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