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    Become Your Own Bliss
    Become Your Own Bliss
    Become Your Own Bliss
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    Become Your Own Bliss

    By Veronica N. Cuyugan

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    Do you want to add more bliss to your life? Become Your Own Bliss is your guide to blissing out regardless of your current circumstances. #BYOB is your guide to a shift in perspective that empowers you to work through certain destructive thought patterns so that you are able to create the life you want. Become Your Own Bliss teaches you to use your fears as fuel in order to live blissfully in the present.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateNov 22, 2014
    ISBN9780990582410
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      Become Your Own Bliss - Veronica N. Cuyugan

      joy.

      Introduction:

      FROM ROCK BOTTOM TO BLISS

      My journey from destruction to bliss began at the bottom. Rock bottom, that is. Like you, I once found myself curled up in the fetal position on the cold, dark surface that is as brutally solid as it is transformational. The events that led me to crash into my personal rock bottom were fueled by low self-worth, unhealthy addictions, substance abuse, and the incessant, gnawing notion that I was never enough. At one point in my life, I hit rock bottom so hard, I felt like I cracked it. Looking back, my destructive behavior was my desperate attempt to numb the pain.

      My story is not uncommon.

      I’m an ordinary woman who’s lived an extraordinary life. I come from a loving, educated, hard-working, middle-class family. My parents had given me the best life possible and yet I somehow managed to convince myself that I was undeserving of love and joy. I had allowed temporary, undesirable circumstances to dictate my life. For a few years in my late teens and early twenties, I wrongly believed that the situations that affected me; situations that were beyond my control, defined my identity.

      I remember the moment I realized that I had the choice to shift my perspective from desperate victim to victorious in order to become the heroine of my own story. My world quickly began to change, and I no longer reveled in my misery.

      You have the power to be the victor in your story, as well.

      If you aren’t sure if you’ve ever experienced bliss, I would compare it to a sensation of your heart pouring over with love or your soul bursting with joy. I would consider encounters with bliss to akin heaven on earth. I’ve been experiencing bliss more often lately, but before I knew how to choose bliss over anxiety, I used to experience bliss during and after running sessions, meditation, or yoga practice.

      When I became my own bliss, it was only because I chose to be blissful over any other emotion. It’s the calm one experiences when the world is crashing down around them. The process isn’t some esoteric journey limited to a few. Bliss is readily available to all.

      With the support of my loved ones, physical activity, meditation and the practice of vinyasa and ashtanga yoga, I was able to utilize rock bottom as the solid ground upon which I built my future bliss. I also practiced many mental and spiritual shifts along the way. The fog of depression and addiction lifted and I was able to move forward with my life with love in my heart and hope with every breath.

      The climb has not been easy. Each day, I’ve had to remind myself that my purpose in this life is greater than any circumstance that could have presented itself. Although I wasn’t certain what my life’s mission was, yet. I surrounded myself with reminders to let go of the past and move within the present. I learned the hard way that the present is called as such because it really is a gift.

      During my journey from despair to happiness, I managed to heal from anxiety, agoraphobia, and countless other horrible habits. The moment I realized that many of my habits were formed due to my reactions to negative, fear-based emotions, I learned to control my breath which helped me control my emotions. In other words, I was no longer a victim to constantly losing my mind.

      I see it so often.

      We live in a culture that glorifies feeling negatively towards ourselves, as well as one another, and whether we realize it or not, the drama, public, negative self-talk, and other mental clutter affect us. Even if in some minute way, what we watch and expose ourselves to either make us feel uplifted or weighed down.

      Take a deep breath.

      Your lungs are expanding, filling themselves with life sustaining, delicious, clean, air. Enjoy the sensation we so often take for granted.

      You don’t even have to think about how your respiratory system handles the air that you breathe. Your body takes care of it for you. All you had to do was breathe and let your body do its thing.

      What if I told you that becoming your own bliss can be as simple as stopping and paying attention to your breath? What if becoming your own bliss, infusing your life with moments of awe-inspiring, gorgeous self-love, and joy is based on a mindful shift of perspective that I can teach you?

      One of the most common situations my clients ask me help to work themselves out of is a way to move within their daily routine more blissfully. In other words, I teach ways to bliss out more and stress less. I’ve also helped many clients move from a place of allowing negative people and circumstances dictate how they view themselves and speak to themselves. Changing habits, more specifically the way you infuse positivity into your habits takes work, but it can be done to your great benefit. Why wouldn’t you want more bliss in your life?

      This isn’t a guarantee that you will experience bliss twenty-four seven. As a matter of fact, remaining in state of constant bliss something I have yet to accomplish, although it is something I strive for.

      I’ve written this book so that I may be able to remind you, my Beautiful Friend, that how much bliss that exists in your life is ultimately up to you. You have control over your thoughts and whenever you choose positive ones that lift you up, or negative ones that make you feel defeated, the outcome is directly affected by your choice. I learned through difficulty that negative thoughts plus toxic friends equal a vicious cycle of unrelenting misery -life is too short to be lived that way.

      If you are still at rock bottom, you are not alone; I’m right there with you. If you are ascending upward towards the light, I’m here to throw you a rope. If you’re simply curious about how to live a happier life, I’m your coach.

      Becoming your own bliss is not meant to be easy, but it is simple and well worth the effort. It is a deliberate shift in perspective from destruction to wholeness; from darkness to light; from the mundanely sorrowful to bliss.

      This book is divided into three sections: the first three chapters are dedicated to dealing with the scars from the past; the middle three chapters are dedicated to your delicious present, and the last three, to your victorious future. BYOB Methods are available in every chapter.

      Depending on what you are seeking guidance about -whether you’re dealing with haunting mistakes in the past, working through funky situations in the present, or you’re living a life based with fear and worry about the future, skipping around sections and chapters may be an option for you. Although I would recommend reading from cover to cover. Keeping a journal as a tool for recording and manifesting would also serve you well especially when you create lists or do the written work throughout the book.

      May this be your guide toward self-love and bliss.

      Disclaimer:

      The content within this book is not meant to replace legal, medical, nor expert advice. I am not a lawyer, doctor, nor legal advisor. This work is a compilation of experiences and methods, and does not guarantee the same results in every reader.

      SECTION I: LESSONS

      "There is bliss to be found within every lesson.

      For as long as I can remember, my Daddy has always reminded me of one very important lesson. No matter what you’re doing, make sure you are happy. I was taught that it was necessary for me to live a life full of bliss. My father, the best possible template for love that I have been blessed with, has always reiterated the importance of making joy a priority. From the time I was in diapers until as recently as last week, I have been consistently encouraged to live with the notion that existence is synonymous with bliss, and that every person has that capability within them if they so choose to nurture it.

      Regardless of what has happened in your life, it’s safe to say that a combination of wonderful as well as heartbreaking events have molded you into the wise, powerful person you are today. Any crises you’ve experienced; the marriage that crumbled, the job you really wanted but didn’t get; all of the dreams and aspirations that have evolved, all happened as they should have so that you would be this version of your wonderful self in this very moment.

      You have choices in perspective when you look back on everything that has occurred in your life, but all that matters is that you’re still here. You’ve survived trials and tribulations and are the better for it. Do not choose to dwell on past negativity. Instead, choose to reap the benefits of lessons learned from situations you have struggled through.

      You have overcome. You are victorious. You’re still here.

      Ninety-eight percent of issues I have broken through and resolved with both clients and friends have been based on issues they have felt for most of their lives, some of which began during childhood. As a coach, I want to focus on the present: savoring the moment while moving forward with goals and working toward reifying your wildest dreams and aspirations. However, I believe that one of the most important parts of moving forward is acknowledging why you feel the way you feel, and the necessity of working through some of the things you have been avoiding facing for most of your life.

      I will teach you to face the situations in your past head-on, so that you may move forward with strength and nothing remaining from your past to hold you back.

      Becoming your own bliss is the result of looking upon your life as a mosaic of moments full of love, pain, triumphs, and lessons, and choosing to regard your past with kind, loving eyes. Being grateful for the situations and people who may have caused you pain at the time, but have contributed to your achieved courage and strength that elevate you.

      CHAPTER 1

      THE TRUTH ABOUT BLISS

      BLISS IS YOUR FUNCTION

      When you are happily doing something, you are more likely to be better at it. The same goes for simply living your life. A blissful life is most often one that is simply lived. I have watched practically every documentary that has been filmed about happiness, and the common denominator is simplicity. Those who live simple lives, whether those lives are adorned by material wealth or exist within the walls of grass huts, strip their lives down to habits and situations that bring them joy.

      Let’s apply this idea to a simpler time. When you were a child, you unknowingly sought bliss on a daily basis. The world was an adventure waiting to happen and your primary objective was to seek out the awe-inspiring, new lessons waiting to be learned. It was simple. You did what made you happy. And then, as you grew up, you were taught to begin doing what you needed to do in order to survive.

      They may not know it, but children live for bliss. Whatever fills them with immeasurable joy, wonder, and inspiration is what they gravitate towards. They bliss out on a daily basis without even intending to. They are curious little creatures and they do what feels right.

      Childhood memories are full of moments during which we sought happiness or satisfaction before the world got in the way. Before the things we had to do stood in the way of the things we wanted to do, all that existed during our childhood was the desire to be happy. As we grew into adults, the sense of involuntary blissing out has lost its place, with bliss fading into the background of our lives.

      It is necessary to survive in this world by prioritizing and creating a comfortable living, but from what I’ve seen, rare is the adult who views bliss as a necessity. For some, bliss is only familiar in a sexual context, which is

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