This blog is not about me, it is about connecting, sharing and inspiring one another to live a meaningful and blissful life.  In this fast paced world, it is very easy to go with the flow without questioning if we are in sync with our life purpose nor if our soul is happy.  No judgement here, we have all been there.  Coming from a family of immigrants, I saw my parents work hard, sacrifice a lot so my sisters and I could go to the best schools; their dreams were that we graduate from college, have a great career and a happy family life. Today, my parents are content and proud as their dreams have been fulfilled.

I have understood from a very young age that I had to work very hard to get all the nice things life had to offer and I wanted them all: money, success, fun and freedom! Needless to say that I’ve always been performance-driven and result-oriented and by the time I reached 50, I came to terms with the fact that I did not achieve as much as I envisioned myself in my early years.  It was quite hard to let go of that success ideal I have pursued my whole life even though I have nothing to complain about but all to be grateful for.  I have an amazing and loving husband, a wonderful family and great friends.  I have accomplished a lot professionally and I live my life to the fullest. 

Nevertheless, I keep having this inner voice compelling me to reconnect with that little girl in me and get in touch with my soul. I’m closer to my soul when I do yoga, which is one of my greatest loves.  I became a certified  yoga teacher a few years ago, hoping to be able to give back and to help those in need to reconnect, recenter to find peace from within.  I become that little girl behind her pink desk drawing when I let my creativity flow effortlessly; I’m just happy and light-hearted.   Though, there are moments that it is scary to go down that path because society has high expectations of us and our upbringing has also tinted our way of seeing the world.  This blog is my way to share my journey in breaking free from these deeply rooted ideas and beliefs, in finding bliss, in connecting with my soul and in allowing myself more time doing the things I’m passionate about.

I truly hope that this blog will speak to many human beings out there who desire to live a richer life and to be more in tune with their soul and life purpose.  As there is no universal recipe for it, I have created this safe space to bond, learn, share and inspire!

Dare to find your bliss!

Namaste.

Your blissful explorer.

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Rosalie Nguyễn

One of the few precious pictures of my family in Saigon, Vietnam before the war ended in 1975
This is our big happy family in Quebec, Canada during our annual Christmas party.
This might be the only picture of us during the time we were in a refugee camp in Malaysia, after we have escaped from the new Vietnamese regime