The Daily Word

for February 5, 2021

by Gwyn English Nielsen

bliss - noun - complete and utter happiness

It used to be that bliss was associated with marriage albeit since divorce statistics tend to be staggering, the headiness of romantic union can now be proven to be confined to the wedding reception. Sorry for the cynicism, but divorce can do that to a person. 

Years ago when I was internet dating, I met a New York musician who appeared to be fixated on the word "bliss." I recall that he kept telling me that he was looking for bliss with a romantic partner and that he was willing to work toward achieving a euphoric consciousness that was blissful with this illusory person, whom he intended to meet online. Apparently, I was not that person as after two rather blissful dates, he dropped me flat, using the excuse that we would have probably broken up anyway somewhere down the line. It was the perfect cue for "Iris," the GooGoo Dolls hit that features the truism "everything is meant to be broken." 

All cynicism and realism aside, I, as the consummate optimist, do believe that bliss is possible. But it is not something that can be forced. In other words, bliss should never be connected with work since the two are fundamentally opposites. It should come naturally. It should grow up and out of the individual. Of course, external events can motivate bliss, but true bliss, like true love, is never superficial. 

Have a blissful Saturday!

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