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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: Complaining

Facing Reactivity

Bang bang bang…all that surrendering to love then back ‘in it’. Triggered on several fronts. Hello again reactivity. It rained … More

aversion, dread, fear, fear of success, guilt, misophonia, painful times, resistance, self defence, shame, stress, suffering, thoughts, upper limit problem, worry

Pausing and Allowing

Saw an otter yesterday in the river just after I had a strong inner prompting to slow right down to … More

Appreciation, fear, letting go, love, resistance, self care, self soothing, suffering, surrender experiment

A Wonderful Day

Yesterday was wonderful. First, a long term therapy client made some important little breakthroughs. And he is now a month … More

anxiety, Appreciation, being present, feeling safe, savouring, self sabotage, success

Testing testing !

Who am I when things don’t go my way?What happens when events I don’t want to happen just happen anyway?When … More

acceptance, building resilience, reactiveness, resistance, suffering, worry

Back Here

My 3 months of this long job is drawing to a close. It has been a joy not to have … More

abundance, anxiety, dread, fear, guilt, money fears

Letting go

Good wildlife watching the last few days out in the park. I saw a large buzzard landing in the crows’ … More

gratitude, letting go, self compassion

Wednesday Diary Entry

Had a lovely evening at G and M’s. I appreciated the elaborate meal they made for my birthday, though I … More

nature, nature walks, suffering

Monday Mornin’ Rain

Awoke not well rested, an odd sleep again full of vivid dreams. In one a friend had sacked their nanny … More

habits, letting go, old friends and family, resistance, surrender experiment, trusting life, wellbeing

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

Learning to Rest with it All

And each apparent failure to do that is not a failure. Lying in bed waking, dipping in and out of … More

anxiety, aversion, being present, fear, inner peace, letting go, nature walks, stillness, thoughts, trusting life

Shadow work

Sitting by the river alone. That is indeed where I found myself yesterday. Walked up the road over the lane … More

being present, dzogchen, fear, letting go, recapitulation, resistance, suffering, surrender experiment, worry

Tibetan Dream

I have been falling asleep listening to 1000+ year old Tibetan Dzogchen texts recently, and last night with Vairotsana. These … More

building resilience, feeling safe, old friends and family, self care, self compassion

A Moment of Grace

I was pondering in a moment of appreciation, that this is a period of relative peace inside. A sense of … More

Appreciation, feeling safe, freedom, gratitude, living abundantly, mindfulness, success, thoughts, trusting life

Adjusting to Acceptance

My surrender experiment continues here, giving up my objections, the desire to change things to suit the ego’s dictates, the … More

habits, present moment awareness, self care, self compassion, self soothing, thoughts

The portal

There is a portal I can go through any second of any day. It has taken me a lifetime to … More

Appreciation, Complaining, mindfulness

Just Being

I arrived back from the South of France yesterday. Some welcome warmth and sunshine, medieval architecture, good food, flowers. I’m … More

being present, fear, mindfulness

the pillow, the duvet, the tea

My son asked, ‘but do you literally thank the pillow and the duvet?’ ‘Yes I do literally thank them, it … More

Appreciation, being present, building resilience, emotional regulation, gratitude, thanks, thoughts, worry

Letting the shoots sprout…

…without pulling them prematurely out of the ground. This is a time of taking small steps in a consistent definite … More

anger, stress, thoughts

Simple Gratitude

I wrote the other day about letting go of a friend who complains a lot. So here is a quick post to … More

Appreciation, gratitude

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