayers and challenges. To continue doing work that others might consider as thankless or non productive. And it is not confined to the healing or helping profession. It applies to all professions across time.

It is following your bliss.

Be it to travel to an unknown land, to create that majestic piece of sculpture, to research and write a book on a dead language, to counsel and help others, to leave your country and start a new home in a foreign land, to risk your life daily in service of others, to teach financial literacy to people, to keep your housing estate safe and clean, to do your job to the best of your ability... the inspiring examples are endless.

I have been involved in youth work/ ministries, worked in advertising, event management and corporate training. Through the different professions and hats that I have worn, there were aspects of it that helped me to follow my bliss. The multi-layers of learnings and insights received from each role provided catalysts for me to understand the bliss that I am seeking. And they formed a foundation of strength, discipline and endurance to allow me to continue to follow my bliss as a healer.

I have internalised my bliss and so, people's reactions no longer affect me. When people reject what I have to offer, I am at peace. When the same people who rejected me seek my help, I welcome them with kindness. When my clients rejoice at their results, I offer thanks and appreciation for the unfolding of goodness. When family and friends questioned my choice of profession, I accept that their questions are from love and hence, I embrace that love. No longer do I feel irritated or flustered.

When you follow your bliss, you are responsible for the unfolding of your life. And you appreciate that the fact that ‎'no one owes us a living'. When we can understand and embrace this then we are able to grow in deeper appreciation of life and ourselves. Instead of being a victim and assigning blame to others, we proactively and positively take actions to create the change we want. And we stop wallowing in self-pity and demanding from others.

And thus it begins, the start of your journey of understanding your bliss and embracing it