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Category: living abundantly
Moments of Grace
The moments I savour and appreciate. I get up at 8am each morning after a cup of tea and an … More
Less Afraid of Feelings
Same again. This is how the tools are learned. After noticing a slight unease inside, I went down out of … More
Nothing is Wrong
Almost all day up I was noticeably comfortable in my own skin, and at ease with life. Couple of trigger … More
Inner Bonding
Intangible anxiety for an hour on awaking. Not a single thing in the daily life that would justify anxiety at … More
Luxury Waking Up
The experience of awaking this morning was delightful. As soon as I realised I was awake I started saying a … More
Surrendering
It’s pouring right now, windy and dark outside. Leaves flying off the trees. Inside it’s still and warm and cosy … 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
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
I love, I respect and I like Myself
Breakfast in the park and walk with a friend in the morning, then a deeply restful afternoon yesterday. After that … More
Enlightenment, what is it?
Another ordinary day with its guest star ⭐️ beauty ⭐️ present much of the time yesterday. Went to the park … 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
Privileged Abandonment
I was on a course all day yesterday about the damage done to children who are sent to boarding school. … More
Another Beautiful day
Homage to those first few breaths of the fresh morning air outside! It is a daily precious miracle experience I … More
Non-duality, Love and Running a Business
Curious about running a business from a non-dual perspective and if it’s even possible. Gosh this has come up so … 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
Chat with an Enlightened Person
And they would say there is no person and all of us were never not enlightened. The Marc Leavitt conversations … More
Veneration
I don’t know where veneration fits in or if it is the right word. Sounds religious. Or who to write … More
A Day in the Life – Wednesday
Not sure what this recording of daily detail is about here. Other than I feel chatty sometimes and I also … 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
Ripples of Anxiety
Awoke this morning feeling a little clenched fist in my chest area. So I turned my attention to it, right … More
Free of ‘Me’
I’m so very grateful to these directly felt experiences of how beautiful life can be. Right now everything feels perfect … More
Savouring
Really savouring the good times when they arise, communicates the message that it is allowed, it is welcome and it … More
Stealing Peace
At times I feel as though I’m ‘stealing’ moments of peace. I don’t trust it fully. It’s like a passing … More
A Perfect Day
Sunshine and warmth and my morning non meditation meditations of listening to the Buddhist nun Samaneri Jayasara reading the deepest … More
Another Day of Peace
It lasted all day the feeling of at-ease-ness. I had one therapy client then another, some garden business work, then … More
Breaking free of the Social Shackles Continued
I have been exploring how we can be held back by others and motivated to hold ourselves back by our … More
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
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
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
Opening up to and Allowing the Love in
This week I have had several powerful opportunities to receive love. I’ve watched my openness to this, and I expected … More
Pondering Progress and Success
What does success mean and where does it appear in my life? What do I feel about it? Recently I’ve … More
A few Positives to this Pandemic
Call me a ‘Pollyanna ’ but I find myself saying yes to a lot of what is happening. Of course … More
Kindness
I woke up to a little package on my doorstep. It was a beautifully made and delicious present of home … More
The World is a Feeling
I feel the leaves gentle float through the air to the ground, the crows high in the tree roosting, the … More
Long Wise Quote
“The everyday practice of dzogchen is simply to develop a complete carefree acceptance, an openness to all situations without limit. … More
Gratitude
Tempering the mind’s tendency to look for problems here at the moment. Regular gratitude check-ins help to ground me in … More
Choosing What to Give Attention to
Removing attention from some people and activities and making a conscious choice of where to focus attention has been a … More
Welcoming Joy
I’ve been experiencing stability, relative calmness and waves of happiness recently. Life is going well and I’m experiencing a moment … More
Starting the Week with a Gratitude List
My spirits always lift a little when I’m about to write a gratitude list, even if I’m miles away from … More
Gratitude – An Unexpected Bonus
Yes cultivating a habit of gratitude makes us feel great, a whole lot less moany, way more focused on what … More
Alcohol Free Experiment – Day 51
So my hairdresser challenged me to join her in the 30 day alcohol free experiment going around just now. So … More
Befriending Resistance
I’m used to viewing the resistance to allowing more joy, love, abundance into in my life in a somewhat pejorative … More
You Get What you Feel you Deserve
And that doesn’t apply to being struck by a random childhood disease and the likes. I have noticed how challenging … 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
Allowing more Wellbeing in….
If you are not used to it, is not so straightforward or easy to just let more joy, happiness and … More
My Journey from Unworthy to Worthy
This has been the focus for the last week or two. Realising that as a result of some beliefs I … 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
Celebrating Ourselves
Sometimes, when encouragement from others is not available, it can be really useful and helpful just to encourage ourselves! I … 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
Gratitude for the Little Things
Yesterday I left the dogs lead on a park bench. Saturday is a busy day in the park, and so … 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
Soften and Allow
My new dog is showing me how my own fear works. The dog was terrified at first. She was totally … More
Learning to feel Safe
Over the last 5 years my relationship with myself has improved enormously. I am learning to become a good friend … More
Gratitude
Today I feel grateful for The sun shining The cool breeze blowing My son is coming home soon My good … More
My Self Love Club
I go every Thursday to this group, the Self Love Club. It was started by a wonderful woman who, like … More
Having an Upturn
It is lovely when the sun shines physically and metaphorically in life, both of which are happening right now in … More
Dare to Wish
To wish for myself and intend the very best that life has to offer. I went to a goals course … More
Learning to Rest with it All 