You exist beyond your body
We tend to think of ourselves as matter. A solid, homogenous being that exists within our skin. All that is beyond our skin is therefore...
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Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20192 min read
A few mindfulness thoughts
Mindfulness is now known to be beneficial for mental health. Learning how to let yourself be, allowing thoughts and feelings to arise,...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20191 min read
The wisdom in our darkness
“There is nothing I have found, in all my pursuit of pleasure-seeking distraction, that can compare with feeling at home in one’s self....
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20191 min read
Love yourself?
Loving yourself is something you do every day, in every moment, for the rest of your life. Self-love is a way of living, a practice, and...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20191 min read
Heart over head?
“What’s different about the heart is that the heart doesn’t do calculations. The heart reads energy.” Bruce Lipton It’s a language...
Fe Robinson
Nov 21, 20192 min read
Do you gaslight yourself?
In recent times the invidious practice of gas lighting has been much highlighted. Gaslighting is a form of persistent manipulation and...
Fe Robinson
Nov 15, 20192 min read
Which fairy-tale character speaks most to you?
Working with clients, I am often reminded of the power of metaphor. For example, when building awareness of the way a client perceives...
Fe Robinson
Nov 15, 20191 min read
Are you feeling brave today?
I was recently given a beautiful book called The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy. Here’s the first quote I saw...
Fe Robinson
Nov 4, 20192 min read
Positive thinking not working?
It is a common problem for clients to say they are finding their thoughts negative and debilitating and really need relief from them. ...
Fe Robinson
Nov 4, 20192 min read
Why can't I stop my mind and find stillness?
“Stillness does not come from stopping the mind from doing its thing, although seasoned meditators will experience seemingly eternal...
Fe Robinson
Nov 4, 20192 min read
I'll feel better when...
There is a very human tendency to believe that if something could just change outside of ourselves we will feel better. This is at one...
Fe Robinson
Oct 25, 20191 min read
Inspiration from Pa Salt
"Life is about intuition, with a splash of logic. If you learn to use the two in the right balance, any decision you take will normally...
Fe Robinson
Oct 25, 20191 min read
What are you grateful for?
I recently came across Jizo figures and I am really struck by them. Jizo figures can frequently be found along paths and roadways in...
Fe Robinson
Oct 25, 20191 min read
Fallen leaves and flowering fuschias!
Each time I look out of my therapy room window, I see a scene that speaks of the complexity of life. Fallen red leaves surrounding a pot...
Fe Robinson
Oct 21, 20191 min read
Stand Still
Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful...
Fe Robinson
Oct 21, 20191 min read
What you resist will persist
It’s natural to want to turn away from things that make us feel uncomfortable. Our biology is set up to seek out the pleasant, and avoid...
Fe Robinson
Oct 21, 20192 min read
Your most important relationship is with yourself
Reading a Derek Walcott poem recently I was reminded of the importance of the way that we relate to ourselves. So much of the time we...
Fe Robinson
Oct 11, 20191 min read
What do you want to enact in your life?
To Enact. The dictionary definitions of enact are to put into practice, to act out, and to make law. I find it a powerful word. It...
Fe Robinson
Oct 11, 20191 min read
Your past happened to you
I learned something of the power of compassion recently. At a meditation group I go to weekly, I dropped the Buddha statue. The group...
Fe Robinson
Oct 4, 20191 min read
Peace comes from within
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” - Buddha There is a Buddhist figure, Achalanatha, who stands firm in the heat of a...
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