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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: compassion

Back out of It

As of yesterday, another project is more or less arranged for the men to move onto. I bounce out of … More

acceptance, anxiety, compassion, fear, money fears, nature walks, self care, trusting life, worry

Therapy Session

Light rain bringing such wonderful smells. It was lovely to walk in the fields and woods in the rain yesterday, … More

anger, childhood damage, compassion, Recovery, self care, suffering

Being Open and Feeling Low

Being somewhat unravelled, undone and deconstructed just now, I’m not shining my usual note. There’s a low mood visiting and … More

compassion, fear, honesty, loneliness, solitude, suffering

Transcendental Smell

There’s a certain smell that arises in the morning air after a long rain, when the moisture and temperature conditions … More

Appreciation, building resilience, childhood damage, compassion, feeling safe, flourishing, freedom, here and now, inner peace, kindness, letting go, separation, stillness, trusting life, worry

Being with Uncertainty

The days seems to disappear in a blink, as do the weeks. Thursday already and this week has carried this … More

anxiety, building resilience, compassion, fear, Intimacy, letting go, mindfulness, suffering, thoughts, worry

Surrounding Suffering

I had another night of listening to the centuries old Dzogchen texts read out by Samaneri Jayasara. I’ve got her … More

anger, being present, compassion, covid, love, painful times, stillness, suffering

Savouring

I’m savouring my positive happy experiences more and more these days as I realise the huge importance of learning to … More

being present, compassion, freedom, gratitude, nature, nature walks, self compassion, self soothing, stillness, thanks, thriving, wellbeing

Life Update

A new motorhome has materialised. Heard about a neighbour selling it on Tuesday by yesterday it was paid for, a … More

breathing, compassion, gratitude, living abundantly, nature walks, present moment awareness, Recovery, refuge, self compassion, self love, silence, trusting life

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

anxiety, beauty of nature, being present, breathing, childhood damage, compassion, guilt, nature walks, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self defence, self love, self soothing, thoughts, wellbeing, worry

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

A quick Messiah Netflix review

This series had a very positive effect on me. It was spiritually uplifting, and I am non religious. I binged … More

compassion, here and now, love, mindfulness, Netflix Messiah series, peace, stillness, thriving, trusting life, unity

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

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

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

On Mindfulness, the dangers…

I’ve observed at a drop in mindfulness group I used to go to that some severely anxious people who came … More

childhood damage, compassion, gratitude, ptsd, self care, self compassion, self soothing, stress, worry

In Anxiety I’m Scared of Everything

I wanted to mention this because I don’t think I did while in the state I was in last week. … More

anxiety, compassion, fear, self sabotage, stress

Turning with Kindness Inside

I do this a lot recently, turn towards the inside experiences with kindness. It’s my new hobby, and the payoff … More

being present, compassion, joy, love, self care, silence, swimming

Temptations…

…to do anything but keep still and silent. I know that is what is called for at the moment. Something … More

being present, compassion, desire, memories, pain, self care

Soften, soothe, allow

The last few days have been a smooth ride. The weather has taken a turn for the more springlike and I … More

compassion, fear, love, worry

Fear of Freedom

Self sabotage has also been described as the ‘regressive pull’. The little scared self wants to return to familiar territory … More

compassion, fear, love, worry

Being a Friend to Myself

I allowed the recent lessons and experiences to settle in yesterday, let the stability arrive in properly. I took the advice of … More

compassion, gratitude, Intimacy, love

Mr.Self Sabotage – Hello Again

Not by getting drunk and ill with it this time, but I bit a nail right down till it is … More

compassion, self sabotage, stress

Need to talk more about this!

Now that anxiety’s grip has loosened, I see now how all my responses were severely restricted by it, and how constricted … More

compassion, love, thoughts

Anxiety came back – Radical Action required!

And I spent days experiencing some level of fear – of nothing in particular, well not that I could identify. … More

compassion, fear, unity

A Clearing in the Clouds

I awoke today early, and much to my amazement, after days of seemingly uncontrollable anxiety provoking thoughts, I seemed to … More

compassion, fear, stress, thoughts

I forget about Joy

A song came on the radio which I love and I turned it up. Next thing I know, I am … More

compassion, gratitude

Gratitude as a way of life

I put on my fluffy purple dressing gown and thanked it for being so cosy and always being there when … More

compassion, gratitude, success

Towards Feeling Safe

A whole weekend lies ahead and I have just about nothing planned, other than enjoying freedom and spending quality time. … More

attachment, compassion, success

My needs vs another’s needs

I’ve had some more inner wrangling today. I have a situation in my hands which has given me a conflict … More

compassion, fear, gratitude, stress

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

anger, charles eisenstein, compassion, thoughts
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