These reflections on the complexities and challenges of being Human started out as brief memo's to self and carried on by the winds of my own inpiration to become 'reflections'.  I follow my feel-felt sense in the winds of my own inspiration. They are not neccessarily tidy or well thought out but do get into some pithy and interesting areas of how to meet the dilemmas and ambiguities of being Human.                                                                                     Healing and Creativity Course April and Sept 2022 go to https://bit.ly/FocusingHealingCreativity

Reflections on the complexities of Being Human

A reflection on the choices around survival and safety regarding the Vaccine and other approaches to meet these needs strategically and possibility in how to compassionately meet the divisions in our self and between members in our community. Lean into the Fresh moment discover and explore ........ be open to a changing landscape for choices based on discernment, respect and compassion.
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Memo To Self: To Vax or No? Rebellion Compliance & The Middle Way

'Every judgment is a tragic expression of an unmet need.'

“Focus on clarifying what is being observed, felt, and needed rather than on diagnosing and judging,”
- Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication.

Get beyond being an unwitting hostage to our judgements into deeper connection and healing. Transform the deep pain that can isolate and separate into a wholeness and unity both inside and out.

Memo To Self: Transforming Judgements for thriving Inner & Outer Community

Judgements views and beliefs can serve us yet they can also imprison us...... how does Presence invite the fresh edge and forward movement?

Memo To Self The Beauty Of Presence & Breaking Out Of The Jail Of Judgements Views And Beliefs

Praise and Blame are a natural Human experience in life.  How do you cope and come through the more extreme experiences of criticism, blaming, labelling and judging that are levelled at you? Here's an informal ramble exploring my experience using the principles of Mindfulness, Focusing and NVC.
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Reflections on How do You cope with Extreme Criticism ? Self in Presence and Creative Response

Tired of being relentlessly stuck?  Overwhelmed and despairing about the stories and feelings you can't get out of?  Listen to this for inspiration ....... go to  Healing and Creativity Course to learn skills in deep freedom https://www.tickettailor.com/events/focusing

How does change REALLY happen? Find relief from STUCK Fear Anxiety Sadness Anger Hurt etc

Open? 
What happened when I decided NOT to meditate after 30 years of daily practice?
What happens when you challenge the very foundation of your (spiritual / self development) practice?  What is Insight?

How open are you ........ Really?  Shift from Failed Systems of Thinking into Activated Sensing.

What does spiritual practice mean to you? How do you engage?  What is the meaning of a spiritual practice? What binds and what frees? What helps and hinders? Do you ever sense that you have enough teachings and information and that there may be something more wanting but not sure what that might be? You are invitied here to honour your own direct experience....

Insight Approaches The Burden of the Search?

Are we there yet? Are we on the wrong train, is every stop the wrong stop?  Where is the key to that door we are wanting to get through?  The finger that points to the moon is coming from a particular place, not just pointing 'at' something.  Is insight is a mystery  or a puzzle or is it nothing special at all? What is your take on all of this?

The Wrong Train and Universal Door Insight Reflection

Armed with your sense of Humour join me as I cook dinner and muse and share candidly upon the meaning of 'followership' in my experience.  What does it mean to relate to any teaching?  What are the limitations or advantages of following a particular path or Way? How can we remain authentic to your own Humanity whilst evolving?  If the shoe fits do you wear it? What is the relationship between structure (of the teachings) and essence (freedom from over - literalism into the spirit of the teaching)?

Are You A Faithless Follower? If the shoe fits?  Respect, Empower and Play.

How can we meet the rawness of our Existential Edge?
How do we go beyond the quiet death of dull mediocrity? 
What would it be like to live life from the 'Best You'?
What is the the life of Adventure?
What is behind the fear of death?
What would make your life more wonderful? What does it yearn for?
How might we invite a deep confidence and ease in living?
What is your true purpose?
Are my connections superficial or is there room for great authentic expression?
What enriches and serves you, really?

This spontaneous reflection explores and frames our existential edge in terms of what it means to be truly Human with all the vulnerability that goes with it, and the deep potential for the magnificence of self in Presence to release us.....
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Going Beyong the Quiet Death of Dull Mediocrity & the Dimension of the Fresh Edge.

How can we be so sure we know what we know? How do we relate to the views and judgements of others? How do we offer them? How could an appreciation of ambiguity and uncertainty play a role in communication and quality of Being?

So you think you are Right?  Entertaining Uncertainty & Ambiguity in communication and experience

What is Disinformation & Misinformation?  What is a FACT check and who do these facts belong to and what interests are they serving?  Will the loss of open and honest communication serve you or the wider community and who will stand to gain?  Are you comfortable with having key life decisions made for you? Is it Necessarily So?

It Ain´t Necessarily So @ Youtube Misinformation & Disinformation

What allows the Bud to push through the Tarmac to reveal the beauty of the Flower? What principle allows for REAL change? What closes down or gives a superficial sense of change? Here we explore Emergent Transformation compared to Mechanistic. The seed is not its own agent of change - it is a relational, emergent shifting transformation dependent on water, soil and temperature.

How Emergent Deep and Real Transformation happens as the Flower Breaking through Tarmac

Are you Hostage to Your 'self' ? Do you often feel stuck and trapped by your sense of 'I AM' / self on the path?  This is one of the oldest nuts in Buddhism, it doesn't need cracking, just putting back into the soil.  
Get space and ease from the tight grip & tyranny of 'I am' !! Here is an invitation to explore the dichotomy of self and non self to experience yourself directly as open and spacious meeting these different selves with compassion. Learn to meet all challenging aspects of yourself with a compassionate and (hopefully)wise way of relating that offers deep healing and a sense of true peace.  Let the sovereign Nature of the Sensing Body Claim itself Back!

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Are you Hostage to Your 'I AM' ?  Navigate the self and non self dichotomy become open and spacious.

How do you respond to the complexities of this world given the unpresidented level of global and local challenge? How does Identity effect how we relate to the world and others? How does your group, community, sangha limit or empower you to act or not? Is it best to 'sit on your cushion' and focus on your development?  Should we join the local activist group? Or both? Or niether?

Activism Literalism Herdism Freedom Choice & Empowerment

What invites deep and resonant change in our seemingly embedded beliefs and emotional patternings?
What brings us together in a way that information, politics, views and ideas can often just leave us feeling empty?
What invites the fresh edge and forward flow to run through the veins in our body where freedom is a visceral experience not something to be chased?

Exploring the nature of depth transformation and emergent community

How can you engender a safe and fertile learning and community space through Presence in the teaching context? How can moving from a purely didactic information led teaching style into a more relational and interactive approach through Presence bring deep meaning and significance?  What does a 'mutual availability' mean when entering into deeper resonance with others? How can entertaining the what we 'don't know we don't know' offer space for mystery and significance to perfume us personally and as a collective in the teaching context?

Presence enriched teaching for deep connection, relationship, learning  and community

What are the mechanisms that make us prey to anxiety, and how can mindfulness help to offer resilience and wellbeing? This is an informal reflection on the nature of Mindfulness and how it can help us to reclaim our lives into a whole sense of Being that is satisfying and rewarding.

Mindfulness & Climate Anxiety introduction,  reflection and meditation.

Living can often be overwhelming and bewildering with inner and outer complexity leading to anxiety and a sense of threat.  
How do we invite a bigger and more grounded sense of our selves?  What shifts in awareness can bring safety and deep healing? How do we welcome parts of us that are stuck and scared so they can come into their flow and a new freshness of living can emerge? How could you relate to your inner baby elephant?!!

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Who Am I in a world of complexity and ambiguity?  Safety Healing & Wholeness Restored

Responding to news and our experience of Climate change and destruction can be distressing and overwhelming.  There are many ways to personally respond to the ongoing news on the climate, many of which can leave us paralysed, fearful and disconnected.  I invite responses based on our humanity and a natural ability to be resilient and creative leaving us with more choice and wellbeing.

Climate Anxiety Disconnection & Overwhelm Response CADOR Plus Approaches To Empowerment

Presence Deep Rest Meditations and Reflections inspired by Focusing, Mindfulness and Nonviolent communication Embodied Relational Presence training and personal coaching.  https://www.living-presence.co.uk/

Reflections on the complexities of Being Human

Simon McKibbin Presence Meditations & Reflections