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Learning to Rest with it All

"Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world." Eckhart Tolle

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A Tightening

I have been tightening up and up and up, and it’s damn painful. A whole set of triggering factors ricocheting … More

anger, anxiety, business, fear, guilt, money fears, pain, painful times, resistance, shame, stress, suffering, thoughts, worry

It’s not all Roses

I often find my mood dipping. It happens quickly. At times it’s when I get carried away in little hostile … More

anxiety, beauty of nature, being present, breathing, childhood damage, compassion, guilt, nature walks, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self defence, self love, self soothing, thoughts, wellbeing, worry

Trying to Avoid Pain

How timid I’ve been about feeling emotional pain. I have spent decades trying to control my environment so that I … More

breathing, fear, feeling safe, mindfulness, self compassion, thoughts, worry

Inner Dialogue

It started in 1979 when I found a Carlos Castaneda book on my dads bedside table. It said that the … More

being present, breathing, Carlos Castaneda, dzogchen, mindfulness, self compassion, self love, self soothing, worry

Surrender Experiment Day 11

Now firmly in the swing of surrendering when the annoyance from hearing banging and creaking upstairs appears. I notice occasionally … More

anxiety, being present, mindfulness, relaxing, self care, self soothing, surrender experiment, worry

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

Appreciation, fear, gratitude, love, mindfulness, nature, thoughts, worry

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

The Terror and the Wonder of being Alive

Bit of a longer one this morning as I sit here drinking tea waiting to leave in an hour to … More

acceptance, anxiety, asking for help, beauty of nature, being present, childhood damage, compassion, feeling safe, fight or flight reponse, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self soothing, thoughts, worry

How I stopped biting my Nails after 52 years

In my baby book it was written when my age was just 2, “she bites her nails”. And I have … More

anxiety, Appreciation, nail biting, Recovery, self care, self soothing, stress, worry

Hello Wellbeing, and welcome :-)

I have experienced a couple of days of heightened wellbeing. I’m consciously allowing it in, and noticing fears and discomforts … More

being present, breathing, feeling safe, gratitude, Recovery, self compassion, self sabotage, self soothing, worry

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