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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

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Resistance

The fleeting nature of it all, and to be here for, and with, and in all this range of flavours … More

acceptance, attachment to preferences, beauty of nature, being present, Michael Singer, painful times, thoughts, upper limit problem

Open to Feelings

I’m listening to Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s Open to Feelings 13 minute guided meditation. Must be over 40 times I’ve watched that … More

anxiety, beauty of nature, being present, here and now, Intimacy, letting go, self compassion

Sunny Day

A good day surprisingly after that news. Yes I have some fear. Life goes on…other stuff doesn’t seem to become … More

anxiety, asking for help, beauty of nature, equanimity, letting go, love, surrender experiment

Being in the Body

Sleep scored an ‘excellent’ 92/100 by the Fitbit last night. Early to sleep and early to awake at 6am. This … More

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In the Present with Nature

Enjoyed yesterday out in the park getting more still inside. I set myself a challenge to find beauty in the … More

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You are held, you are cared for, you are loved

Out into the Sunday morning sunshine, a slow amble along the swollen river to the now rather muddy edge of … More

beauty of nature, building resilience, dzogchen, feeling safe, freedom, letting go, present moment awareness, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, surrender experiment, trusting life

What a Great Day

Long intense detailed dream of me and another one or two friends actually inside this AI art program. Instead of … More

beauty of nature, being present, building resilience, childhood damage, curiosity, fear, feeling safe, flourishing, gratitude, letting go, living abundantly, self soothing, surrender experiment, trusting life, unity

Really really Free

Yesterday – was such a joy of a day. There was a therapy client first thing on Zoom. Every session … More

Appreciation, beauty of nature, being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, letting go, living abundantly, non-duality, open awareness, present moment awareness, resting in awareness, stillness, surrender experiment, trusting life

Wednesday Diary

After a bumpy start yesterday, seeing a therapy client and feeling useful from that then being outside in nature by … More

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Beautiful Morning

After session with a client yesterday I walked to the allotment with the dog through the little woods. I stayed … More

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Day to Day Life

It’s a rainy windy one out there today. Been a very rainy month but the greenery is so lush as … More

Appreciation, beauty of nature, letting go, mindfulness, Recovery, self love, thoughts

Testing back into Unchanging Stillness

I have two clients to see this morning. It is always a great way to start the day, being useful. … More

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Abundance of Miracles

Gosh what a joy and an honour and privilege to witness the abundance and the multiple miracles around in nature. … More

Appreciation, beauty of nature, being present, honesty, nature walks, present moment awareness, Recovery, self care, thoughts

Facing the Disturbing Stuff

Thought it’s about time I just allow the noises from upstairs to take place without putting music on every time … More

anxiety, beauty of nature, childhood damage, disturbing feelings, irritation, letting go, mindfulness, misophonia, nature walks, resistance, stress, surrender experiment

Head doesn’t get It

And that doesn’t mean non-duality isn’t worth exploring though! Angelo DiLullo posted an interesting video recently though very puzzling to … More

beauty of nature, enlightenment, non-duality, present moment awareness

Quiet time Now

Much excitement has been arising inside about how far this relaxing into the present can be taken. A kind of … More

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Becoming Everything

Reading a post this morning was realising that when the ‘I’ disappears, there’s no place to take a position from, … More

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Grounding

I write this down after reading a couple of posts on a forum on “Awakening’ on Facebook. It made me … More

Appreciation, beauty of nature, being present, feeling safe, gratitude, grounding, mindfulness, nature, self care

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

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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

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

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Lost at Sea

Yes that’s a perfect description for my felt experience at the moment. After weeks of family visits and dinners I’m … More

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An Awake Day

A whole day nearly of being wide open and wide awake. The thought, ‘this is what enlightenment feels like’ arrived … More

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Walking to the Edge

All day yesterday the phrase ‘walk to the edge and the edge will come to meet you, and then you … More

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Life Update in the Here and Now

Steeped in the practice of being.right.here.in.this.moment.every moment as often as I remember which is a lot more often now. I … More

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It’s not all Roses

I often find my mood dipping. It happens quickly. At times it’s when I get carried away in little hostile … More

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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

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Navigating a Balanced way

From dancing with joy in the woods in the rain the other day to a slump in mood and a … More

attachment to preferences, beauty of nature, feeling safe, inner peace, letting go, relaxing, resistance, self compassion, shame

Returning to the Seat of Self

Whew, I got lost there for a couple of days in angst, bargaining with reality and rumination. My mind couldn’t … More

beauty of nature, being present, breathing, here and now, mindfulness, nature walks, present moment awareness, Recovery, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life

Happy and a bit Lost

I awoke feeling well rested and actually a touch blissful. In a gentle little private heaven. Pleasure in my bones. … More

anxiety, beauty of nature, freedom, gratitude, resistance, self care, surrender experiment

What a Rollercoaster

The world is changing before our eyes and not only are we witnessing changes we are also having to participate … More

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Diary entry on boredom

A friend says ‘if you have two arms and two legs you have no right to be bored’. I get … More

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Water spout Meditation

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Relax with Bubbles

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The Terror and the Wonder of being Alive

Bit of a longer one this morning as I sit here drinking tea waiting to leave in an hour to … More

acceptance, anxiety, asking for help, beauty of nature, being present, childhood damage, compassion, feeling safe, fight or flight reponse, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self soothing, thoughts, worry

Lowering Expectations

This has been a challenging process for me. As a person addicted to optimism and a delight of imagining that … More

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Recovery from Burnout

I think it may take a while to turn my life around and I’m content with these small steps. It … More

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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

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How great can I allow my life to be?

The thought of life being wonderful, and me being happy and flourishing is pretty scary to me. Coming from a … More

beauty of nature, fear, gratitude, living abundantly, self compassion, self love
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