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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

Tag: building resilience

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

Appreciating the Beautiful

Everywhere I look, if I choose to notice, there’s beauty all around me. I see my body, even just my … More

Appreciation, building resilience, inspiration, living abundantly, love, Recovery, self soothing

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

Happiness

I’ve been experiencing it the last couple of days. Things are going well. Perhaps more a state of wellbeing than … More

being present, building resilience, compassion, Recovery, self care, self compassion, wellbeing, worry

Ennui

I’m giving this feeling a name while at the same time aware I have to be careful about labelling what … More

building resilience, business, Recovery

No Alcohol Experiment – Day 9

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m experimenting with cutting out alcohol for a while to see what happens … More

building resilience, Recovery, self care, stress

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

beauty of nature, building resilience, feeling safe, Recovery, relaxing, self care, wellbeing

Changing Focus

Just had an experience of changing my whole mood that I’d like to quickly share. I was sitting browsing through … More

anxiety, building resilience, freedom, Recovery, refuge, self care

Allowing more Wellbeing in….

If you are not used to it, is not so straightforward or easy to just let more joy, happiness and … More

anxiety, building resilience, relaxing, self care

When the Stress Subsides…

Perception changes, and new doors open to possibilities and these seem to Just magically appear. Nothing in particular is appearing … More

anxiety, building resilience, Recovery, self care, self love, self soothing

Changes Made – and more Needed

Mostly business. I’ve now only got one team instead of two which means only one project at a time, half … More

asking for help, building resilience, feeling safe, nature, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self soothing, thoughts, worry

Good Facts for Building Resilience

Writing a list of ‘good facts’ is a helpful way of reminding myself that there’s a lot of positive things … More

Appreciation, building resilience, gratitude, self care, self soothing

Celebrating Bad things that Haven’t Happened!

Part of reprogramming my mind towards noticing more ‘good facts’ is reminding myself of some of the adversity that isn’t … More

Appreciation, building resilience, feeling safe, mindfulness, painful times, peace, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self soothing, support, thriving, trusting life

‘Good Facts’ for building Resilience

Today has been a continuation of building on my focus on what is good. Good facts, no matter how small, … More

Appreciation, building resilience, feeling safe, flourishing, gratitude, living abundantly, present moment awareness, Recovery, self soothing

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

Easing gently into Self Care

And how to integrate it into my life, and how I do it. Firstly I take note that there is … More

anxiety, being present, breathing, building resilience, childhood damage, compassion, feeling safe, here and now, kindness, mindfulness, present moment awareness, Recovery, resistance, self care, self defence, self love, self soothing, stillness, trusting life

Deserving Wellbeing

A fragment of thought after pondering the resistance I’ve experienced to making positive s subject is huge and requires a … More

asking for help, building resilience, childhood damage, feeling safe, self soothing

Expressing Gratitude to those we Love and to Ourselves

I sometimes wish I had people around me giving me positive affirmations and say “well done” to me more often. … More

Appreciation, building resilience, gratitude, inspiration, kindness, love, self care, self compassion, self love, thanks

Soundbath, paralysed friend, new flat

I went to see a flat to buy on Saturday with my Mum, and think it may very well be … More

asking for help, building resilience, gratitude, trusting life

I love myself

I love myself unconditionally and I : Try and be honest and sometimes lie make an effort to show people … More

building resilience, honesty, love, self love

the pillow, the duvet, the tea

My son asked, ‘but do you literally thank the pillow and the duvet?’ ‘Yes I do literally thank them, it … More

Appreciation, being present, building resilience, emotional regulation, gratitude, thanks, thoughts, worry

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