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Learning to Rest with it All

“Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest” Tilopa

Category: abusive relationships

‘I love you, I’m here for you, you are valued…’

Grateful for this moment. It is peaceful, nothing awful is happening in close proximity, it’s warm enough, and there’s a … More

anxiety, Appreciation, building resilience, fear, painful times, self love, self soothing, worry

Restoration of Love

Ooo well that little foray yesterday ended with me in quite a lot of tears as I described my experience … More

childhood damage, letting go, self care, self compassion, surrender experiment

Shadow Work

Day started with one friend inviting me for breakfast at the local bar/restaurant. I didn’t enjoy it. There was a … More

building resilience, childhood damage, guilt, letting go, resistance, shame, suffering, surrender experiment

Shame

Trigger warning – this post about shame may be triggering for some to read, so please tread with caution. I … More

anxiety, childhood damage, dread, fear, feeling safe, guilt, habits, pain, shame, suffering, worry

Relationship with Mum

I will maybe explore this over a few days as it will be too long. First I’ll lay out the … More

childhood damage, family relationships on the spiritual path, old friends and family, painful times, resistance

Friends (Long One)

I suppose we need these times of feeling unhappily squeezed to face some things, we wouldn’t face them if we … More

childhood damage, feeling safe, letting go, old friends and family

Letting Go

I’m struggling today, migraine started yesterday and lying on the sofa now. Feeling low energy and mood. Can’t find anything … More

family relationships on the spiritual path, friends, letting go, old friends and family, resistance, surrender experiment

Another Round of Processing

The angry call from my mum triggered some old childhood memories and feelings. The way our mum used to brush … More

anxiety, feeling safe, letting go, mindfulness, nature walks, old friends and family, self care, suffering

More Feelings to Process

Allowing my feelings to be felt more, I have more material to work with, again appearing in a dream. In … More

anxiety, fear, self sabotage

So I Opened the Gates

And there’s now a little queue of unaddressed neglected feelings all lined up waiting their turn to be felt fully … More

emotions, feelings, letting go, self compassion, suffering, surrender experiment, surrendering

Waking up Happy

More accurately, I woke up NOT feeling scared or anxious at all which allowed my natural state of being to … More

anxiety, Appreciation, attachment, being present, dzogchen, fear, feeling safe, gratitude, inner peace, present moment awareness, self compassion, surrender experiment, trusting life, worry

A Tightening

I have been tightening up and up and up, and it’s damn painful. A whole set of triggering factors ricocheting … More

anger, anxiety, business, fear, guilt, money fears, pain, painful times, resistance, shame, stress, suffering, thoughts, worry

Emotion from the Past

I went for one walk with Michael, a beautiful open sharing interaction and he even apologised for the anger outbursts/ending … More

being present, friends, old friends and family, pain, stress, thoughts

Wisdom of the I Ching

A recent chance encounter with an old flame who then became a long time close friend presented itself one day … More

attachment, friends, nature walks, self abuse, self compassion, self love

Navigating Change with People

It can be difficult to maintain old friendships when we change and grow. As authenticity, awareness, self care and confidence … More

Carlos Castaneda, family relationships on the spiritual path, feeling safe, love, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self love

Attachment styles

I had a dream last night about M. I was in love and longing for my ex to embrace with … More

attachment, family relationships on the spiritual path, fear, habits, Intimacy

Forgiveness

I’ve been listening to Rick Hanson’s book ‘Resilience’ and the chapter on forgiveness, of others and of ourselves. I realised … More

feeling safe, forgiveness, trusting life

Easing gently into Self Care

And how to integrate it into my life, and how I do it. Firstly I take note that there is … More

anxiety, being present, breathing, building resilience, childhood damage, compassion, feeling safe, here and now, kindness, mindfulness, present moment awareness, Recovery, resistance, self care, self defence, self love, self soothing, stillness, trusting life

Don’t like my Mum

Dear Friends, I was not a happy bunny yesterday. My mum who had sprained her ankle and suspected it might … More

anger, childhood damage, mother issues, old friends and family

Mother issues

I went to dinner last night at my mums, and my cousin was there too. I was exhausted after a … More

anxiety, childhood damage, feeling safe, self care

Group Meeting update from Last Night

I love this group I go to, it’s a huge support to me and I always look forward to Thursdays. … More

Appreciation, gratitude, Recovery, self care, self love, worry

Awoke feeling stress

How is that bloody possible after 2 chilled days and a great sleep?! not sure why at all. Woke up … More

childhood damage, fear, self compassion, stress, worry

Mindfulness changes Everything

I was describing to a friend yesterday the changes I experienced when I started practising mindfulness regularly about 5 years … More

Learning to Value ourselves

“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has … More

fear, love, money, success

Letting go with Love

I let go of one of my oldest friends last night. It was not an easy decision to make as I have known … More

self compassion

Repairing the Inner Relationship

The other day I got news of the death of an old boyfriend who I met when I was 18. … More

childhood damage, self abuse, self love, self sabotage

Standing up for Ourselves

I am noticing with some curiosity how my changing relationship with myself is causing some immediate changes in my relationships with … More

anger, self abuse, self love, upper limit problem

This is quite a raw one….

And it just happened so I am processing here. Got a longstanding close friend who I texted today to see … More

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