Bliss…Nirvana…Enlightenment…are we any less if these blesséd states seem unattainable?  The true tragedy is believing that these are the only blesséd states.  To be nourished is to be blessed.  To be loved is to be blessed.  To be independent is to be blessed.  To be housed and clothed and warm is to be blessed.  To be known by others it to be blessed.  We are all blessed, simply by being.  How we choose to bless the world is up to us.  For our blesséd condition we give thanks.  Blesséd Be, and Amen.