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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: success

Love to the Inner Child in Us

I enjoy being awake in bed between about 5am to 7am, especially during these dark winter days. Several cups of … More

anxiety, fear, feeling safe, refuge, self love, silence, success, worry

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

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

A Wonderful Day

Yesterday was wonderful. First, a long term therapy client made some important little breakthroughs. And he is now a month … More

anxiety, Appreciation, being present, feeling safe, savouring, self sabotage, success

Congratulations to Me

Lying here in the immense heat of the hottest day on record in the U.K. 28 degrees C or 83F … More

anxiety, business, self love, success, worry

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

Emotions in the Body

I light a little tea candle and place it in front of me as a reminder to feel into the … More

anxiety, feeling safe, habits, kindness, resistance, self compassion, stillness, success, the body doesn’t lie

Beautiful Morning

After session with a client yesterday I walked to the allotment with the dog through the little woods. I stayed … More

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

Business Tasks and Procrastination – Part 1

I had an odd realisation that I want to explore in the name of honesty with myself. It is a … More

anxiety, business success, guilt, habits, mindfulness, self sabotage, success, upper limit problem, worry

Self Doubt, Self Confidence

No headache today and it’s my birthday. Woohoo. Got dinner tonight with 2 friends at their place. Did the usual … More

business success, gratitude, mindfulness, money, Money Issues, success, thriving, trusting life

Privileged Abandonment

I was on a course all day yesterday about the damage done to children who are sent to boarding school. … More

attachment, childhood damage, Recovery, self care, separation, success

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

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

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

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

A Thank You

Gratitude and appreciation had become such an integrated part of my every day attitude that I stopped having to think … More

Appreciation, flourishing, gratitude, self soothing, success, support, wellbeing

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

Breaking free of the Social Shackles Continued

I have been exploring how we can be held back by others and motivated to hold ourselves back by our … More

acceptance, family relationships on the spiritual path, fear, flourishing, letting go, old friends and family, resistance, self compassion, self sabotage, success, thriving, 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

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

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

being present, building resilience, childhood damage, flourishing, living abundantly, mindfulness, mindulness, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success

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

freedom, living abundantly, self care, success, trusting life

Sitting with Successes

And after the initial feeling of the win, now sitting less than comfortably. I was going to wait till I’d … More

feeling safe, self soothing, success, wellbeing

Sticky thoughts This Morning

The thoughts are random and fearful this morning. Bombarded from many angles of threat and suggestions to be fearful. You … More

being present, bullying, business, business success, dzogchen, freedom, mindfulness, money, self defence, success, thoughts

Ahh…Soaring, Welcome back

There’s been a fair few days of soaring over the last couple of weeks. I overcame a lifelong fear of … More

gratitude, self soothing, success, trusting life

Free Strengths Survey from VIA

This is very empowering! After registering and answering some questions you get a list of your top strengths and a … More

Appreciation, inspiration, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success, wellbeing

Free Online Harvard Course on Happiness

https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being “That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build … More

Appreciation, building resilience, gratitude, Recovery, self care, self compassion, success, thoughts

Trusting Yourself

Quite often a strong inner prompting suggests a course of action that is contrary to the one we have made … More

anxiety, desire, inner peace, mindfulness, self compassion, silence, stress, success, thoughts, trusting life, worry

What if Joy is Scary

What if you’re not used to it and it’s a more than a bit scary. Often it’s unconsciously scary and … More

anxiety, asking for help, fear, love, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success

Celebrating the Good, True and Beautiful

That’s the theme for 2020. A favourite experience is the silence outside on New Year’s morning. No traffic, no sounds … More

building resilience, Recovery, self care, success, trusting life

Welcoming Joy

I’ve been experiencing stability, relative calmness and waves of happiness recently. Life is going well and I’m experiencing a moment … More

building resilience, fear of success, peace, Recovery, self soothing, success, worry

In the Slow Lane

It’s been an almighty adjustment slowing down. I’m listening to what my body wants now, after so many years of … More

Appreciation, being present, gratitude, self care, self soothing, success

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

Good Facts

I love my dog and she loves me and she is healthy and seems happy and is very well behaved … More

Appreciation, gratitude, Recovery, self compassion, success

Loving Yourself

Where does the taboo against loving ourselves come from, this belief that it is wrong to have high self esteem? … More

being present, mindfulness, Recovery, self care, self compassion, success, trusting life, worry

Overcoming my Limits

This is a MAJOR project I’ve been engaged with for some years. Whenever things are going well in my life, … More

being present, building resilience, present moment awareness, self care, self sabotage, success, upper limit problem

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

abundance, Appreciation, beauty of nature, building resilience, business, feeling safe, flourishing, freedom, gratitude, living abundantly, recapitulation, self soothing, success, thriving, trusting life

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

abundance, anxiety, asking for help, childhood damage, compassion, feeling safe, gratitude, Money Issues, Recovery, self abuse, self care, self compassion, self love, self sabotage, self soothing, success, trusting life, upper limit problem

New territory, Dread and Courage

I did my first counselling session with a real client last week! It came naturally and went smoothly. I was … More

anxiety, fear, self compassion, stress, success, thoughts, worry

On Success

Thought I’d write a list, a sort of check in to the positive things that are happening. I am experiencing … More

childhood damage, fear, gratitude, money, Recovery, self sabotage, self soothing, success

Some thoughts on Success and Core Values

I have taken myself from being in receipt of welfare benefits aged 38 to having a thriving business that has … More

anxiety, business, business success, success

Dare to Wish

To wish for myself and intend the very best that life has to offer. I went to a goals course … More

fear, gratitude, self compassion, success

Fulfilment, purpose, belonging, contact, joy, engagement with life

I just started off about to write how lacking I am in these things. Then I realised I actually have … More

Appreciation, fear, gratitude, self care, success

Yesterday’s Review

So yesterday brought a new client, a visit to one team, a design of a courtyard garden here, a visit … More

anxiety, business, gratitude, success

Self Encouragement

I feel a need to do this a lot recently, even though things are definitely improving. I want to remind … More

Appreciation, asking for help, business, childhood damage, gratitude, money, self soothing, success

Had some Good News

Which is that the client agreed to a settlement of £30k not the original £45k she wanted, thank goodness. I’ve … More

gratitude, self love, success

Snakes and Ladders!

Another meltdown! So many things going wrong right now in business. Its like a game of snakes and ladders. Mostly … More

PERMISSION, stress, success

What do I want?

I need to write more today, I’ve got stuff to process. Change is on its way, and I need to … More

business, goals, gratitude tude, Money Issues, self care, success

An Admission to Myself

After all my work on consciously being aware of self sabotage, I had to admit that all this year I … More

anxiety, business, self sabotage, success

Allowing more Happiness in

I have a sense that it's our choice how much happiness we allow in. I have had a love/hate relationship … More

gratitude, love, self compassion, success, upper limit problem

What is Behind my Self Sabotage?

In response to Tiramit’s question in the comments of a previous post, I will have a closer look at this … More

fear, success

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

compassion, gratitude, success

Towards Feeling Safe

A whole weekend lies ahead and I have just about nothing planned, other than enjoying freedom and spending quality time. … More

attachment, compassion, success

“There is nothing to practise” Nisargadatta Maharaj

I have been experimenting with not practising anything, no sitting on the mindfulness cushion for half an hour, no trying to get … More

fear, love, success, thoughts, worry

Learning to Value ourselves

“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has … More

fear, love, money, success

Self Love Vs Self Sabotage

These two are having a juicy war inside me at the moment. The more I love myself and open to allowing … More

abundance, childhood damage, self abuse, self compassion, self love, success, upper limit problem
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