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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: success

Celebrating Achievements

My son Tobie and his gf J are still here and she cooked a wonderful Portuguese duck and rice dinner … More

feeling safe, inner peace, living abundantly, self love, trusting life

Taking risks, trusting…

The dissolution of individual self, as that happens I am more free to be really myself. Free of fear running … More

being present, building resilience, fear, letting go, old friends and family, self compassion, trusting life

Making Life a bit more Fun

Each day starts with noticing that I’m waking from sleep. Immediately some words of love and support come into my … More

Appreciation, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, mindfulness, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, 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

Relaxing and Contracting

I just sent the price over to the (potential) next client. The job that is due to start in a … More

being present, feeling safe, letting go, relaxing, self love, surrender experiment, 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

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

Dissolving Identity

Everything I ever wanted is already here. I was just watching this video by Angelo DiLullo in bed this morning … More

being present, inner peace, letting go, resistance, 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

This Moment is It

The dog having her tummy tickled and it occurs that this moment is 100% perfection. It is as good as … More

Appreciation, gratitude, here and now, inner peace, letting go, living abundantly, mindfulness, non-duality, open awareness, present moment awareness, relaxing, stillness, success, surrender experiment, trusting life

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

Hungry Ghosts – Addiction Dropping

This is a little personal congratulations and an acknowledgement of something that is of significance to me, and that is … More

anxiety, freedom, habits, letting go, Recovery, relaxing, self care, surrender experiment, 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

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

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

being present, building resilience, childhood damage, flourishing, living abundantly, mindfulness, mindulness, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success

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

Trying to Avoid Pain

How timid I’ve been about feeling emotional pain. I have spent decades trying to control my environment so that I … More

breathing, fear, feeling safe, mindfulness, self compassion, thoughts, worry

Sitting with Successes

And after the initial feeling of the win, now sitting less than comfortably. I was going to wait till I’d … More

feeling safe, self soothing, success, wellbeing

Ahh…Soaring, Welcome back

There’s been a fair few days of soaring over the last couple of weeks. I overcame a lifelong fear of … More

gratitude, self soothing, success, trusting life

Free Strengths Survey from VIA

This is very empowering! After registering and answering some questions you get a list of your top strengths and a … More

Appreciation, inspiration, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success, wellbeing

Free Online Harvard Course on Happiness

https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being “That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build … More

Appreciation, building resilience, gratitude, Recovery, self care, self compassion, success, thoughts

Trusting Yourself

Quite often a strong inner prompting suggests a course of action that is contrary to the one we have made … More

anxiety, desire, inner peace, mindfulness, self compassion, silence, stress, success, thoughts, trusting life, worry

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

anxiety, asking for help, fear, love, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success

Celebrating the Good, True and Beautiful

That’s the theme for 2020. A favourite experience is the silence outside on New Year’s morning. No traffic, no sounds … More

building resilience, Recovery, self care, success, trusting life

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

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

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

Allowing Happiness

I once read that a common dying wish is – ‘I wish I had allowed myself to be happier’. Allowed … More

Appreciation, feeling safe, freedom, peace, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self soothing, stillness, trusting life

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

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

Stability within Flux

I’ve got so much going on just now. I’m running 3 construction projects with 10 staff, I’m mid moving house … More

self care, self love, silence

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

Some thoughts on Success and Core Values

I have taken myself from being in receipt of welfare benefits aged 38 to having a thriving business that has … More

anxiety, business, business success, success

Happy Birthday Me!

Yes it is today. And its a sunny morning, the birds are singing and its spring. So much to be … More

anxiety, business, curiosity, love, Recovery

Fulfilment, purpose, belonging, contact, joy, engagement with life

I just started off about to write how lacking I am in these things. Then I realised I actually have … More

Appreciation, fear, gratitude, self care, success

Group Meeting update from Last Night

I love this group I go to, it’s a huge support to me and I always look forward to Thursdays. … More

Appreciation, gratitude, Recovery, self care, self love, worry

Yesterday’s Review

So yesterday brought a new client, a visit to one team, a design of a courtyard garden here, a visit … More

anxiety, business, gratitude, success

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 care, worry

Self Encouragement

I feel a need to do this a lot recently, even though things are definitely improving. I want to remind … More

Appreciation, asking for help, business, childhood damage, gratitude, money, self soothing, success

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

desire, gratitude, thanks

Wonder Woman Club Review

I spent the afternoon at a woman’s business club meeting, the Wonder Woman Club. How I enjoyed myself there meeting … More

asking for help, business success, Recovery, self compassion, self love, stress, support

Self Compassion Progress Report

I went to an Action for Happiness course last night, the first of 8 weeks. Its all about that gives … More

kindness, money, Recovery

Snakes and Ladders!

Another meltdown! So many things going wrong right now in business. Its like a game of snakes and ladders. Mostly … More

PERMISSION, stress, success

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