Light rain bringing such wonderful smells. It was lovely to walk in the fields and woods in the rain yesterday,…
Tired Monday Morning
Not a good sleep last night. Woke at 3.30 having a dream about an old boyfriend. (DY). The magnetic attraction…
Self Compassion Exercise by Kristin Neff
1. This is a moment of suffering This hurts. Ouch. This is stress. 2. Suffering is a part of life…
Work Challenges
Here I go again working things out with my head when I don’t really have to. Slight unease as a…
Happy
Thanks for the sunshine and warmth being experienced. Thanks for the beautiful dog Thanks to the river for being so…
Friday Ponderings
A little follow on from yesterdays musings… “People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is…
Thinking after Decisions
The thinking seems to happen after the decision. So work. Thinking out loud. Though probably thinking isn’t much required since……
Flow of Experience
Being carried along by the morning’s experiences Noticing the way the early sunshine beams through the room. Bending down to…
Something Happening
Again feeling flushed on waking. High high energy in the night. Or is it lingering menopause! Lay in bed in…
It’s Enough
It’s enough to simply and be here for emptying the vacuum cleaner, and no thought required. Just be present for…
Being a Liar
The last couple of days the subject of lying has come up. I talked to Marc L on Saturday and…
Violins in the Park
Contracting up….noticing noticing….And relaxing back into aware space and remembering to breath. A beautiful morning walk and lunch at the…
Want what is Happening
I had a fun walk and chat with R, a relatively new therapist friend. Really deep with much open honest…
Closing and Opening
Good morning. The sun is shining here, the dog curled up in her bed, and I’ve been watching a Triggernometry…
Tilopa’s advice – No thought, no reflection, no analysis
Deep in beautiful quiet study this morning listening to Tilopa, Longchenpa and Garab Dorje and feeling into the calmness under…
Navigating Feelings and Thoughts
Windy wet start out there this morning. Dog curled up happy beside me. Nearly always open and happy she is,…
Half Full/Half Empty
The half full perspective. It’s a beautiful sunny morning here. The men all have work and a job lined up…
Nothing to get. Nothing is missing
Didn’t wear a bra yesterday for the first time in around 15 years, don’t like the feeling of them and…
Hello Sad
Sadness has arrived this morning seemingly on the back of a dream. So I’m being here in it, with it.…
Testing testing !
Who am I when things don’t go my way?What happens when events I don’t want to happen just happen anyway?When…
Not Scared
‘The Force’ is playing a game of brinkmanship it seems, it’s really ‘me’ though – maybe I’m testing resilience against…
Enlightenment, what is it?
Another ordinary day with its guest star ⭐️ beauty ⭐️ present much of the time yesterday. Went to the park…
Evening Thanks
Breath in……and out….saying thank you inside as I exhale. Breath in…and out…..thank you. A pause to be grateful. Thank you…
Sitting back inside
Been practicing and practicing through the night whenever I surface and this morning when I awoke and dropped off and…
Back to Lightness
A few hours later and I’m feeling so different. Mildly joyful and even singing in the pouring rain. The energy…
Testy Times
I decided that a good judge of a prospective partner’s stability, inner emotional health and self esteem is what sort…
Dream Help
It’s great to just dream experiences and get the lessons instead of having to live through the actual experience! Though…
Feeling Supported
Sitting outside after the vet with a couple of neighbours, kind people with such good hearts, and my concerned 79…
Some Anxiety
Being alive is so intense. How to be with it all. So I’m the shower earlier and I notice I’m…
Congratulations to Me
Lying here in the immense heat of the hottest day on record in the U.K. 28 degrees C or 83F…
Learning to Rest with it All 