Oppositional, by Nature

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Follow your bliss(ters)

Follow your bliss(ters)

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When Joseph Campbell gave us the phrase, “follow your bliss,” he wasn’t alluding to the often reappropriated interpretation, akin to chasing pleasure and avoiding pain. A closer translation of his intent would be something closer to “follow your passion,” which is a word that implies suffering just as much as it does bliss.

The pain points in our lives …

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