What Is Bliss?
July 22, 2010 by Coach Margie
Filed under Self Development, bliss, personal growth, self empowerment, sustainable energy
Bliss is a choice
Bliss is a way of being
Bliss comes from the inside out
It cannot be gotten anywhere
No one gives you bliss
You choose to let it enter your life
Bliss comes from following your inner truth
From knowing who you are
What you want
How to ask for it
Bliss doesn’t sit in the victim chair
It reminds you that everything happens for a reason
and helps you to learn the lessons
Bliss says no to drama
Yes to problem solving
Yes to listening
Yes to compassion
Bliss allows you to see the beauty
in the midst of chaos
Bliss opens your mind and heart
Bliss says Yes I can!
Bliss puts a smile on your face
& a rightness in your step
Bliss seeks peacefulness and resolution
It is loving and kind
Bliss makes your life garden grow
Providing a bountiful harvest for your enjoyment
Bliss brings you closer to God
Whatever God is to you
Bliss opens doors
Carries your burdens
Holds the space
and provides a strong foundation to your life.
Bliss is not selfish.
But it is self serving.
It has you unapologetically giving the world your wonderful, amazing and unique gifts
Bliss isn’t about what you do, it’s about who you are.
Join the upcoming FREE tele-class “Get Your Bliss-ology On! “, on August 2nd ! Go here for more details.
Bliss In These Troubled Times
July 16, 2010 by Coach Margie
Filed under Health & Wellness, Life Coaching, Self Development, bliss, personal growth
There is a lot going on in our world right now. The one thing that is most likely on every one’s mind is the huge disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. This catastrophe is beyond comprehension on many levels. The environmental devastation is monumental, we don’t even know the extent of it as the oil continues to gush into the ocean each day in absurd amounts. My heart cries regularly about it, as this human created nightmare wrecks havoc and chaos on the planet.
How do we stay centered in our bliss, connected to the joy and beauty of life around us, when such horrible events are happening? Maybe it’s not even something that is “over there”, maybe there is equal devastation happening in your life right now, somehow.
The last year has been a challenging one for me. This is what I learned, and shared at the conference, about staying in bliss in these troubled times:
- Bliss never leaves, We just forget that it is there.
- It is so important to reach out to others so we can be reminded of who we are.
- Feel your feelings. So many times I wanted to feel better, and I knew if I didn’t experience the grief, rage, and despair that there was no way I could truly understand the gift of bliss.
- Our thoughts are not the truth. During times of devastation it is natural for despairing and depressive thoughts to take control. However, at any time we can decide to think thoughts that bring us closer to bliss.
- Bliss is a choice. While bad things happen, they are not our life, they are just a part of it.
One of the ways that I deal with the Gulf disaster is to spend every morning in meditation and prayer, where I send love, healing, and light to the Gulf , and to all beings affected by it. Prayers go to the plankton, the swimmy ones, the creepy crawlies, the winged ones, and the 2 legged’s. I ask for forgiveness and accept my part in what is happening. I pray that the powers to be will awaken to more life affirming choices, stepping away from greed and the wounding of this amazing planet. I use bells, and incense, and song, whatever will carry my words on the wind to be received by the oneness that is all of us.
Choosing bliss does not mean ignoring the reality of what is going on around us. It is about choosing to not get stuck in the ugliness and wound-ology of it all. Pray, sing loud, take responsibility, and then enjoy the life that is in front of you today.
Blissful Busyness
June 23, 2010 by Coach Margie
Filed under bliss, emotional energy, sustainable energy
Busy, I’m so busy, my head is spinning, yaa, yaa, yaa, I’m so busy! (Insert soundtrack from old Tommy Roe song.) Oh yes, it is a busy time! The Summer Sizzle time, when to do what you want to, and to have the fun you want to have, you must line all your little ducks up and get everything in place.
Is it possible to experience bliss when your head is spinning from details, organizing, and planning? Well, certainly. It’s possible to experience bliss anytime, you just have to choose it!!
Seriously, how can we stay grounded when we are running in many directions, with lots to do, and many other things we want to do? I suggest these 5 elements:
1) Get organized! If you are going to go camping a lot this Summer, get all your gear together in one place. Put stuff in totes so it’s easy to load and unload from the car. Buy special camping kitchen-ware etc., so it can always stay with the camping gear and there is less you have to put together each time you head out for a trip. This allows for spontaneous trips too.
2) Coordinate calendars with other family members, and make sure you mark off time for all those fun things you want to do. If you don’t make the time, the time will pass by.
3)Prioritize. What is most important for you to complete this week? What needs to happen for you to go away without worry and stress? What’s the one, or 3, things you really want to do this Summer? Make a list with 3 columns, with the headings Have To, Want To, and Hope To. In each of those columns prioritize again.
4) Remember to take down time for yourself. Get still. Be quiet. Spend 6 hours laying in a hammock. This personal rejuvenation time is important in maintaining groundedness and calm.
5) Have fun! Even if Uncle George gets sauced at the family picnic and throws Grandma in the pool, as long as everyone stays unharmed, just laugh and enjoy what will soon be precious memories. Laughter heals just about anything. Summer is so short. Play whenever you can.
My busyness has been preparing for the “Living Your Business Bliss” Womyn’s Business Conference coming up this Friday. I am the keynote speaker, and am offering some workshop sessions. It’s the first time I have had the honor of being a keynote speaker, and I am super excited! And nervous. So, it’s time for me to go play a little and burn some of that off!
~~Play Big~~Laugh Hard~~Live Your Bliss~~!!
In Honor of All Womyn
March 12, 2010 by Coach Margie
Filed under Self Development, celebrations, personal growth, self empowerment, woman
March observes International Women’s Day, a time of honoring how womyn before us have paved the way in creating a life where we as womyn are respected for our divine contribution to the world around us. Started as a way to honor the movement for women’s rights and to assist in achieving universal suffrage for women, the celebration has now evolved, in my mind, to also include the honoring of our sacred feminine, that unique and divine quality that only womyn share.
It often passes without much fanfare in the mainstream media, at least here in the US, and few womyn that I know actually choose to find a way to celebrate it, or note it’s passing. In other countries it is a National Holiday, and men are encouraged to lavish the womyn in their lives, and womyn are encouraged to have womyn only celebrations. And, unfortunately, in still other countries, womyn are beaten for celebrating this day. Over the years I have done various things to bring awareness to this important event in the small community I live in, including an open mic night, a women’s movie night, sharing circles, ritual and ceremony. This year I am participating in an event that other local womyn are putting together.
A dear friend of mine, Damaris Margaret, many years ago started the All Woman’s Review-a diverse and eclectic gathering of amazing local womyn appearing on stage and sharing personal stories, poetry, song, dance and comedy. After a many year hiatus, when Damaris sadly moved out of town, Bisbee’s Obscure Productions is now reviving the Review this year. It’s going to be a fabulous, fun, entertaining and great night, and I am going to be reading 2 pieces. One is an original, and the other is a very powerful piece that has moved me deeply. I choose to be involved in this production to honor myself, to honor all the amazing and wonderful womyn in Bisbee, to honor Damaris, and to honor the divine holy feminine power.
This is my original piece I will be sharing… I will share the other piece next week (don’t want to ruin it for those going to the event! ).
i am a womyn..
just trying to make my way
floating thru the minefields
of rape, abortion, abandonment
abuse and addiction
trying to make my way
on the path of
re-discovering my lost spirit
of yesteryear
reclaiming the lost child
that grew to fast, to hard
a painful time
of confusing intangible love
riding the waves
of adolescent-maiden storms
shipwrecked and sharkfood
i was a womyn just trying to find my way
back then
looking for love
in all the wrong places
seeking that valid connection
without knowing what
i was looking for
only that i had not found it
yet
now, i am a womyn
making my way
transforming the mine fields
into flowers
bringing beauty in gently
thru healing
marking each day
as a miracle
i am a womyn making my way
along this wonderous
path of life
with other womyn
by my side
wounded, beautiful, recovering
healing, strong womyn
standing powerful in all
we have been
all we are
and all we will be
becoming bigger and bolder
with each new day
discovering our authentic selves
our hidden spirits
our loving hearts
holding each other’s hands
holding each other up
with these womyn
i am a womyn
getting stronger
releasing the pain
embracing the beauty
making right choices
being healthy
i am a womyn
creating my way.
~margie scott~
6/16/05
This piece was inspired by my Mentor Retreat Coach Helene VanManen, when she wrote a piece of the same name, which honors the lineage of fine womyn she comes from. Why not create your own? Take some time to sit with who you are, then write a piece to share with the world. Post it here, and I will celebrate you!
I look forward to seeing local Bisbee folks this weekend at The Central School Project for The All Woman’s Review. For everyone else, I invite you to take a moment and honor the great womyn in your life, and if you are a womyn, to spend some time celebrating your incredible greatness.
