Good afternoon,
If you have been following me for a while, you probably know that one of the foundations of my work is the conviction that every part of our system is striving to keep us healthy and safe, and working towards our highest good. But despite the intention to be helpful, sometimes it feels like those parts are responsible for
the very resistance that holds us back from making progress.
In the abstract this is a fairly easy concept to understand. In practice it is another thing altogether. Even for me...
Last week I was doing my morning tapping. I was tapping on the extra weight that I gained over the winter months, while being much less active in the middle of the pandemic.
As I was tapping and tuning in to these extra pounds, I had the feeling that my body was holding on to the weight for protection. That it was trying to keep me safe.
Naturally I started tapping on:
I recognize that this weight is just trying to keep me safe...Carrying these extra pounds won't actually keep me safe...But I appreciate the fact this part of me is doing the best it can to keep me safe.
Before I could finish those lines another part of my system spoke up in what can only be described as a profanity-laced tirade. It said something like:
No!! I do NOT appreciate the fact this part of the body is trying to keep you safe...It is doing anything but keeping you safe...It is making you unhealthy...It needs to change...I want this #$&#% part to get its $%#@)$ act together and to get the @$#@(& over itself!!
This is a good example of intellectually understanding the process of transformation, but not emotionally buying into that point of view.
This week I have a tool, tap-along audio, and tapping script to help you out in those times where you are unwilling to be easy or gentle with yourself, and you just want to heal right now.
This is a natural place to get stuck and this week's resources explain how you too can shift your perspective and move forward: http://tappingqanda.com/525
I would love to hear how this process works for you,
Gene
