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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: asking for help

Nothing is Wrong

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

Appreciation, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, living abundantly, love, mindfulness, self compassion, surrender experiment, trusting life

Imagination and Suffering

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

anxiety, fear, letting go, self compassion, self soothing, stress, worry

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

Appreciation, being present, feeling safe, gratitude, present moment awareness, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, thanks, trusting life

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

addiction, honesty, pain, self sabotage, stress, worry

Feeling Supported

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

fear, letting go, present moment awareness, relaxing, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life

Active Not Passive

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

being present, letting go, nature, success

Savouring the Calm

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

feeling safe, gayatri, letting go, trusting life

Gayatri Mantra

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

Appreciation, being present, breathing, letting go, relaxing, trusting life

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

anger, being present, letting go, mindfulness

Moany Monday Mornin’

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

Appreciation, gratitude, Headache, self soothing, suffering

Low Mood Morning

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

anger, asking for help, building resilience, gratitude, letting go, misophonia, self compassion, suffering

“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

anger, aversion, emotions, letting go, Michael Singer, misophonia, resistance, shame, surrender experiment

Actually doing it

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

anxiety, Appreciation, enlightenment, feeling safe, flourishing, freedom, gratitude, Intimacy, letting go, non-duality, resistance, self care, success, thoughts, trusting life

Asking for Help

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

Appreciation, asking for help, building resilience, childhood damage, feeling safe, inspiration, Recovery, resistance, suffering, wellbeing

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

anxiety, being present, fear, mindfulness, stillness, stress, surrender experiment, thoughts

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

being present, kindness, mindfulness, nature, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self love

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

being present, building resilience, childhood damage, flourishing, living abundantly, mindfulness, mindulness, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success

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

anxiety, being present, breathing, fear, gratitude, Recovery, self care, self love

Imagined fear

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

anxiety, asking for help, breathing, fear, fear of success

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

anxiety, childhood damage, fear of success, feeling safe, love, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing

What a Rollercoaster

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

anxiety, Appreciation, asking for help, beauty of nature, building resilience, gratitude, nature, self care, self compassion, self love

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

Appreciation, being present, building resilience, friends, gratitude, habits, inspiration, kindness, nature, nature walks, old friends and family, Recovery

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

abundance, anxiety, asking for help, childhood damage, compassion, feeling safe, gratitude, Money Issues, Recovery, self abuse, self care, self compassion, self love, self sabotage, self soothing, success, trusting life, upper limit problem

Coaching Session

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

business, inspiration, kindness, love, money, thanks

Socialising

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

business, money, self care, socialising

Recovery happening!

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

Appreciation, Recovery, thoughts

Lost 10 pounds!

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

asking for help, gratitude, love, self care, worry

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

Appreciation, fear, gratitude, self care, success

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

asking for help, building resilience, gratitude, trusting life

Self Encouragement

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

Appreciation, asking for help, business, childhood damage, gratitude, money, self soothing, success

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

desire, gratitude, thanks

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

gratitude, self love, success

Asking for Help

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

asking for help, self compassion

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