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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: fear

Still in Worry

This is what the iChing said to me earlier Transcending the entire situation = turning away to attend to higher … More

anxiety, business, fear, guilt, money, money fears, resistance, shame, stress, suffering, worry

Exploring Fear

All future focussed, the fear. In the present, I don’t feel it. That’s why I get that ‘beside myself’ sense … More

acceptance, covid, fear, habits, thoughts, worry

Secret business stresses

I just need to get this all out, mostly business related. Secret because I don’t share this much with anyone, … More

anxiety, fear, feeling safe, suffering, thoughts, worry

Sunk Mood at the Start

Then a bit of changing the channel inside helped shift me out of it. Woke feeling an anxiety that has … More

anxiety, building resilience, stress, suffering, worry

Emerging from Turbulence

I think was resisting it, and trying to get a control thing going. My mind was saying You’re just not … More

being present, fear, feeling safe, letting go, self compassion, self soothing, worry

Hello again Anxiety

Awoke with disturbed feelings amid a vivid dream about C. The theme was me trying to get love and him … More

anxiety, childhood damage, fear, guilt, letting go, self compassion, self soothing, shame, suffering, thoughts, worry

Unnecessary Thinking

Feeling odd, bit off centre. Let me drop into my feelings right now, what do I experience in my body? … More

anxiety, letting go, mindfulness, thoughts, trusting life

The Expanded Self

It was useful to read this Course in Miracles Excerpt earlier, to be reminded of that sense of an expanded … More

being present, Course in Miracles, fear, feeling safe, letting go, self love, trusting life

Conversing with Fear

Feeling a bit uptight this morning. Hmmm. Curious about what’s happening. ‘Hello again fear, how it’s going. Anything you want … More

anxiety, fear, feeling safe, letting go, self care, self compassion, self soothing, trusting life, worry

Aloneness (in relation to Covid)

Bit of a long one today. And maybe controversial if you support the conventional approach to the vaccines and other … More

anxiety, covid, fear, feeling safe, love, self soothing, suffering, worry

Rainy Monday

Grey and very wet morning and I’ve been cheering myself up by singing as I get dressed and make tea, … More

self care, self soothing, stress, worry

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

Surrendering

It’s pouring right now, windy and dark outside. Leaves flying off the trees. Inside it’s still and warm and cosy … More

being present, building resilience, feeling safe, letting go, self compassion, self love, stillness, 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

Surrendering back into Love

Working away on my irritated reactiveness to noises, noticing that crucial tension point of decision…. ….to ally myself with the … More

feeling safe, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, surrender experiment

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

Thank you

Looked after despite my fears, time and time again. I doubted and was starting to worry about the lack of … More

Appreciation, being present, gratitude, letting go, self care, trusting life, worry

New Day

New Life. New reset perhaps. Something does feel very very different. Just about in the clear covid wise, the test … More

being present, fear, feeling safe, gratitude, mindfulness, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Surfing Anxiety

That’s what it feels like when I allow myself to feel anxiety without collapsing into it and drowning in it. … More

being present, building resilience, fear, inner thermostat setting, letting go, mindfulness, self compassion

Monday Morning Healing

Yesterday a new pine woodland to explore beyond the city. The vibration of driving calmed the nervous system, new sights, … More

anxiety, building resilience, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, shame, surrender experiment

Shame

Trigger warning – this post about shame may be triggering for some to read, so please tread with caution. I … More

anxiety, childhood damage, dread, fear, feeling safe, guilt, habits, pain, shame, suffering, worry

What a Great Day

Long intense detailed dream of me and another one or two friends actually inside this AI art program. Instead of … More

beauty of nature, being present, building resilience, childhood damage, curiosity, fear, feeling safe, flourishing, gratitude, letting go, living abundantly, self soothing, surrender experiment, trusting life, unity

Learning to Rest in Awareness

Being awake in bed and just being for a while. Not doing anything. Not picking up the iPad. No rush … More

anxiety, being present, building resilience, feeling safe, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, self compassion, self soothing, surrender experiment, thoughts, worry

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

Today this Helped

I was feeling tight in the throat and chest, feeling the contraction of anxiety. So I went out for a … More

anxiety, letting go, love, self soothing

Back out of It

As of yesterday, another project is more or less arranged for the men to move onto. I bounce out of … More

acceptance, anxiety, compassion, fear, money fears, nature walks, self care, trusting life, worry

Angst

Back ‘in it’ again. Not exactly a ‘dark night of the soul’ level but anxious a lot. I wasn’t able … More

dzogchen, fear, self compassion, stress, suffering, worry

Undoings

Feeling low this morning. Yesterday I had a magnificent woodland walk, lunch at the park cafe….and saw the men on … More

childhood damage, fear, letting go, stress, suffering, worry

Navigating Feelings and Thoughts

Windy wet start out there this morning. Dog curled up happy beside me. Nearly always open and happy she is, … More

Half Full/Half Empty

The half full perspective. It’s a beautiful sunny morning here. The men all have work and a job lined up … More

anxiety, fear, money, resistance, stress, thoughts, worry

Enlightenment, what is it?

Another ordinary day with its guest star ⭐️ beauty ⭐️ present much of the time yesterday. Went to the park … More

anxiety, being present, dzogchen, enlightenment, flourishing, letting go, nature walks, non-duality, resting in awareness, separation, stillness, trusting life

Sitting back inside

Been practicing and practicing through the night whenever I surface and this morning when I awoke and dropped off and … More

anxiety, being present, self compassion

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

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

anxiety, business, self love, success, 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

Short Wise Quote from Rick Hanson

“Our ancestors could make two kinds of mistakes: (1) thinking there was a tiger in the bushes when there wasn’t … More

fear, feeling safe, trusting life, worry

Noticing and Dissolving Fears

Some fear and dread appeared again this morning, I could feel the sensation of the constriction in the throat and … More

anxiety, Appreciation, being present, dread, self care, self soothing, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Shadow work by Dream

Dreamt I was back in an office after 3 or 4 days off. I was asked by some colleagues if … More

anxiety, fear, stress, suffering, surrender experiment, worry

Dark Night Cont…

What a drama it all is right now. Still in this trial of a time, and this fear is in … More

anxiety, asking for help, being present, dark night, fear, letting go, pain

Appreciating the Small

Awake at 5, I open the window and the fragrant rainy fresh air rushes in, and my body says thank … More

being present, building resilience, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, self soothing

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

Worry Thoughts

The more I practice dropping into the feelings in the body, the more pain I uncover. There’s a whole lineup … More

anxiety, fear, stress, suffering, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Turning Towards Feelings

Awoke with the start of some little nippy worry thoughts arising in between sleep as I surfaced. The ones that … More

anxiety, being present, fear, feeling safe, self care, self compassion, self soothing, thoughts, worry

Gratitude Balm

Further in I go, a feeling of falling and of desolation of hope – no less 😂 oh I do … More

anxiety, Appreciation, enlightenment, gratitude, letting go, pain, painful times, solitude, suffering, surrender experiment

Surfacing Core Wounds

I had a long site visit yesterday and extensive chats with the client, the men and tree surgeons about having … More

anxiety, childhood damage, fear of success, memories, painful times, resistance, self love, upper limit problem

Being Open and Feeling Low

Being somewhat unravelled, undone and deconstructed just now, I’m not shining my usual note. There’s a low mood visiting and … More

compassion, fear, honesty, loneliness, solitude, suffering

Procrastination Part 2 and Resistance to Happiness

Coming here and writing was a big help yesterday. It is often helpful for clarifying and clearing the mind, and … More

anxiety, Appreciation, building resilience, fear, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, nature walks, self compassion, surrender experiment

Business Tasks and Procrastination – Part 1

I had an odd realisation that I want to explore in the name of honesty with myself. It is a … More

anxiety, business success, guilt, habits, mindfulness, self sabotage, success, upper limit problem, worry

Honesty Dose

I want to put these down before my ego, which doesn’t like remembering these kind of uncomfortable things, shuts it … More

business success, fear, fear of success, letting go, money, money fears, resistance, thoughts, worry

Defending a Position

Day 4 of this headache! and feeling quite worn down and mostly want to lie down a lot. It has … More

anxiety, aversion, letting go, resistance, suffering, thoughts

The Truth at any Price

A glimpse of sun after all the rain yesterday enticed me out for an early walk this morning which was … More

fear, self compassion, self soothing, thoughts, trusting life

Just this Moment

The hum of the heating, the warmth on the skin, the weight of the body on the seat. I’m breathing … More

anxiety, being present, dzogchen, fear, feeling safe, here and now, letting go, resistance, self soothing, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Criticising, company, appreciation….

Slept from 9pm till 6am, and feel well for it. Yesterday morning I took one of the men to work. … More

anxiety, being present, fear, gratitude, living abundantly, relaxing, success, suffering, worry

Being Swept Along

I keep getting this recurring sense that I am not making all this happen. And that instead it is best … More

fear, feeling safe, freedom, letting go, living abundantly, mindfulness, present moment awareness, self soothing, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Processing a Fear Visitor

In came surges of quite intense raw anxiety as I lay expecting to be comfortably drifting in and out of … More

anxiety, mindfulness, self compassion, suffering, surrender experiment

Waking up in Heaven

Awaking early I become aware of the exquisite pleasure of the body within folds of fresh brushed cotton bedding. The … More

abundance, being present, enlightenment, feeling safe, letting go, Michael Singer, mindfulness, relaxing, support, surrender experiment, thoughts

Later

Well well well, it didn’t take much to shift that stuck energy, and I did feel pretty stuck. As I … More

acceptance, being present, business, gratitude, letting go, self care, surrender experiment, trusting life

Into and Through Suffering

Yesterday turned out to be unexpectedly social. I was glad for the company on what was an odd, out of … More

anxiety, building resilience, fear, freedom, nature, nature walks, resistance, self soothing, stress, suffering, surrender experiment, worry

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

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

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