Friday April 1 2016  TRUE BLISS

My daughter gave me the topic to write about tonight.  I love it when people suggest a topic.  It may be an idea, a health matter, a story, or even just a word or a few words.  In this case she asked me to write about what TRUE BLISS means.  So, first I looked it up in the thesaurus on my Word screen.  A list of words came up in the following order:

“ECSTASY

HEAVEN

PARADISE

ENJOYMENT

HAPPINESS

DELIGHT

PLEASURE

HARMONY”

So…these are the synonyms.  Before I even looked up the list of synonyms, the words “God” and “heaven” were foremost in my mind.  I was pleased to see those words on the list.  I wrote the poem below using each word in the order that they were listed.  It took about three or four minutes to write the little poem.  I think these words capture what true bliss really is.

WHAT IS TRUE BLISS?

By Kathleen Martens

April 1, 2016

ECSTASY of life on earth

Realizing HEAVEN is its worth.

God’s beautiful PARADISE,

ENJOYMENT for eternal life.

HAPPINESS surrounds my soul

To DELIGHT in such a goal.

True PLEASURE not yet known,

HARMONY dispensed from God’s throne.

I hope you enjoy my poem that utilized, in sequence, the thesaurus’ list of synonyms describing what the words TRUE BLISS mean to me.

My first example of true bliss is the poem that I wrote above.  Now to describe at least in part what true bliss would mean to me I would like to share the following.  I think I have achieved some of what I believe bliss to be.  First, and foremost, it would be Dave and I being retired.  I know I could dream to be young and beautiful and rich, but I am choosing to expound on true life situations of where I am today.   Secondly, it is the knowledge that I have achieved something I long ago dreamed. That dream was to have Dave by my side until we were old.  Well, we have achieved that portion of my bliss.  True, we have our physical challenges at this age, but we also have the precious years that we have lived which many much younger than us will never achieve.  We are never promised tomorrow.

When I look at the young I do not do so with envy and wishful thinking, rather I hope that they too will have the years that have been granted us.  But there is no guarantee.  So I cherish the years that have been, and have learned to live in the moment, enjoying what I have now. To me, that is bliss.

Time alone with God is also true bliss in my book.  As much as I love my family, being alone with self to enjoy God’s presence is the ultimate bliss.  All I need is a journal, a Bible, a few dozen good books, some music composed by David Hollandsworth, and I am in a true land of bliss; that place of ECSTASY, a bit of HEAVEN on earth, as if I am in my own PARADISE which creates so much ENJOYMENT and HAPPINESS in which I DELIGHT because I receive such PLEASURE and HARMONY within myself when I am alone with my Lord.

When I pause to be thankful for all the blessings God has bestowed upon me, true bliss answers my call.  There is so much for which to be grateful; the blessings of life, and love, and a husband, son, daughter, grandchildren and grand-dogs.  Another blessing is living in a beautiful place surrounded by trees and flowers and good neighbors, as is the joy of a wonderful church family and good friends.  Bliss is wherever I am, whatever I am doing, whether sick or well, whether rich or poor.

Most of all, bliss is realizing how much God loves me and my knowing how to love God and myself so I can love others.  Bliss is getting along with myself, having learned not to fret and worry.  Bliss is realizing that life on this earth won’t last forever and that I will someday meet Jesus face to face.  And the greatest bliss of all will be to run the race God has set before me, that I will be seen as righteous in the eyes of my Lord and Savior, and that Revelations 3:5 will pertain to me when Jesus said,  ^“He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.”  NOW THAT, WILL BE TRUE BLISS!

Thank You Jesus that you intercede to the Father on my behalf.

Thank You for our children who have grown up to be responsible adults who love You.

Thank You for this blissful time away to have time to share in our daughter and son-in-law’s daily lives.

Thank You for the smile on my face.

Thank You for my shoe inserts so I can walk comfortably.

Thank You that I am retired.

Thank You for letting me grow old with Dave.

Than You for the smile in my heart.

REMEMBER TO WRITE SOMETHING IN YOUR THANKFUL JOURNAL TODAY!

GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS YOU. 

P.S. What is YOUR meaning of true bliss?