Blissercises

A blissercise is a very enjoyable tool to help you look at things in a positive way.

It’s called a blissercise because you can quickly get into a state of bliss by doing them. We usually think of an exercise as some sort of unpleasant task that we have to force ourselves to do. The idea is that over great time and great struggle, we’ll get to some sort of improved state or gain some valuable skill.

In actual fact, exercises can be very enjoyable. However, we coined the word blissercise to emphasize the fact that they are fun and bring you to a state of bliss.

As you do these, you’ll notice peak feelings fairly soon in your practice. You’ll probably find that the peak feelings become higher and last longer.

You’ll get new realizations about life. Things will be different. That’s because you’re being different. You’re becoming happier and more positive.

This is all because you’re developing the practice of looking at things differently.

You’re probably used to the idea of gritting your teeth to shut out negative thoughts. Then you probably force yourself to focus on the positive thoughts.

How well has this worked for you? Do you wind up stuffing negative thoughts and feeling in your body or subconscious mind?

Does that make you feel natural? Do you feel like you’re being real?

Well, perhaps there’s another way.

Enter blissercise!

This is so easy and fun that you can hardly believe it. After you get into it, you won’t have to force yourself to do more. You’ll want to keep doing more.

Here’s how it works.

Get two pens and two pads of paper. You get two so you don’t run out in the middle of a blissercise. If you really like computers, you can use a computer instead.

If possible, get a timer. Cooking timers work just fine.

Scan through the blissercises in this book and pick one you like. Take a look at the questions. For an example, the questions might be:

Set the timer for fifteen minutes and write like crazy. Let go of any need to think about what you’re writing. Let go of any need to be correct, profound, or perfect. Just write like crazy for fifteen minutes.

You don’t ask questions like: How? When? Why?

You just look at the blissercise questions and write like crazy.

After the fifteen minutes of writing, set the timer for five minutes.

This time you write and express gratitude for the insights and experiences you’ve had in the first fifteen minutes. You might find yourself expressing gratitude for other things. That’s fine. Just keep writing like crazy and express gratitude.

When the five minutes is done, you’re finished with the blissercise. That’s all there is to it. You’ve done a blissercise.