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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

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Celebrating Achievements

My son Tobie and his gf J are still here and she cooked a wonderful Portuguese duck and rice dinner … More

feeling safe, inner peace, living abundantly, self love, 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

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”Cicero

1. My adorable son, my very long term friends and family and lovely dog. My new friends E, R, E … More

dzogchen, feeling safe, gratitude, living abundantly, mindfulness, present moment awareness, 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

Quickening

It’s happening. Inside definitely expansion and expansion and outside…. I hope, I think I sense…that a critical mass of people … More

Appreciation, family relationships on the spiritual path, friends, fun, gratitude, living abundantly, love, self love, success

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

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

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

Evening Thanks

Breath in……and out….saying thank you inside as I exhale. Breath in…and out…..thank you. A pause to be grateful. Thank you … More

acceptance, Appreciation, breathing, gratitude, inner peace, living abundantly, love, mindulness, self soothing, thanks, trusting life, wellbeing

Tat savitur varenyam

Have been up the river through the woods for 2 hours, got some sun and lunch. Saw the men and … More

Appreciation, living abundantly, surrender experiment

Criticising, company, appreciation….

Slept from 9pm till 6am, and feel well for it. Yesterday morning I took one of the men to work. … More

anxiety, being present, fear, gratitude, living abundantly, relaxing, success, suffering, worry

Peace of the Present

Experiencing a noticeable lack of awareness of ‘me’ recently. Or at least the thoughts aren’t so strongly self referential. I … More

being present, dzogchen, gratitude, here and now, inner peace, Intimacy, living abundantly, peace, surrender experiment

Starving thoughts of Attention

Back at the kitchen table. Another sunny one and quite a lot on today, relatively speaking. A new client at … More

being present, feeling safe, gratitude, habits, letting go, living abundantly, nature of mind, resting in awareness, thoughts, trusting life, wellbeing

Being Swept Along

I keep getting this recurring sense that I am not making all this happen. And that instead it is best … More

fear, feeling safe, freedom, letting go, living abundantly, mindfulness, present moment awareness, self soothing, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life, worry

This Moment is It

The dog having her tummy tickled and it occurs that this moment is 100% perfection. It is as good as … More

Appreciation, gratitude, here and now, inner peace, letting go, living abundantly, mindfulness, non-duality, open awareness, present moment awareness, relaxing, stillness, success, surrender experiment, trusting life

Becoming Everything

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

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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 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

Loving Ourselves – a reframing

We don’t have to learn how to love ourselves. We already love ourselves. All we have to do is to … More

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Screen Time

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

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Dishwasher Gratitude!

Quick one this morning on how a normally insignificant activity can be an opportunity to notice how well supported I … More

Appreciation, being present, gratitude, living abundantly, present moment awareness, wellbeing

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

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

Opening up to and Allowing the Love in

This week I have had several powerful opportunities to receive love. I’ve watched my openness to this, and I expected … More

Appreciation, feeling safe, flourishing, gratitude, living abundantly, love, self care, self compassion, self love

Pondering Progress and Success

What does success mean and where does it appear in my life? What do I feel about it? Recently I’ve … More

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Long Wise Quote

“The everyday practice of dzogchen is simply to develop a complete carefree acceptance, an openness to all situations without limit. … More

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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

You Get What you Feel you Deserve

And that doesn’t apply to being struck by a random childhood disease and the likes. I have noticed how challenging … More

business success, childhood damage, family conflict, fear of success, living abundantly, Money Issues, thriving, trusting life, upper limit problem

My Journey from Unworthy to Worthy

This has been the focus for the last week or two. Realising that as a result of some beliefs I … More

living abundantly, money fears, self care, self sabotage

‘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

Perspectives

One very important reminder that the recent spate of suicides has given me is that how I feel and how … More

anxiety, being present, living abundantly, mindfulness, self care, thoughts, worry

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

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How great can I allow my life to be?

The thought of life being wonderful, and me being happy and flourishing is pretty scary to me. Coming from a … More

beauty of nature, fear, gratitude, living abundantly, self compassion, self love
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