Testing

Yesterday was a pretty meaty test – the ‘demons’ came hard and fast. Demons as in scary thoughts tempting me … More

Finding Treasure

My treasure is the discovery of a powerful ever present completely safe refuge, the surrendering to spacious expansive silence. Whenever … More

Wendell Berry Poem

“When despair for the world grows in meand I wake in the night at the least soundin fear of what … More

Eventful Week

After some months of very little going on this week has been a big beautiful storm of people and activity … More

Happiness Visits

I’m little by little getting used to this new sense of expansiveness and openness of heart. I presume it’s due … More

Trying to Avoid Pain

How timid I’ve been about feeling emotional pain. I have spent decades trying to control my environment so that I … More

Returning to the Seat of Self

Whew, I got lost there for a couple of days in angst, bargaining with reality and rumination. My mind couldn’t … More

Happy and a bit Lost

I awoke feeling well rested and actually a touch blissful. In a gentle little private heaven. Pleasure in my bones. … More

Letting the Joy loose

So. I’m still waiting to find out about the big project. And towards the end of yesterday I identified the … More

Normalising vulnerability

Watching therapists share with each other on the CBT course helped to further normalise talking about subjects that would usually … More