Good morning,

There is an odd phenomenon that comes along with transformation work, which is that we aren't very good at tracking or recognizing our own progress.

This isn't true for all types of transformation. It's easy to see our progress when we are doing work that is measurable in a tangible way, such as losing weight or gaining strength.

Tracking emotional relief is much harder. After tapping on an issue for a few sessions the new normal simply becomes normal. It's as if we can't remember the amount of pain we felt when we first started working on an issue.

This is one of the main reasons I often do an intake process with my clients in which they describe where they are emotionally when we start. After four or five sessions working with me my clients often tell me some version of, "Gene, I really enjoy working with you and I always feel better after our sessions, but I don't actually feel like I am making any major progress."

When this happens I take out the intake form and share with them, in their own words, where they started so they can see just how far they have come. Seeing their answers from the beginning of our work helps them to remember where they started. Then they are invariably thrilled with how much progress they have made!

This has happened every time with one exception. When I showed one particular client her intake answers she replied, "Oh, I was just exaggerating when I filled that out."

That is how much the transformation had become normalized to her. She couldn't imagine being in as much discomfort as she was just a few weeks before we started working together.

But there is a second, more serious, problem that comes along with the inability to recognize progress in our healing journey. It shows up in the form of judging ourselves harshly for our past choices based on the person we are today.

When this happens not only are we much harder on ourselves than we need to be, our judgment hinders the healing process. It does this by adding the frustration and disappointment we are now feeling about our past choices to whatever other emotions are in the past that we need to tap for.

It is almost as if we are doubling the amount of work we need to do.

This week I have a short process to help you to eliminate the extra emotion that comes with judging the actions you took in the past. It will take less than 90 seconds and I recommend you add it to the beginning of your tapping sessions to speed up the healing process.

You can find the steps here: http://tappingqanda.com/458

Let me know how this impacts your tapping results by replying to this email.

Blessings,

Gene