Chase your bliss, already!

“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” - Steve Jobs

Have you ever noticed how the notion of "chasing your bliss" sometimes gets a bad rap from our stern fathers or worried mothers?  Of course, they're supposed to do that because they need to make sure we don't chase the kind of bliss one might stumble upon while participating in drugs, sex, and rock-n-roll.  However, I think we can also trust ourselves to know the difference between ephemeral feelings of ecstasy and genuine heart-soaring wonderment.  And there's many, many reasons to chase after that latter feeling.  One of the most compelling justifications for that kind of bliss-chasing might be this:  it's only through the genuine expression of our deepest longings that we can begin to find authentic belonging.