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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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Exploring Fear

All future focussed, the fear. In the present, I don’t feel it. That’s why I get that ‘beside myself’ sense … More

thoughts, fear, worry, habits, acceptance, covid

Secret business stresses

I just need to get this all out, mostly business related. Secret because I don’t share this much with anyone, … More

anxiety, fear, feeling safe, suffering, thoughts, worry

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

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

‘Oh hello little toes, hello legs’

It was only towards the end of the shower that I realised I hadn’t been really there for the experience. … More

being present, self care, self love, thoughts, 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

Negative Reactions

A beautiful time waking up in till I realised that I need to intervene with work not being done correctly … More

anger, Michael Singer, painful times, resistance, suffering, surrender experiment, thoughts

Reconnecting – List

The changes, leaps and new realisations require time and space to settle in. So I’m just having a simple little … More

Appreciation, being present, building resilience, dzogchen, mindfulness, nature walks, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life

Facing Reactivity

Bang bang bang…all that surrendering to love then back ‘in it’. Triggered on several fronts. Hello again reactivity. It rained … More

aversion, dread, fear, fear of success, guilt, misophonia, painful times, resistance, self defence, shame, stress, suffering, thoughts, upper limit problem, 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

New Day

New Life. New reset perhaps. Something does feel very very different. Just about in the clear covid wise, the test … More

being present, fear, feeling safe, gratitude, mindfulness, thoughts, trusting life, worry

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

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

Half Full/Half Empty

The half full perspective. It’s a beautiful sunny morning here. The men all have work and a job lined up … More

anxiety, fear, money, resistance, stress, thoughts, worry

Hello Sad

Sadness has arrived this morning seemingly on the back of a dream. So I’m being here in it, with it. … More

being present, mindfulness, solitude, suffering, surrender experiment, thoughts

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

Fun and Sharing day

Been loving the depth of sharing from my son T. Some of it quite hard for a mother to listen … More

business, fear, stress, suffering, thoughts, worry

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

Noticing and Dissolving Fears

Some fear and dread appeared again this morning, I could feel the sensation of the constriction in the throat and … More

anxiety, Appreciation, being present, dread, self care, self soothing, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Old Patterns

Checking in early today with some anxiety as I awoke out of a stress producing dream, that must have stirred … More

anxiety, being present, gayatri, thoughts, worry

Worry Thoughts

The more I practice dropping into the feelings in the body, the more pain I uncover. There’s a whole lineup … More

anxiety, fear, stress, suffering, thoughts, trusting life, worry

Turning Towards Feelings

Awoke with the start of some little nippy worry thoughts arising in between sleep as I surfaced. The ones that … More

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

Day to Day Life

It’s a rainy windy one out there today. Been a very rainy month but the greenery is so lush as … More

Appreciation, beauty of nature, letting go, mindfulness, Recovery, self love, thoughts

Testing back into Unchanging Stillness

I have two clients to see this morning. It is always a great way to start the day, being useful. … More

beauty of nature, building resilience, letting go, love, mindfulness, nature walks, present moment awareness, resistance, self compassion, self soothing, thoughts

Honesty Dose

I want to put these down before my ego, which doesn’t like remembering these kind of uncomfortable things, shuts it … More

business success, fear, fear of success, letting go, money, money fears, resistance, thoughts, worry

Abundance of Miracles

Gosh what a joy and an honour and privilege to witness the abundance and the multiple miracles around in nature. … More

Appreciation, beauty of nature, being present, honesty, nature walks, present moment awareness, Recovery, self care, thoughts

Defending a Position

Day 4 of this headache! and feeling quite worn down and mostly want to lie down a lot. It has … More

anxiety, aversion, letting go, resistance, suffering, thoughts

The Truth at any Price

A glimpse of sun after all the rain yesterday enticed me out for an early walk this morning which was … More

fear, self compassion, self soothing, thoughts, trusting life

Just this Moment

The hum of the heating, the warmth on the skin, the weight of the body on the seat. I’m breathing … More

anxiety, being present, dzogchen, fear, feeling safe, here and now, letting go, resistance, self soothing, thoughts, trusting life, worry

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

What what what, the Mind asks

8am and a sunny morning, had done all the reading, watching and digesting I have bandwidth for already. So now … More

being present, gratitude, self soothing, thoughts

Waking up in Heaven

Awaking early I become aware of the exquisite pleasure of the body within folds of fresh brushed cotton bedding. The … More

abundance, being present, enlightenment, feeling safe, letting go, Michael Singer, mindfulness, relaxing, support, surrender experiment, thoughts

Learning to Rest with it All

And each apparent failure to do that is not a failure. Lying in bed waking, dipping in and out of … More

anxiety, aversion, being present, fear, inner peace, letting go, nature walks, stillness, thoughts, trusting life

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

Sunday Morning

The rest of the day yesterday was spent deeply absorbed in a spaciousness with very few self referential thoughts appearing. … More

aversion, inner peace, letting go, mindfulness, relaxing, resistance, resting in awareness, stillness, thoughts

Being with Uncertainty

The days seems to disappear in a blink, as do the weeks. Thursday already and this week has carried this … More

anxiety, building resilience, compassion, fear, Intimacy, letting go, mindfulness, suffering, thoughts, worry

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

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

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

Everything is fine until I Think!

And try to control things. I start thinking and reflecting, then it feels crowded in here. I lose touch with … More

fear, letting go, love, thoughts, trusting life, worry

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

Ripples of Anxiety

Awoke this morning feeling a little clenched fist in my chest area. So I turned my attention to it, right … More

anxiety, Appreciation, fear, letting go, mindfulness, self compassion, self soothing, stillness, thoughts, worry

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

And Back to Peace again

Relative peace anyway. My ego is on alert now it knows I’m onto it! I am on this intensive personal … More

anxiety, being present, fear, mindfulness, stillness, stress, surrender experiment, thoughts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thinking it into Existence

Continuing with dropping the thoughts and just trusting the Ground, over and over…..though less requirement recently, and it’s more automatic … More

building resilience, dzogchen, fear, letting go, mindfulness, relaxing, thoughts, 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

Emotions – They are Temporary

Quick one to remind us that it is helpful to keep in mind that emotions are largely temporary. It’s particularly … More

anxiety, asking for help, being present, building resilience, habits, mindfulness, mindulness, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, support, thoughts

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