What immediately comes to mind when you say the word, bliss?

Daily | October 6th, 2008 by Danielle LaPorte

Divine and delectable word association.

Carrie says: Being outside in nature, slow breathing, new idea, traveling with my husband.

Danielle says: Solitude. Good laughs after great sex. And Ten Thousand Waves, the most divine Japanese hot tub spa on the side of a mountain in Santa Fe. The hot tubbing is best at night, when it’s snowing and the stars are out.

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Jody 10/06/2008 03:36 AM 1 point
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sunshine, warmth, a cool breeze, birds chirping softly and the sound of waves crashing on the beach.

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Krysta 10/07/2008 01:18 AM 1 point
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DITTO!!!!!

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caren 10/06/2008 03:36 AM 1 point
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Freedom, fun adventures, tantric connections, waking up and seeing trees, hearing the ocean at night, being touched
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jennifersage 10/06/2008 04:01 AM 1 point
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that would be sitting on my favourite chair,breathing, looking at the Western Hills of the valley I live in. something I do most days. Just being in the moment and grateful

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Liana Gailand 10/06/2008 04:47 AM 1 point
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bliss feels like these things to me jamoca almond fudge icecream, javanese lurlur massage, lomi lomi massage, holding a newborn babe and the smell of the little bundle after all god is what babies smell like

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laurel 10/06/2008 05:02 AM 1 point
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Drifting back to sleep on a lazy morning with a warm, bunny-soft purring cat cuddled up right next to me.

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Tsh from Simple Mom 10/06/2008 06:19 AM 1 point
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Chocolate chip mint ice cream after the kids have gone to bed. Perfectly made coffee, early in the cool morning, on a porch, in an adirondack chair.

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pearl_mattenson 10/06/2008 06:46 AM 1 point
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YES- coffee on a cool morning on a porch- How did you know? I would add hearing sounds of nature and absolute stillness. I am thinking green mountains of vermont, or overlooking the ocean on the northern coast.

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Uncle Beefy 10/06/2008 11:02 AM 1 point
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Um...ditto! To all of it! Coffee? Ice cream? Porches? Adirondacks? Vermont? Oh yeah...sounds like serious bliss to me! :)

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Julia 10/06/2008 07:07 AM 1 point
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Lounging in a big bed, with beautiful white linens...fluffy pillows...enjoying the morning sunlight streaming into the room!

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Leah Graves 10/06/2008 10:51 AM 1 point
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Being somewhere out in nature alone. Perhaps in the woods after a recent snowstorm or sitting on my desk with a cup of tea admiring the fall foliage. Bliss=solitude for me.

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Joannie 10/06/2008 10:52 AM 1 point
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Being in the arms of my beloved. The smell and sound of rain falling outside my bedroom window. The fragrance of a Peony 'Festiva Maxima' in the Spring. Hot water falling over my head in a shower. The cooing of Mourning Doves early in the morning. The taste of blue Concord grapes in Autumn. Singing exquisite music in the choir. The sight of drifts of 80 varieties of Dahlias in my friend's front garden Seven of my friend's Dahlias in a vase on my dining room table.

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JoeM 10/06/2008 10:54 AM 1 point
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Laying on a warm sandy beach, on the Island of Eluthera in the Bahamas, with nice music on my iPod, an Amstel Light in my right hand, and listening to the waves break.

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Amy Guth 10/06/2008 10:59 AM 1 point
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Danielle, I once spend a few months in Santa Fe, and I lived so close to Ten Thousnad Waves and took full advantage of that fact. That was indeed, pretty blissy.

I'd add that having a great run in warm rain, or cool light breeze, or in freshly-fallen snow is pretty blissful, too.

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Uncle Beefy 10/06/2008 11:00 AM 1 point
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Perhaps it happens to be where I am in life but the first thing that came to mind was having my own business. The idea just sends me! But to add to that list would be art making, walking on the beach (think more Pacific NW than California) barefoot, napping outside in a hammock, or cooking for friends & family (probably baking)...oh and a great cup of coffee!

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urbanmedusa 10/06/2008 11:02 AM 1 point
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A lingering kiss with Virgil. McKenzie beach at night with a great glass of red in front of a roaring fire. Warm hugs from kids fresh out of bed in the morning. A marathon run under 3:20 after 8 months of hard work and a fantastic head of highlights from the one and only Candis H. of Salon C!

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Jess 10/06/2008 11:09 AM 1 point
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I think of outside as well. Walking.
Fall, apples, turkey, family, cozy,
Not waking up with a jolt because you have a super packed day but leisurely getting up.
Healthy and delicious salads.

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Ngonzi Truth Crushshon 10/06/2008 11:10 AM 1 point
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PEACE! SERENITY! LAUGHTER! FRIENDS! FAMILY!

BEING HAPPY & IN LOVE WITH GOD, MYSELF & OTHERS!

KNOWING THERE IS NOTHING THAT GOD CAN'T HANDLE!

FAITH THAT THERE IS A BRIGHTER DAY! HOPE THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE OK!

BLISS IS PLEASURE THAT COMES ONCE YOU HAVE PUT FORTH YOUR VERY BEST EFFORT TO LIVE, LAUGH & LOVE!

BLISS IS KNOWING YOU ARE RIGHT WITH THE WORLD...U HAVE NO ILL-WILL AGAINST OTHERS....AND YOU ARE AT PEACE WITH YOURSELF!

BLISS ALWAYS COMES AFTER TRIALS & AFTER YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH THE BAD TIMES.....YOU APPRECIATE THE RAINBOW AFTER THE STORM!

BLISS IS WHEN EVERYTHING IS RIGHT AND YOU FEEL IT IN YOUR SPIRIT!

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colette 10/06/2008 11:12 AM 1 point
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A day at Cloud 9 Spa and Retreat

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colette 10/06/2008 11:17 AM 1 point
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add to that the coffee on the porch thing. I have a large covered porch where I love to sit and watch the stars at night or the rise of the morning sun, or the pouring rain.

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Sophia 10/06/2008 11:25 AM 1 point
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That sounds dreamy....

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Sophia 10/06/2008 11:20 AM 1 point
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Being. Just being. However.

No doubts, no regrets, no wants - not even the want to prolong the moment.
Just being.

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Vanessa Rae 10/06/2008 11:31 AM 1 point
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A life out in the county, beneath the stars, beneath the trees, in our cabin, in our treehouse with a roof that looks above at the stars. Conversations and laughter with my husband and then great sex, that to me is bliss.

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