Nothing is Wrong

Almost all day up I was noticeably comfortable in my own skin, and at ease with life. Couple of trigger … More

Imagination and Suffering

A visitation from emotional pain. Goodness gracious, what a level of suffering I went into yesterday. Succumbed to worries about … More

I love you, I admire you, I thank you….

Whenever I surfaced from sleep in the early hours, I would say, “I love you Susan”, and then onto several … More

Hello again Sadness and Anxiety

How unpredictable life can be ! We never know what life will present us with, or where the next challenge … More

Feeling Supported

Sitting outside after the vet with a couple of neighbours, kind people with such good hearts, and my concerned 79 … More

Active Not Passive

Was listening to James Low talking about Dzogchen on and off all night. I fall asleep listening to these talks. … More

Savouring the Calm

Just spent the last 4 hours out in the park wandering around, exploring, lunching, bit of chat and sitting up … More

Gayatri Mantra

Still reciting the Gayatri out loud quietly and inside a lot. I haven’t much experience with mantra based meditation but … More

Praying, Nature and Anxiety

Still been waking up with these worry thoughts that create anxiety if I don’t notice them, which I’m not managing … More

A Little Drama

I’ve been submerging back into the teachings of Longchenpa the last couple of days, after weeks of being unable to … More

Moany Monday Mornin’

Headache is lingering, so I have a doctor appointment today. It is so pouring with rain out there and will … More

Low Mood Morning

The colourful visual zigzags started yesterday signalling the start of a migraine and then it arrived. Mildly painful only but … More

“Stop being jerked like a puppet”. Marcus Aurelius

I watch myself being jerked like a puppet by events in my environment that my ego has decided ‘should’ not … More

Actually doing it

Not only reading about it and watching YouTube videos about it….. Being here and now this. very. second. I am … More

Asking for Help

4 hours in the sunshine and birdsong at the allotment yesterday. Was good to do some physical work and have … More

And Back to Peace again

Relative peace anyway. My ego is on alert now it knows I’m onto it! I am on this intensive personal … More

Guarding our Mental Health

How am I doing this? Firstly, I’m not succeeding all of the time. I spent the last 48 hours making … More

Loving Ourselves – a reframing

We don’t have to learn how to love ourselves. We already love ourselves. All we have to do is to … More

I had a Stroke!

Not even just a mini one. On Thursday morning I woke up nearly paralysed down one side…and to cut it … More

Imagined fear

In my dream last night I was high up on a ladder. I was 100s of metres up and approaching … More

Having a Beginners Mind

I am experiencing a flow with my psychotherapy clients. I seem to know what to say and when and which … More

What a Rollercoaster

The world is changing before our eyes and not only are we witnessing changes we are also having to participate … More

A Positive side of This Pandemic

I was just pondering that if the planet were an intelligent being it might design something like this the way … More

Encountering the Psychiatric System

Yet another client who is so cognitively impaired by the multiple psychiatric drugs he is on that I’m not sure … More

How to be Happy, even if it Scares you.

And this is one big note-to-self here. I feel fear just writing this post. I’m scared of being happy. There, … More

Coaching Session

I looked up an old coach I had from about 4 years ago, and it was SUCH a positive experience. … More

Socialising

I’ve realised that isolation is not good for me at all. I’m choosing to be around positive progressive thinking people, … More

Recovery happening!

Gosh, after a year or more of feeling pretty miserable, lonely and down, and in mourning, not to mention anxious … More

Lost 10 pounds!

Since the 1st of January by making healthy choices, and next to no wine or any other alcohol. Still having … More

Fulfilment, purpose, belonging, contact, joy, engagement with life

I just started off about to write how lacking I am in these things. Then I realised I actually have … More

Soundbath, paralysed friend, new flat

I went to see a flat to buy on Saturday with my Mum, and think it may very well be … More

Self Encouragement

I feel a need to do this a lot recently, even though things are definitely improving. I want to remind … More

Today’s Gratitude List

Think a gratitude list is a good way to start the week. I so often need to remind myself of … More

Had some Good News

Which is that the client agreed to a settlement of £30k not the original £45k she wanted, thank goodness. I’ve … More

Asking for Help

This is just a short post. I want to share what an immense positive effect it has had on my … More