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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: resistance

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

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

Too much Happening

Strong dreams again which I think are actually lucid since I know I’m in one and can decide what to … More

anxiety, money fears, self care, self sabotage, stress

Negative Reactions

A beautiful time waking up in till I realised that I need to intervene with work not being done correctly … More

anger, Michael Singer, painful times, resistance, suffering, surrender experiment, thoughts

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

Encounter with Resistance

Thrilled to be noticing how integrated my self talk has become recently. There is barely anything other than positive affirmative … More

being present, feeling safe, gratitude, habits, letting go, resistance, self care, self compassion, self love, self sabotage, self soothing, surrender experiment, upper limit problem

Some Laughter

Lot of fun yesterday, first with a client with whom a very direct, humorous and trusting relationship has developed. And … More

letting go, silence, surrender experiment, thoughts

Fearlessness Training

The kickback comes as a training exercise. Fearlessness is bathed in and then, anything fearful inside arises. The mere hint … More

anxiety, fear, resistance, stress, 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

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

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

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

Emotions in the Body

I light a little tea candle and place it in front of me as a reminder to feel into the … More

anxiety, feeling safe, habits, kindness, resistance, self compassion, stillness, success, the body doesn’t lie

Relationship with Mum

I will maybe explore this over a few days as it will be too long. First I’ll lay out the … More

childhood damage, family relationships on the spiritual path, old friends and family, painful times, resistance

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

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

A Little Drama

I’ve been submerging back into the teachings of Longchenpa the last couple of days, after weeks of being unable to … More

anger, being present, letting go, mindfulness

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

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

Low Mood Morning

The colourful visual zigzags started yesterday signalling the start of a migraine and then it arrived. Mildly painful only but … More

anger, asking for help, building resilience, gratitude, letting go, misophonia, self compassion, suffering

Resistance and Suffering

Today a big rain arrived after weeks of dryness. It added exciting new sensory elements to walking up the river. … More

building resilience, letting go, resistance, stress, suffering, trusting life

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