I feel the cold of the key as I turn it in the lock. Then the wondrous smell of the … More
Tag: anger
Negative Reactions
A beautiful time waking up in till I realised that I need to intervene with work not being done correctly … More
Therapy Session
Light rain bringing such wonderful smells. It was lovely to walk in the fields and woods in the rain yesterday, … More
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
Low Mood Morning
The colourful visual zigzags started yesterday signalling the start of a migraine and then it arrived. Mildly painful only but … More
“Stop being jerked like a puppet”. Marcus Aurelius
I watch myself being jerked like a puppet by events in my environment that my ego has decided ‘should’ not … More
Surrounding Suffering
I had another night of listening to the centuries old Dzogchen texts read out by Samaneri Jayasara. I’ve got her … More
A Tightening
I have been tightening up and up and up, and it’s damn painful. A whole set of triggering factors ricocheting … More
Don’t like my Mum
Dear Friends, I was not a happy bunny yesterday. My mum who had sprained her ankle and suspected it might … More
Travel to the wild coast
A bit of geographical movement helped to shift the mood last week. I took myself and a friend’s delightful 16 … More
Letting the shoots sprout…
…without pulling them prematurely out of the ground. This is a time of taking small steps in a consistent definite … More
Seeing myself in Donald Trump
It took me by surprise how judgemental, negative, arrogant, dismissive and even hateful some of my thoughts have been recently. Who … More
The more I trust, the more life works out
So after my fear was screaming at me yesterday about socialising during work hours, I did in fact end up … More
Standing up for Ourselves
I am noticing with some curiosity how my changing relationship with myself is causing some immediate changes in my relationships with … More
The alternative to fear, anger and worry
It is always here. Instant wellbeing is just waiting for us. It never left us, we just forgot it was … More
Sinking into non-separation ahhhhh…..home.
Fabulous mindfulness class last night, and extra turbo power received from practising mindfulness with a group. I have no idea … More
It feels like a tightrope walk this
And I almost fell off it this morning in bed, when my thoughts started generating worry. And even when I … More
Observing the nature of the mind
So I’m vacuuming the living room carpet and I notice my mind has started generating fierce thoughts about my neighbour … More