Relaxed the resistance a few notches and then find that solutions appear. With a lot of help which I asked … More
Category: encouragement
I love you, I appreciate you, I value you….
Said a few times gently with a hand on the chest, while generating kindness and compassion….after a deep breath. Change … More
Highs, and are they even Lows
Kind of knocked sideways or something with this tooth pain going on still. Though I don’t think anything about it … More
Courage
I sincerely asked for help last night, and help came. It arrived in the form of an encouraging and empowering … More
Greeting Myself in the Morning
Good morning and warm greetings to you. Welcome to another day. I love you. I say to myself on awakening. … More
Follow the Joy
Awake at 6ish, and some part was feeling anxious and I had to take action before it was escalated by … More
Celebrating Achievements
My son Tobie and his gf J are still here and she cooked a wonderful Portuguese duck and rice dinner … More
Socialising
Bit of a round up summary of the last few days. The journey continues into the New Year, it’s all … More
Quickening
It’s happening. Inside definitely expansion and expansion and outside…. I hope, I think I sense…that a critical mass of people … More
Inner Bonding
Intangible anxiety for an hour on awaking. Not a single thing in the daily life that would justify anxiety at … More
Feeling Safe
In bed as I awoke at 4am I said to myself gently I’m here for you I care about you … More
Rainy Monday
Grey and very wet morning and I’ve been cheering myself up by singing as I get dressed and make tea, … More
Updated Positive Self Talk list
I love you I respect you I care about you I want the best for you I appreciate you I … More
Thank you
Looked after despite my fears, time and time again. I doubted and was starting to worry about the lack of … More
A Wonderful Day
Yesterday was wonderful. First, a long term therapy client made some important little breakthroughs. And he is now a month … More
Evening Thanks
Breath in……and out….saying thank you inside as I exhale. Breath in…and out…..thank you. A pause to be grateful. Thank you … More
Congratulations to Me
Lying here in the immense heat of the hottest day on record in the U.K. 28 degrees C or 83F … More
Fun and Sharing day
Been loving the depth of sharing from my son T. Some of it quite hard for a mother to listen … More
Safe and Home
Again this morning, the Gayatri ‘tat savitur varenyam, bargo devasya demahi, diyoyo naprachodyaat’ and peace, peace and more peace. Then … More
Turning Towards Feelings
Awoke with the start of some little nippy worry thoughts arising in between sleep as I surfaced. The ones that … More
Healthy Habits
Still feeling quite disorientated here today and feel a need for some nurturing time alone today. Ignored a dear old … More
Dissolving Identity
Everything I ever wanted is already here. I was just watching this video by Angelo DiLullo in bed this morning … More
Choosing to Let Life go Well
I was lying in bed this morning, no need to get up, no need to do anything other than enjoy … More
A Thank You
Gratitude and appreciation had become such an integrated part of my every day attitude that I stopped having to think … More
A Different Today
Every day is so very different. It’s almost like a brand new life starting all over. “How fabulous, happy and … More
What am I Grateful for about Myself
What am I grateful for about myself? I’m grateful for my appreciation of beauty, my softness, empathy, intelligence, kindness. I … More
Adversity as a Friend
One of the most exciting discoveries of the last couple of turbulent years for me is that personal adversity can … More
Savouring
I’m savouring my positive happy experiences more and more these days as I realise the huge importance of learning to … More
Short Wise Quote – Gay Hendricks
“I had been resisting reality all my life—resisting facing it, resisting accepting it, resisting feeling it. Whenever I would have … 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
Welcoming the Obstacles
Its 6am. Lying in bed newly awake and the head kicks in and starts to think it’s thoughts. I notice … More
Very Wise Quote – HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
“The everyday practice of dzogchen is simply to develop a complete carefree acceptance, an openness to all situations without limit. … More
Faith, Trust, and Surrender
Still here deep in the folds of the current cycle – my little dark night of the soul raging away, … More
No added Sugar – Day 2
Since I’m on a roll of tolerating inner disturbance, I’m edging on further. I stopped caffeine a month ago and … More
My Surrender Experiment
I’ve been caressed and hugged by the words of Michael Singer recently. It is exactly what I need to hear … 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
What if Joy is Scary
What if you’re not used to it and it’s a more than a bit scary. Often it’s unconsciously scary and … More
Reframing the Past
I have written a lot about the less than ideal aspects of my past and their effect on me. Looking … More
Welcoming the Good Times
For a start I went on a date and it lasted 7 hours, is that good sign or what?! Intelligent … More
Celebrating Bad things that Haven’t Happened!
Part of reprogramming my mind towards noticing more ‘good facts’ is reminding myself of some of the adversity that isn’t … More
‘Good Facts’ for building Resilience
Today has been a continuation of building on my focus on what is good. Good facts, no matter how small, … More
Overcoming my Limits
This is a MAJOR project I’ve been engaged with for some years. Whenever things are going well in my life, … 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
Nurturing Behaviour
There are many small actions I take nearly every week that are nurturing and give me stability amid the flux … More
Coaching Session
I looked up an old coach I had from about 4 years ago, and it was SUCH a positive experience. … More
Feeling a need for Encouragement
I’m an ENFP and though we have many positive qualities we can be easily discouraged if too many negative experiences … More
Expressing Gratitude to those we Love and to Ourselves
I sometimes wish I had people around me giving me positive affirmations and say “well done” to me more often. … 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
Day in the Life of a Business Woman
Yes I have got that hat on today as lots of business related activities happening. A potential new client meeting, … More
Latest Workshop update
I spent 5 hours at a Refresh your Energy art workshop today. It was a good laugh with a bunch … 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
Self Love Club Review
I went to the second meeting of the year last night. I found the Self Love Club on Meet Up. … More
Success and Childhood
I had a session with the therapist/coach last night. The subject was around allowing more success in, success in all … More
Had a Bit of Therapy
Having some small breakthroughs the last few days. The session with the transactional therapist yesterday focused again on the stress … More
Recovery from 2017 Plan
So, I have taken some action already and decided on making a few changes. I know I’m maybe repeating some … More
Congratulations to Myself…
I was wondering how I can encourage myself more. Encouragement is such a positive experience, and I love giving and … More