Edie Weinstein shares some feel-good stories as a way to combat the stressors of our world today.

Back in 2008, I met a man who dubbed me Bliss Mistress. Short term lovers, lifelong friends, we connected initially via a dating website. He lived in the San Fran area at the time, and I am here near Philly. A long-distance relationship commenced and we met six months after our initial email contact. Although we were soul friends (the Gaelic term is anam cara), we realized we were not meant to be life partners. I went there twice, he was here for several months, and I still smile when I remember our time together and the deep imprint he made on my heart. When I wrote my first book, I named it The Bliss Mistress Guide To Transforming the Ordinary Into The Extraordinary. We remain in touch since then. He told me that if I was going to use that appellation, “You’d damn sure better be living it.”