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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: letting go

5am

I started this day in such a lovely calm way. Arranging the pillows for sitting up and leaving the light … More

Appreciation, building resilience, feeling safe, letting go, mindfulness, self soothing, thoughts, trusting life

Emerging from Turbulence

I think was resisting it, and trying to get a control thing going. My mind was saying You’re just not … More

being present, fear, feeling safe, letting go, self compassion, self soothing, worry

Hello again Anxiety

Awoke with disturbed feelings amid a vivid dream about C. The theme was me trying to get love and him … More

anxiety, childhood damage, fear, guilt, letting go, self compassion, self soothing, shame, suffering, thoughts, worry

The Revolution is an Inside Job

Little to reflect on personally as it is quiet here inside and out in my immediate environment in the depths … More

being present, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, self soothing, trusting life

Big Changes in the Air

I woke up having the most lovely kiss with Elon Musk! 😂 The felt that was protecting my summerhouse outside … More

enlightenment, letting go, Recovery, surrender experiment, trusting life, upper limit problem

Different Rhythm

A little bumpy adjusting last night to not having my usual near complete peace and solitude! Young people drinking and … More

being present, letting go, stillness, trusting life

Lot Happening

Son arrived home for Xmas, his gf arriving tomorrow, finishing up the construction side this week for the 2 week … More

feeling safe, letting go, trusting life

Ruffled up a Bit

Bit ruffled up inside again this morning. Though I started the day on awakening in bed with a hand on … More

anxiety, fear, letting go, self compassion, self love, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Unnecessary Thinking

Feeling odd, bit off centre. Let me drop into my feelings right now, what do I experience in my body? … More

anxiety, letting go, mindfulness, thoughts, trusting life

The land that is nowhere

And the deeper secret of the secret. The land that is nowhere, that is your true home. iChing Don’t look … More

family relationships on the spiritual path, letting go, living abundantly, old friends and family, self love, trusting life

The Expanded Self

It was useful to read this Course in Miracles Excerpt earlier, to be reminded of that sense of an expanded … More

being present, Course in Miracles, fear, feeling safe, letting go, self love, trusting life

Conversing with Fear

Feeling a bit uptight this morning. Hmmm. Curious about what’s happening. ‘Hello again fear, how it’s going. Anything you want … More

anxiety, fear, feeling safe, letting go, self care, self compassion, self soothing, trusting life, worry

Taking risks, trusting…

The dissolution of individual self, as that happens I am more free to be really myself. Free of fear running … More

being present, building resilience, fear, letting go, old friends and family, self compassion, trusting life

Less Afraid of Feelings

Same again. This is how the tools are learned. After noticing a slight unease inside, I went down out of … More

feeling safe, letting go, mindfulness, self care, self love, self soothing, trusting life, wellbeing

Nothing is Wrong

Almost all day up I was noticeably comfortable in my own skin, and at ease with life. Couple of trigger … More

Appreciation, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, living abundantly, love, mindfulness, self compassion, surrender experiment, trusting life

Restoration of Love

Ooo well that little foray yesterday ended with me in quite a lot of tears as I described my experience … More

childhood damage, letting go, self care, self compassion, surrender experiment

Inner Bonding

Intangible anxiety for an hour on awaking. Not a single thing in the daily life that would justify anxiety at … More

anxiety, building resilience, feeling safe, letting go, love, Recovery, surrender experiment, trusting life

Tools for dealing with Rumination

One trigger after the next the last few days! It has been painfully uncomfortable though feel grateful to the experience … More

being present, gratitude, letting go, ruminating, self care, self compassion

Luxury Waking Up

The experience of awaking this morning was delightful. As soon as I realised I was awake I started saying a … More

building resilience, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, trusting life, worry

Making Life a bit more Fun

Each day starts with noticing that I’m waking from sleep. Immediately some words of love and support come into my … More

Appreciation, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, mindfulness, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, trusting life

Encounter with Resistance

Thrilled to be noticing how integrated my self talk has become recently. There is barely anything other than positive affirmative … More

being present, feeling safe, gratitude, habits, letting go, resistance, self care, self compassion, self love, self sabotage, self soothing, surrender experiment, upper limit problem

Saturday Morning

Blissful spacious love, I surrender into you. I give myself full permission to relax further and further into a backdrop … More

Appreciation, being present, breathing, building resilience, dzogchen, feeling safe, gratitude, inner peace, letting go, living abundantly, mindfulness, relaxing, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success, surrender experiment, trusting life

The Magic of Self Love ❤️

Each morning in the early hours when I stir from sleep I say some of the phrases from my list. … More

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

Back to Love

Tired this morning, 4 hours sleep after staying up exceedingly late into the night watching series 5 of the Handmaiden’s … More

Appreciation, feeling safe, letting go, love, resistance, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, surrender experiment, trusting life

Surrendering

It’s pouring right now, windy and dark outside. Leaves flying off the trees. Inside it’s still and warm and cosy … More

being present, building resilience, feeling safe, letting go, self compassion, self love, stillness, surrender experiment, trusting life

Imagination and Suffering

A visitation from emotional pain. Goodness gracious, what a level of suffering I went into yesterday. Succumbed to worries about … More

anxiety, fear, letting go, self compassion, self soothing, stress, worry

Some Laughter

Lot of fun yesterday, first with a client with whom a very direct, humorous and trusting relationship has developed. And … More

letting go, silence, surrender experiment, thoughts

Handing over Objections

Playing with the order of positive self soothing affirmations this morning. I have been introducing this manner of of talking … More

acceptance, being present, letting go, resistance, self care, self compassion, self soothing, suffering

Love Bombs

I’ve been dropping these love bombs on my beleaguered conditioned psyche recently. Think there’s quite a lot of inner adjustments … More

Appreciation, being present, building resilience, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing

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

I love, I respect and I like Myself

Breakfast in the park and walk with a friend in the morning, then a deeply restful afternoon yesterday. After that … More

Appreciation, being present, building resilience, childhood damage, feeling safe, flourishing, gratitude, inner peace, letting go, Michael Singer, mindfulness, peace, Recovery, refuge, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success, surrender experiment, trusting life

Thank you Body, thank you Shower…

I look down at my body standing there and I thank it for working so well. Then I thank the … More

Appreciation, being present, feeling safe, letting go, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, trusting life

Pausing and Allowing

Saw an otter yesterday in the river just after I had a strong inner prompting to slow right down to … More

Appreciation, fear, letting go, love, resistance, self care, self soothing, suffering, surrender experiment

Letting Go

I am well, relatively calm, and yet something is very different. I’m having these 8 and 9 and 10 hour … More

anxiety, Appreciation, being present, fear, feeling safe, letting go, self compassion, trusting life, worry

Thank you

Looked after despite my fears, time and time again. I doubted and was starting to worry about the lack of … More

Appreciation, being present, gratitude, letting go, self care, trusting life, worry

Surfing Anxiety

That’s what it feels like when I allow myself to feel anxiety without collapsing into it and drowning in it. … More

being present, building resilience, fear, inner thermostat setting, letting go, mindfulness, self compassion

Shadow Work

Day started with one friend inviting me for breakfast at the local bar/restaurant. I didn’t enjoy it. There was a … More

building resilience, childhood damage, guilt, letting go, resistance, shame, suffering, surrender experiment

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

Learning to Rest in Awareness

Being awake in bed and just being for a while. Not doing anything. Not picking up the iPad. No rush … More

anxiety, being present, building resilience, feeling safe, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, self compassion, self soothing, surrender experiment, thoughts, worry

Smoothness

Ease of being the last while. Not wanting much I notice and that seems to be a secret of well-being. … More

Appreciation, being present, feeling safe, letting go, self compassion, trusting life, wellbeing

More Calmness

Such a treat to go through these last days nearly entirely anxiety free and to experience being this free from … More

feeling safe, freedom, here and now, inner peace, letting go, stillness, trusting life, wellbeing

Not Two

The feeling residue of the ‘tantric sex’ dream was with me almost all day yesterday. That phrase tantric sex actually … More

being present, feeling safe, inner peace, letting go, relaxing, stillness, trusting life

Tantric Sex Dream

Dream last night. A sacred encounter no less, and the ultimate slow sex experience. We were completely and utterly in … More

being present, feeling safe, freedom, here and now, Intimacy, letting go, non-duality, surrender experiment, trusting life

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

Today this Helped

I was feeling tight in the throat and chest, feeling the contraction of anxiety. So I went out for a … More

anxiety, letting go, love, self soothing

Relaxing and Contracting

I just sent the price over to the (potential) next client. The job that is due to start in a … More

being present, feeling safe, letting go, relaxing, self love, surrender experiment, trusting life

Undoings

Feeling low this morning. Yesterday I had a magnificent woodland walk, lunch at the park cafe….and saw the men on … More

childhood damage, fear, letting go, stress, suffering, worry

Friday Ponderings

A little follow on from yesterdays musings… “People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is … More

being present, feeling safe, letting go, trusting life, worry

Flow of Experience

Being carried along by the morning’s experiences Noticing the way the early sunshine beams through the room. Bending down to … More

being present, letting go, mindfulness, self compassion, thoughts

Not Scared

‘The Force’ is playing a game of brinkmanship it seems, it’s really ‘me’ though – maybe I’m testing resilience against … More

business, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, trusting life

Enlightenment, what is it?

Another ordinary day with its guest star ⭐️ beauty ⭐️ present much of the time yesterday. Went to the park … More

anxiety, being present, dzogchen, enlightenment, flourishing, letting go, nature walks, non-duality, resting in awareness, separation, stillness, trusting life

Dream Help

It’s great to just dream experiences and get the lessons instead of having to live through the actual experience! Though … More

asking for help, dzogchen, letting go, refuge, thoughts

Feeling Supported

Sitting outside after the vet with a couple of neighbours, kind people with such good hearts, and my concerned 79 … More

fear, letting go, present moment awareness, relaxing, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life

Active Not Passive

Was listening to James Low talking about Dzogchen on and off all night. I fall asleep listening to these talks. … More

being present, letting go, nature, success

Stillness and Flux

The changing dynamic appearances and arisings of life emerge spontaneously within an alive field of open vibrant spaciousness. If there … More

Appreciation, being present, dzogchen, letting go, present moment awareness, stillness, trusting life

Feeling Well

I ping pong between dread and anxiety and trust and go with the flow and this blog is the drama … More

being present, letting go, self soothing, 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

beauty of nature, being present, letting go, trusting life

Surfing the Constant Fluctuations

Same again this morning, woke with disturbance inside, anxiety while coming out of a dream of being in the middle … More

anxiety, being present, feeling safe, here and now, letting go, self soothing, thoughts, worry

Savouring the Calm

Just spent the last 4 hours out in the park wandering around, exploring, lunching, bit of chat and sitting up … More

feeling safe, gayatri, letting go, trusting life

Gayatri Mantra

Still reciting the Gayatri out loud quietly and inside a lot. I haven’t much experience with mantra based meditation but … More

Appreciation, being present, breathing, letting go, relaxing, trusting life

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