August Newsletter - Enjoying Your Holiday?
Sent Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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Free Flowing Energy
Hi ,
I hope that you are enjoying the summer. The weather has not been the best here in the UK, but we have had a few days of sunshine. Sunny days always seem to recharge my batteries and lift my spirits. I'm off on holiday tomorrow for a week of sunshine in sunny Spain. I'm looking forward to spending some quality time enjoying myself with my family. I hope that you manage to enjoy some good times with your nearest and dearest this month too.
Who Is Pushing Your Buttons
That's an interesting phrase isn't it? Pushing our buttons. It is usually our family, children, friends or colleagues that push our buttons. We're closer to them, we care about them more. We care what they think and feel. We have feelings for them...and in turn they can cause a reaction in us that others just can't!
Well, let's just stop there for a second. Who is driving our bus? We are. We're in control remember? No-one can "make" us feel a certain way. It's our choice how we feel and re-act. Yes really.
I know, I know, it's hard to accept sometimes. But really, we do have a choice. We can say they did so and so and that made me feel ...... (fill in the blanks). Well no, actually they didn't. Yes they did do so and so. But that's where it ends. The next bit is up to us. Deep down I think we really do know this but sometimes it is hard to accept.
So. Just stop. Take a nice deep breath. Think about what just happened. Now with full awareness, how do you want to react? Do you just want the button response, or do you want to take control? Walk away if you have to. Count to 10. Do some tapping. Do whatever it takes to choose your response. There, that's better isn't it?
Here's a little script that might just help you react better to your buttons being pushed.
Setup:
Tap on the Karate Chop whilst repeating three times:
- Even though {insert name} really pushes my buttons, I accept myself anyway
- Even though I hate just reacting to having my buttons pushed, I accept all of my feelings
- Even though it feels like {insert name} makes me feel {insert feeling}, I accept all of me anyway
Eyebrow: I hate it when my buttons are pushed
Side of Eye: I hate just reacting to my family/friend
Under Eye: I wish I could stop and think about it first
Under Nose: {insert name} makes me feel {insert feeling}
Chin: I hate feeling this way
Collarbone: I don't want my buttons pushed in this way
Under Arm: I hate reacting and not thinking
Top of Head: I wish I could step back and take control of my feelings
Eyebrow: Maybe I can just stop
Side of Eye: What if I could take a deep breath first
Under Eye: I could just walk away and think about it
Under Nose: I have to remember I'm in control
Chin: Nobody can make me feel a certain way
Collarbone: Maybe I can decide how to react
Under Arm: What if I tapped and thought about things calmly
Top of Head: Maybe I can stay calm and decide what to say slowly
I hope this helps you choose how to react, rather than just automatically reacting and doing or saying something you may later regret. EFT is a wonderful tool to help us deal with our emotions. So next time someone pushes your buttons, try tapping on how you feel first, before responding.
If you can come from a place of calm, life will be so much easier. I'm all for that.
Quote of the Month
"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." Christopher Robin to Pooh
I love this quote because we all have self doubts at times. When we get tested by life it always seems we cope much better than we think we will. EFT can help us believe in ourselves and help us get rid of our self doubts. Use it whenever you feel you don't believe you can do something & see what happens. Using EFT on a regular basis helps build our confidence and our self belief. It also helps us cope better when life throws us a curve ball.
Fitting in EFT
One of our biggest challenges is actually making the time to help ourselves feel better. We all have the ability to do this, it's just sometimes we can't find the time. The beauty of EFT of course, is that it usually works very quickly. I'm going to bring you ways to fit EFT in each month, so you can find the time to feel better.
Tap Whilst You Cook:
How many times have you been cooking a meal and found yourself getting wound up because you're trying to do it as quickly as possible? This is an ideal time to stop for a minute and do some tapping! It will make you slow down and allow yourself to calm your mind & focus. It might just help you avoid cutting your finger instead of the vegetables! Or do you find you have some time whilst you are waiting for something to cook? Then do some tapping whilst you wait and pass away the time doing something
that will benefit you.
Resources
I was recently interviewed about Stress & EFT by the wonderful Gene Monterastelli of Tapping Q and A fame. Gene is a fantastic practitioner with a wealth of knowledge. His website is packed with free podcasts and lots of amazing articles. If you haven't visited his site yet, you have been missing out! My interview can be found here:
Remember, I have lots of free tapping scripts, tips and techniques on my blog site - www.devoneft.com.
About This Newsletter
Welcome to all my new subscribers, I hope you enjoy all the information, tips and tapping scripts. Please forward this newsletter to anyone you think would be interested. I welcome your feedback, testimonials, stories and suggestions for future articles.
Keep tapping! I look forward to connecting with you again soon.
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