Bumpy Start

I’ve got a crow pal who has befriended me in the park. Recognisable by a few white feathers. As soon … More

Being in the Body

Sleep scored an ‘excellent’ 92/100 by the Fitbit last night. Early to sleep and early to awake at 6am. This … More

Active Not Passive

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

Wednesday Diary Entry

Had a lovely evening at G and M’s. I appreciated the elaborate meal they made for my birthday, though I … More

Into and Through Suffering

Yesterday turned out to be unexpectedly social. I was glad for the company on what was an odd, out of … More

Grounding

I write this down after reading a couple of posts on a forum on “Awakening’ on Facebook. It made me … More

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

And Happy Again

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

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

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

Savouring

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

Guarding our Mental Health

How am I doing this? Firstly, I’m not succeeding all of the time. I spent the last 48 hours making … More

Seeking Refuge

Life continues to teach me about the futility of seeking refuge where there is none to be found. In material … More

Straddling two Worlds

There’s one world in which we help and care for each other. We cooperate freely and giving is not perceived … More

Caterpillars

They have been a source of joy recently, on discovering huge amounts of Peacock butterfly caterpillars on a nettle patch … More

What a Rollercoaster

The world is changing before our eyes and not only are we witnessing changes we are also having to participate … More

A Positive side of This Pandemic

I was just pondering that if the planet were an intelligent being it might design something like this the way … More

Swan feather in the Breeze

Relax with Bubbles

Reframing the Past

I have written a lot about the less than ideal aspects of my past and their effect on me. Looking … More

Changes Made – and more Needed

Mostly business. I’ve now only got one team instead of two which means only one project at a time, half … More

Welcoming the Good Times

For a start I went on a date and it lasted 7 hours, is that good sign or what?! Intelligent … More

Celebrating Ourselves

Sometimes, when encouragement from others is not available, it can be really useful and helpful just to encourage ourselves! I … More

Quiet Poise and Pondering

A glimpse of what stability feels and looks like recently. Smoothness. Not getting in my own way. Allowing the perfection … More

Sameness

Getting to accept this stability, calmness, quiet, aloneness. Drama will appear no doubt, but for now it is lacking though … More

Curiosity and Inspiration

Externally these days life is very stable and lacking in adversity, chaos or drama. This is great! Big changes need time … More

Just observing

I am watching this recovery process day by day, as well as being fully submerged within it too. I feel … More

Sinking into non-separation ahhhhh…..home.

Fabulous mindfulness class last night, and extra turbo power received from practising mindfulness with a group. I have no idea … More