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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: living abundantly

‘Oh hello little toes, hello legs’

It was only towards the end of the shower that I realised I hadn’t been really there for the experience. … More

being present, self care, self love, thoughts, trusting life

Moments of Grace

The moments I savour and appreciate. I get up at 8am each morning after a cup of tea and an … More

feeling safe, gratitude, peace, refuge, self compassion, self soothing, trusting life, wellbeing, worry

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

feeling safe, letting go, mindfulness, self care, self love, self soothing, trusting life, wellbeing

Nothing is Wrong

Almost all day up I was noticeably comfortable in my own skin, and at ease with life. Couple of trigger … More

Appreciation, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, living abundantly, love, mindfulness, self compassion, surrender experiment, trusting life

Inner Bonding

Intangible anxiety for an hour on awaking. Not a single thing in the daily life that would justify anxiety at … More

anxiety, building resilience, feeling safe, letting go, love, Recovery, surrender experiment, trusting life

Luxury Waking Up

The experience of awaking this morning was delightful. As soon as I realised I was awake I started saying a … More

building resilience, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, trusting life, 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

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

feeling safe, flourishing, gratitude, inner peace, peace, relaxing, self compassion, self love, silence, trusting life

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

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

Appreciation, being present, building resilience, childhood damage, feeling safe, flourishing, gratitude, inner peace, letting go, Michael Singer, mindfulness, peace, Recovery, refuge, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success, surrender experiment, trusting life

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

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

acceptance, Appreciation, breathing, gratitude, inner peace, living abundantly, love, mindulness, self soothing, thanks, trusting life, wellbeing

Privileged Abandonment

I was on a course all day yesterday about the damage done to children who are sent to boarding school. … More

attachment, childhood damage, Recovery, self care, separation, success

Another Beautiful day

Homage to those first few breaths of the fresh morning air outside! It is a daily precious miracle experience I … More

Appreciation, being present, family relationships on the spiritual path, letting go, mindfulness, old friends and family, trusting life

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

abundance, being present, business, business success, dzogchen, freedom, letting go, mindfulness, mindulness, money, non-duality, separation, surrender experiment, 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

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

Appreciation, being present, fear, Intimacy, letting go, peace, resistance, stillness, surrender experiment, trusting life

Veneration

I don’t know where veneration fits in or if it is the right word. Sounds religious. Or who to write … More

Appreciation, dzogchen, enlightenment, freedom, gratitude, letting go, non-duality, trusting life

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

Appreciation, beauty of nature, being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, freedom, gratitude, inner peace, inspiration, letting go, nature, nature walks, relaxing, self compassion, success, trusting life, wellbeing

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

Appreciation, asking for help, being present, childhood damage, fear of success, flourishing, money fears, self compassion, self love, self soothing, thriving, trusting life, upper limit problem

Ripples of Anxiety

Awoke this morning feeling a little clenched fist in my chest area. So I turned my attention to it, right … More

anxiety, Appreciation, fear, letting go, mindfulness, self compassion, self soothing, stillness, thoughts, worry

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

being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, here and now, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, Recovery, relaxing, stillness, trusting life

Savouring

Really savouring the good times when they arise, communicates the message that it is allowed, it is welcome and it … More

Appreciation, beauty of nature, building resilience, feeling safe, gratitude, living abundantly, relaxing, self love, trusting life

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

being present, feeling safe, inner peace, letting go, living abundantly, love, Recovery, self care, self love, self soothing, success, worry

A Perfect Day

Sunshine and warmth and my morning non meditation meditations of listening to the Buddhist nun Samaneri Jayasara reading the deepest … More

Appreciation, exercise, gratitude, physical movement, self compassion, self love

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

acceptance, beauty of nature, being present, building resilience, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, here and now, letting go, longchenpa, mindfulness, nature, open awareness, peace, present moment awareness, Recovery, silence, stillness, thriving, wellbeing

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

acceptance, family relationships on the spiritual path, fear, flourishing, letting go, old friends and family, resistance, self compassion, self sabotage, success, thriving, trusting life, upper limit problem

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

Savouring

I’m savouring my positive happy experiences more and more these days as I realise the huge importance of learning to … More

being present, compassion, freedom, gratitude, nature, nature walks, self compassion, self soothing, stillness, thanks, thriving, wellbeing

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

Appreciation, being present, fear of success, feeling safe, flourishing, freedom, inner peace, letting go, love, mindfulness, Recovery, relaxing, resistance, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success, suffering, trusting life

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

being present, building resilience, fear, freedom, here and now, inner peace, mindfulness, mindulness, present moment awareness, quotes, refuge, silence, stillness

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

Appreciation, feeling safe, flourishing, gratitude, living abundantly, love, self care, self compassion, self love

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

freedom, living abundantly, self care, success, trusting life

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

Appreciation, building resilience, mindfulness

Kindness

I woke up to a little package on my doorstep. It was a beautifully made and delicious present of home … More

Appreciation, kindness, love, thanks

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

beauty of nature, being present, breathing, feeling safe, letting go, mindfulness, peace, stillness

Long Wise Quote

“The everyday practice of dzogchen is simply to develop a complete carefree acceptance, an openness to all situations without limit. … More

being present, here and now, inner peace, inspiration, living abundantly, love, mindfulness, present moment awareness, relaxing, stillness, trusting life

Gratitude

Tempering the mind’s tendency to look for problems here at the moment. Regular gratitude check-ins help to ground me in … More

being present, gratitude, self care, self soothing

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

being present, gratitude, mindfulness, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self soothing

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

building resilience, fear of success, peace, Recovery, self soothing, success, worry

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, Recovery, self care, self soothing

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

abundance, Appreciation, building resilience, business success, fear of success, feeling safe, gratitude, living abundantly, Money Issues, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self love, thriving

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

inspiration, Recovery, self abuse, self care, self compassion, self soothing

Befriending Resistance

I’m used to viewing the resistance to allowing more joy, love, abundance into in my life in a somewhat pejorative … More

building resilience, feeling safe, freedom, living abundantly, self care, self compassion, self love, self sabotage, success

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

business success, childhood damage, family conflict, fear of success, living abundantly, Money Issues, thriving, trusting life, upper limit problem

Reframing the Past

I have written a lot about the less than ideal aspects of my past and their effect on me. Looking … More

acceptance, Appreciation, childhood damage, family relationships on the spiritual path, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, love, nature, self soothing

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

anxiety, building resilience, relaxing, self care

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

living abundantly, money fears, self care, self sabotage

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

Appreciation, being present, feeling safe, gratitude, inspiration, nature, present moment awareness, Recovery, self care, self soothing

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

Appreciation, building resilience, feeling safe, mindfulness, painful times, peace, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self soothing, support, thriving, trusting life

Celebrating Ourselves

Sometimes, when encouragement from others is not available, it can be really useful and helpful just to encourage ourselves! I … More

business, inspiration, love, nature, Recovery

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

being present, building resilience, present moment awareness, self care, self sabotage, success, upper limit problem

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

abundance, Appreciation, beauty of nature, building resilience, business, feeling safe, flourishing, freedom, gratitude, living abundantly, recapitulation, self soothing, success, thriving, trusting life

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

abundance, anxiety, asking for help, childhood damage, compassion, feeling safe, gratitude, Money Issues, Recovery, self abuse, self care, self compassion, self love, self sabotage, self soothing, success, trusting life, upper limit problem

Soften and Allow

My new dog is showing me how my own fear works. The dog was terrified at first. She was totally … More

fear, love, play

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

fear, feeling safe, self compassion

Gratitude

Today I feel grateful for The sun shining The cool breeze blowing My son is coming home soon My good … More

gratitude, self compassion, self love

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

asking for help, gratitude, love, Recovery, self compassion, self love

Having an Upturn

It is lovely when the sun shines physically and metaphorically in life, both of which are happening right now in … More

business, gratitude, kindness, money, Recovery

Dare to Wish

To wish for myself and intend the very best that life has to offer. I went to a goals course … More

fear, gratitude, self compassion, success

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