It’s 8am and all is pretty well in this world here. Feeling a little bit of a low mood for…
Really really Free
Yesterday – was such a joy of a day. There was a therapy client first thing on Zoom. Every session…
Today this Helped
I was feeling tight in the throat and chest, feeling the contraction of anxiety. So I went out for a…
Learning to Just Sit
When out in nature I find it easy to practise being present. Mindfulness comes easy. To be aware of my…
Reflection, Last few years
Went back to read some old posts to get perspective from 2015. It’s not very different at all….was wading through…
What we have Been Through
This morning I’m pondering on what we have all been through here in Europe over these last 2-3 years. I…
Fearlessness Training
The kickback comes as a training exercise. Fearlessness is bathed in and then, anything fearful inside arises. The mere hint…
A Perfect Day
A peaceful waking today, some meditation type leaning back into open non thinking wide open spaciousness inside before I got…
Learning and Remembering
Just read one blog post here from December 2017 and wow, it was sad to read. The depths of struggles…
Relaxing and Contracting
I just sent the price over to the (potential) next client. The job that is due to start in a…
Swim, friend, walk, massage
Awake in the night the worry thoughts arose and I was able to see them clearly for what they were,…
A Little Sparkly
Feeling a bit high right now, mildly sparkly as if I’d taken some drug though I haven’t. No idea why.…
An Ordinary Day
How well I feel out wondering reciting the Gayatri increasingly out loud as a whisper. A way of occupying the…
Back out of It
As of yesterday, another project is more or less arranged for the men to move onto. I bounce out of…
Angst
Back ‘in it’ again. Not exactly a ‘dark night of the soul’ level but anxious a lot. I wasn’t able…
Leaning Back and Trusting
Started the day in bed early with some Adyashanti, an inspiring and supportive little talk and feel full up. Time…
Undoings
Feeling low this morning. Yesterday I had a magnificent woodland walk, lunch at the park cafe….and saw the men on…
A Wednesday
Wonderful sleep last night, blissful dream of a calm lagoon. Feeling somewhat unravelled and undone the last day or so.…
Therapy Session
Light rain bringing such wonderful smells. It was lovely to walk in the fields and woods in the rain yesterday,…
Tired Monday Morning
Not a good sleep last night. Woke at 3.30 having a dream about an old boyfriend. (DY). The magnetic attraction…
Self Compassion Exercise by Kristin Neff
1. This is a moment of suffering This hurts. Ouch. This is stress. 2. Suffering is a part of life…
Work Challenges
Here I go again working things out with my head when I don’t really have to. Slight unease as a…
Happy
Thanks for the sunshine and warmth being experienced. Thanks for the beautiful dog Thanks to the river for being so…
Friday Ponderings
A little follow on from yesterdays musings… “People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is…
Thinking after Decisions
The thinking seems to happen after the decision. So work. Thinking out loud. Though probably thinking isn’t much required since……
Flow of Experience
Being carried along by the morning’s experiences Noticing the way the early sunshine beams through the room. Bending down to…
Something Happening
Again feeling flushed on waking. High high energy in the night. Or is it lingering menopause! Lay in bed in…
It’s Enough
It’s enough to simply and be here for emptying the vacuum cleaner, and no thought required. Just be present for…
Being a Liar
The last couple of days the subject of lying has come up. I talked to Marc L on Saturday and…
Violins in the Park
Contracting up….noticing noticing….And relaxing back into aware space and remembering to breath. A beautiful morning walk and lunch at the…
Learning to Rest with it All 