As of yesterday, another project is more or less arranged for the men to move onto. I bounce out of … More
Tag: compassion
Therapy Session
Light rain bringing such wonderful smells. It was lovely to walk in the fields and woods in the rain yesterday, … More
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
Transcendental Smell
There’s a certain smell that arises in the morning air after a long rain, when the moisture and temperature conditions … More
Being with Uncertainty
The days seems to disappear in a blink, as do the weeks. Thursday already and this week has carried this … 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
Savouring
I’m savouring my positive happy experiences more and more these days as I realise the huge importance of learning to … More
Life Update
A new motorhome has materialised. Heard about a neighbour selling it on Tuesday by yesterday it was paid for, a … More
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
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
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
Happiness
I’ve been experiencing it the last couple of days. Things are going well. Perhaps more a state of wellbeing than … More
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
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
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
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
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
Temptations…
…to do anything but keep still and silent. I know that is what is called for at the moment. Something … More
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
Fear of Freedom
Self sabotage has also been described as the ‘regressive pull’. The little scared self wants to return to familiar territory … More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Towards Feeling Safe
A whole weekend lies ahead and I have just about nothing planned, other than enjoying freedom and spending quality time. … More
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
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
Learning to Rest with it All 