Getting praise for going along with whatever the group thinks feels like a balm for our self-dislike or self-doubt.
What is this bliss we keeping hearing about? It’s actually a state we are wired to experience. This isn’t theoretical.
It’s a natural law.
Bliss is natural
Not being in bliss is what is not natural.
What takes us out of bliss is some kind of disturbance. Otherwise, we would remain there.
This is not a vague promise for a life in the great beyond. It is possible for us. It doesn’t require a herculean effort or a state of perfection that contradicts our present way of being.
Nothing has to be different for it to be here. This kind of happiness is possible.
Deep inside, we know this is our birthright.
And we all want it—this pleasure supreme. Whether or not we realize that we are the ones with misdirected strivings does not change the facts.
We could all recalibrate our search and find what we’ve been looking for.
Jill Loree grew up in northern Wisconsin with parents who embraced their Norwegian, Swedish and German heritage. Foods like lutefisk, lefse and krumkaka were prepared every Christmas. And of course there was plenty of beer, bratwurst and cheese all year round.
She would go on to throw pizzas and bartend while attending college at the University of Wisconsin, and then moved into a career in technical sales and marketing. She would settle in Atlanta in 1989 and discover that the sweet spot of her career would be in marketing communications. A true Gemini, she has a degree in chemistry and a flair for writing.
One of Jill’s greatest passions in life has been her spiritual path. Raised in the Lutheran faith, she became a more deeply spiritual person in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) starting in 1989. In 1997, she was introduced to the wisdom of the Pathwork Guide, which she describes as “having walked through the doorway of a fourth step and found the whole library.”
In 2007, she completed four years of training to become a Pathwork Helper, and stepped fully into her Helpership in 2011. In addition to offering individual and group sessions, she has been a teacher in the Transformation Program offered by Mid-Atlantic Pathwork. She also led marketing activities for Sevenoaks Retreat Center in Madison, Virginia and served on their Board of Trustees.
In 2012, Jill completed four years of kabbalah training and became certified for hands-on healing using the energies embodied in the tree of life. She began dedicating her life to writing and teaching about personal self-development in 2014.
Today, Jill is the proud mom of two adult children, Charlie and Jackson, and is delighted to be married to Scott Wisler. She’s had more than one last name along the way and now happily uses her middle name as her last. It’s pronounced loh-REE. In 2022, Scott joined her full time in their mission to spread the teachings of the Pathwork Guide far and wide.
