ChickOgraphy: A Brief Introduction

2009-10-16T13:26:00.011-04:00

Upon awakening from a deep sleep, I made my way out
of a dark and murky woods and at last emerged
near a town, lit orange-pink and sitting at the edge
of a wise and ancient lake. Now ensconced in a sturdy
brick house, impenetrable to any dragon's breath,
I sit writing, doing yoga, and petting animal friends.
A life of geekery and glitter, a life of bliss is finally mine.

That small piece of writing has been my "About Me" since I started the Blisschick blog on April 15, 2008.

The Blisschick blog started with a much different thesis than the one that guides my writing today. I don't think that this is unusual with any endeavor -- that we begin with one intent but find our way to our true intent, the one our heart desires but could not transmit directly to our brain.

That "About Me" served its purpose, giving my readers a hint as to my life credentials. A short metaphorical story telling you, "Hey! I don't come by this bliss easily. I've had to earn it and I started out in a very different sort of place." It was an opaque way of revealing some things that I didn't feel ready to reveal.

With the launching of this new and better and bigger and bolder Blisschick, I want there to be more transparency.

Here I am:

I am not "The Blisschick," not by a long shot. I write the Blisschick, and more often than not, I am PissedChick or ApatheticChick or LazyChick.

I struggle every day to make choices that lighten my load and allow me to express my bliss. Every. Day.

I see bliss not as a feeling state, but as Joseph Campbell saw it -- as concrete endeavors that I was born to participate in, ones which make me feel like the Me I Was Born to Be.

Those concrete Bliss Endeavors include writing and dancing -- a few steps behind loving my partner and our animal friends, fur and sparkle suit both.

I come from a background of fear, depression, and anxiety, but I believe that a Near Death Experience at the age of seven is what propelled me on a Journey toward Seeking My Soul.

I am a serious student of World Religion and Mythology, with a lot of Psychology thrown in there.

I am drawn to my roots: I am a Mystical Catholic Yogini. That's as simple as it gets for this Chick.

Though I am a SeriousChick, I am also a SillyChick and a GlitterChick and a GeekChick and a SciFiChick.

During my 40th year (2009), I rediscovered my Dancer self, and my life changed for the better more radically than I ever could have imagined. Go here for the full(sorta) story.

Above all, I believe that it is Hard Work that has saved my life. There is no pill or Magical Thinking that can get you around the Reality of Hard Work. So read, join in the discussion, ask questions, be curious, try things -- and I am not just talking about right here. Approach your whole life in this manner and you will reap the rewards.

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ChickOgraphy: A Brief Introduction