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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: feeling safe

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

Actually doing it

Not only reading about it and watching YouTube videos about it….. Being here and now this. very. second. I am … More

anxiety, Appreciation, enlightenment, feeling safe, flourishing, freedom, gratitude, Intimacy, letting go, non-duality, resistance, self care, success, thoughts, trusting life

Drop the thought. All is well.

Strange night in and out of sleep. Not sure what the what is going on. Lot of blankness it seems, … More

anxiety, fear, feeling safe, here and now, honesty, letting go, self compassion, silence, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Quiet time Now

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

anxiety, beauty of nature, being present, emotions, fear, feeling safe, here and now, inner peace, pain, relaxing, self compassion, self soothing, silence, stillness, suffering, thoughts

Diary entry – a Tuesday

So much seemingly taking place and yet ‘I’ feel very little to do with it. It’s as if there is … More

anxiety, childhood damage, feeling safe, letting go, mindfulness, self compassion, suffering

Becoming Everything

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

beauty of nature, being present, enlightenment, feeling safe, here and now, inner peace, living abundantly, love, nature walks, non-duality, open awareness, trusting life, wellbeing

A Little Lightness

Listened to Samaneri Jayasara again into the evening evening and let it run all night long again. 8.23 hours sleep, … More

being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, freedom, inner peace, letting go, refuge, stillness, trusting life

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

Edge Dwelling

A morning at the allotment having another fire with E and a walk in the woods in the glorious sun, … More

being present, business, feeling safe, here and now, present moment awareness, worry

Connecting with Difficult Feelings

The body is the secret. What is being felt right now in this very moment? How do I know how … More

allowing feelings, anxiety, breathing, distress, fear, feeling safe, kindness, mindulness, self care, self love, self soothing, suffering, thoughts, wellbeing, worry

Asking for Help

4 hours in the sunshine and birdsong at the allotment yesterday. Was good to do some physical work and have … More

Appreciation, asking for help, building resilience, childhood damage, feeling safe, inspiration, Recovery, resistance, suffering, wellbeing

Jumpy This Morning

Thursday. There’s a lot of this happening during this opening/awakening situation I’m in, disturbances and sufferings are way more noticeable … More

anxiety, fear, feeling safe, guilt, letting go, resistance, shame, stress, trusting life, worry

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

Appreciation, beauty of nature, being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, freedom, gratitude, inner peace, inspiration, letting go, nature, nature walks, relaxing, self compassion, success, trusting life, wellbeing

An Anxiety Visit

This happens fairly regularly these days as I go deeper into trust. And it seems to be cyclic following a … More

anxiety, fear, feeling safe, self compassion, self love, thoughts, trusting life

Face the Fear of not Interpreting….

‘Face the fear of not interpreting and stay with the experience’. I was advised by an anonymous person on a … More

anxiety, fear, feeling safe, here and now, letting go, thoughts, trusting life

Free of ‘Me’

I’m so very grateful to these directly felt experiences of how beautiful life can be. Right now everything feels perfect … More

being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, here and now, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, Recovery, relaxing, stillness, trusting life

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

Stealing Peace

At times I feel as though I’m ‘stealing’ moments of peace. I don’t trust it fully. It’s like a passing … More

being present, feeling safe, inner peace, letting go, living abundantly, love, Recovery, self care, self love, self soothing, success, worry

A Different Today

Every day is so very different. It’s almost like a brand new life starting all over. “How fabulous, happy and … More

fear of happiness, fear of success, feeling safe, gratitude, self care, self love, trusting life, upper limit problem

Just Being

I’m making friends with ‘just being’ these days. Dropping much of the mental content and outwards focus and turning towards … More

being present, feeling safe, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, self soothing, stillness, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Trusting Safety

Another day in the life with some of my inner processes. Again written for my future self. Who I imagine … More

being present, feeling safe, freedom, letting go, love, mindfulness, non-duality, peace, refuge, self care, self soothing, stillness, surrender experiment, trusting life, wellbeing

What is Happy

It is definitely a feeling that arises from within for me. I’m pretty sure it’s there all the time, joy … More

anxiety, feeling safe, gratitude, inner peace, love, self love, worry

Bit Frazzled Today

The pattern continues of dropping, surrendering and opening and the sense of all pervading calmness that comes with that. This … More

anxiety, attachment to preferences, feeling safe, guilt, letting go, pain, painful times, suffering

Another Round of Processing

The angry call from my mum triggered some old childhood memories and feelings. The way our mum used to brush … More

anxiety, feeling safe, letting go, mindfulness, nature walks, old friends and family, self care, suffering

Tibetan Dream

I have been falling asleep listening to 1000+ year old Tibetan Dzogchen texts recently, and last night with Vairotsana. These … More

building resilience, feeling safe, old friends and family, self care, self compassion

And Happy Again

Noticing a pattern here. You look right at the disowned feelings, allow them to be felt, let disturbance in and … More

feeling safe, here and now, inner peace, inspiration, letting go, love, nature, non-duality, relaxing, stillness, 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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Calm after the Storm

After opening the gates of disowned feelings and emotions and letting them arise yesterday, the pain did subside. It was … More

building resilience, dzogchen, feeling safe, letting go, love, mindfulness, peace, present moment awareness, resting in awareness, silence, thoughts

Dropping down into Feelings

A thrill of anticipation this morning as I was getting up. I know how to deal with anxiety at last … More

anxiety, feeling safe, inner peace, letting go, love, self care, self compassion, self soothing

Letting go of Anxiety

By feeling it. Fully. And relaxing with it. The fear is that if we allow uncomfortable feelings to be felt, … More

acceptance, anxiety, being present, dzogchen, fear, feeling safe, love, Recovery, relaxing, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, worry

Wave of Fear

One arrived this morning. ‘Shouldn’t you be worried about something, you might be forgetting something really important?” A thought suggested. … More

anxiety, building resilience, fear, feeling safe, letting go, love, mindfulness, relaxing, self care, self compassion, self soothing, shame, wellbeing

Covid Era Journey

I went from being very scared at first, washing my shopping, my hands, holding my breath when joggers passed me … More

building resilience, covid, fear, feeling safe, Recovery

Jittery Edge Territory

Circling the edges surrounding the new unexplored territory and physically experiencing the jitters. Joyful jitters though, excitement and anticipation of … More

Appreciation, fear of success, feeling safe, gratitude, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, money, self love, self sabotage, self soothing, trusting life, upper limit problem

What am I Grateful for about Myself

What am I grateful for about myself? I’m grateful for my appreciation of beauty, my softness, empathy, intelligence, kindness. I … More

Appreciation, feeling safe, flourishing, gratitude, inner peace, love, mindfulness, Recovery, self compassion, self love, success, thanks, thriving, trusting life, wellbeing

A Moment of Grace

I was pondering in a moment of appreciation, that this is a period of relative peace inside. A sense of … More

Appreciation, feeling safe, freedom, gratitude, living abundantly, mindfulness, success, thoughts, trusting life

Untangling Obstructions

With the quiet patience of few expectations this last week has been one of resting, simplicity and a chance to … More

Appreciation, feeling safe, gratitude, mindfulness, refuge, self compassion, self soothing, wellbeing

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

beauty of nature, breathing, feeling safe, kindness, nature walks, peace, Recovery, relaxing, self care, self compassion, stillness, worry

Adversity as a Friend

One of the most exciting discoveries of the last couple of turbulent years for me is that personal adversity can … More

being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, freedom, gratitude, inner peace, letting go, refuge, relaxing, resistance, thoughts

Sensual

I was kissed gently and confidently last night by a close friend in a dream. It was the perfect moment. … More

Appreciation, being present, feeling safe, here and now, Intimacy, love, trusting life, unity

Hello Again Stress

How are you doing, it has been a while. As I woke up I noticed some kind of mild suffering … More

being present, fear, feeling safe, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, thoughts, worry

I can’t get no…

That’s not a complaint. Just recording the changing scenery here. Vast impersonal space opens up, inside me and around me. … More

dzogchen, feeling safe, freedom, letting go, nature, silence, stillness

An Awake Day

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

attachment to preferences, beauty of nature, being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, flourishing, gratitude, here and now, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, nature walks, old friends and family, present moment awareness, separation, stillness, stress, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life

Testing the Wings

Up super early today and sitting gratefully cosy and comfy here on this December morning. Cold and dark outside. All … More

anxiety, being present, building resilience, curiosity, fear, feeling safe, gratitude, mindfulness, peace, resistance, self compassion, stillness, worry

Short Wise Quote – Gay Hendricks

“I had been resisting reality all my life—resisting facing it, resisting accepting it, resisting feeling it. Whenever I would have … More

Appreciation, being present, fear of success, feeling safe, flourishing, freedom, inner peace, letting go, love, mindfulness, Recovery, relaxing, resistance, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success, suffering, trusting life

Thoughts Suggest what we should be Feeling

Thoughts come in continuously giving me suggestions of what I should be feeling. A thought can often be a suggestion … More

Appreciation, dzogchen, feeling safe, inner peace, letting go, love, mindfulness, mindulness, Recovery, refuge, relaxing, self care, self love, self soothing, stillness, suffering, thoughts, trusting life, wellbeing

Losing the Doer

I was cleaning out the vacuum earlier. I realised that I was somewhat rushing to finish the experience to get … More

being present, feeling safe, here and now, letting go, mindfulness, present moment awareness, relaxing, silence, stillness, surrender experiment

Taking Refuge

I had 10 enquiries overnight for counselling and have just answered each one. Many will be in the park – … More

being present, fear, feeling safe, gratitude, mindfulness, self compassion, self soothing, worry

Surrendering Anxiety

Here we go, right on cue, after tastes of fabulous freedom recently, anxiety provoking thoughts arrive a day or two … More

feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, mindfulness, refuge, self compassion, trusting life, worry

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

beauty of nature, being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, gratitude, here and now, inner peace, letting go, peace, stillness, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Waking up Happy

More accurately, I woke up NOT feeling scared or anxious at all which allowed my natural state of being to … More

anxiety, Appreciation, attachment, being present, dzogchen, fear, feeling safe, gratitude, inner peace, present moment awareness, self compassion, surrender experiment, trusting life, worry

Screen Time

Endless Twitter and Facebook scrolling, meetings and courses on Zoom, work on the computer, hours spent binge watching, and lots … More

being present, breathing, feeling safe, living abundantly, mindfulness, refuge, resistance, stillness, thoughts

Welcoming the Obstacles

Its 6am. Lying in bed newly awake and the head kicks in and starts to think it’s thoughts. I notice … More

anxiety, attachment to preferences, being present, dzogchen, fear, feeling safe, inner peace, mindfulness, present moment awareness, self soothing, thoughts, trusting life, worry

We got This!

I’m feeling optimistic that many more of us are finding the remarkably simple formula for expanding our awareness and increasing … More

anxiety, Appreciation, being present, building resilience, feeling safe, gratitude, mindfulness, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, trusting life

“Shouldn’t I be Doing Something Else?“

“Something more important, more urgent”. This is a voice that comes to me quite regularly. And I answer it with … More

anxiety, building resilience, feeling safe, mindfulness, mindulness, Recovery, refuge, resistance, self care, self compassion, self soothing, suffering, thoughts, worry

Sitting Back Inside

Sitting right right back as far as I can for a few seconds and noticing the thoughts that arrive. Then … More

being present, fear, feeling safe, mindfulness, self soothing, thoughts

Time for Gratitude

I find it really helpful to remind myself about what is working in my life and also what I feel … More

building resilience, feeling safe, gratitude, self soothing

Useful Adversity

I’m enjoying the daily and hourly beauty of relinquishment and the giving up of what I want to happen. That’s … More

being present, building resilience, feeling safe, mindfulness, self soothing, thoughts, worry

Awakening help

I’ve benefitted greatly from listening to Angelo DiLullo. I’m listening to this podcast this morning with Viking Guru (who asks … More

asking for help, being present, dzogchen, feeling safe, mindfulness, peace, self care, self compassion, silence, stillness, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Shower Meditation

Today my foray into ‘dark night of the soul’ is on pause (woohoo) and it could just be due to … More

Appreciation, being present, breathing, feeling safe, gratitude, Intimacy, living abundantly, mindfulness, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing

Faith, Trust, and Surrender

Still here deep in the folds of the current cycle – my little dark night of the soul raging away, … More

anxiety, Appreciation, dzogchen, feeling safe, gratitude, refuge, resistance, self compassion, self soothing, worry

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