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I'm sure you think it's odd that I am encouraging you to Make Some Mistakes , but think about it – haven't you learned invaluable lessons from what you judged as "mistakes"? I have learned so much from the mistakes I have made in the past, that I no longer even call them "mistakes" – that sounds too negative to me. I…

It's Time to Shine! You've waited long enough, hiding your talents, putting a lid on your brilliance… It's time to shine so others will benefit from what you have to offer! This definitely scares many people -- Shining? Really? Isn't that dangerous? It's time for all of us to take the lid off our uniqueness and allow…

When I work with new clients, I’m always interested in why they have chosen to learn and use EFT. The answer is usually in the negative, “I’m very ill”, “I’m overweight”, “I procrastinate”, or “I don’t have enough money in my life”, etc. As a result of this, I changed one of the questions on my client intake form to read ‘What are your expectations of EFT?’ This ensures the client focuses on what she would like to accomplish rather than what is going wrong in her life. Sometimes it’s easier to give attention to what we don’t want in our lives, rather than what we do want.

What if you felt inspired to Simplify Your Life? I wonder how much abundance would flow into your life... Remember, when we want to activate or strengthen the positive results from Law of Attraction, it's all about our communication. And if we were committed to make a serious effort to simplify our lives today, our co…

If you have low self esteem, you’re probably obsessed with yourself. Which is just a backwards form of conceit. If you have low self-esteem, you think you’re special. No-one is as low as you. No-one is as undeserving as you. Everyone else in the world may be deserving of being treated well, of having good relationships, financial success, good health, spiritual connection, or whatever it is that you think you don’t deserve. Probably all of that.

Are you one of those people who is constantly doing things for others, while always putting yourself at the bottom of your own list of priorities? If so, it’s time to look at how you move yourself to the top of the list, where you belong. When you consistently put others ahead of yourself, putting all your energy into doing for them, by the time that you get to yourself, you’ve used up all your energy. There is a big difference between being selfish and recognizing that you are important too.

I wonder how much abundance would flow into your life... We often quit too soon, notice only what hurts, and miss the successes that are scattered throughout our day. I know it can get tough when we’ve had a bad day – when we’re frustrated, overwhelmed, stuck or disheartened. But what if we decided to Keep Looking … I…

Imagine how much abundance you would attract into your life if you started to Rehearse Your Success... When we start to act as if we have already succeeded, something special happens in our brains, our bodies, and in our energy systems. What happens? Our brain doesn't realize that we are just rehearsing, so it starts…

What if you felt inspired to Make a Difference? Imagine how much abundance would flow into your life... I love love love feeling inspired to Make a Difference - it is one of my top values! Do you want to Make a Difference? Do you want to contribute to other people's lives, better someone's life, help others in small a…

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is simply the quickest and most effective way to deal with doubts, obstacles, triggers, cravings, concerns, and emotions that most people who are quitting smoking have to deal with. Not only does EFT help make the transition to non-smoker easier, it better equips ex-smokers to deal with any stressful situations that may cause a relapse.nnEFT was founded by Gary Craig, a Stanford Engineer, Ordained Minister and Personal Performance Coach. You

When we're willing to give up our \"drama\" our lives will change for the better and abundance will start flowing! Why? Because being embroiled in emotional drama interrupts the energetic signals about success and abundance you have been trying to communicate to the Universe! Yes, it's time to drop our drama. This \"i…

It's that time of year when it's easy to become overwhelmed by what needs to be accomplished. EFT not only enables us to feel more relaxed and in control very quickly (which inevitably leads to clarity), it can also be used as a preventative tool. If we anticipate what might happen, we can tap on those conce s ahead of time. For example, there are many reasons why Christmas is not a relaxing, joyful time for some people: family gatherings can become dreaded occassions; gift buying can be expensive and stressful, and with an abundance of food around, it is easy to overindulge.

When several clients in the same week talked to me about being impatient with the Universe, I thought it was time to write about this topic again to help all of us! Do you feel impatient with the Universe? Do you think you've done everything “right”, yet you still haven't attracted what you want? Have you been using t…

When was the last time you were quiet enough to really feel your pulse, to notice the rhythm of your body, and hear your heart's messages? For most of us, it's been a long time, much longer in fact than is good for us. And as a result of not being quiet enough to pay attention to our inner world, we lose touch with th…

"A growing body of evidence indicates that virtually every ill that can befall the body - from acne to arthritis, headaches to heart disease, cold sores to cancer - is influenced, for better or worse, by our emotions" Emrika Padus, Prevention MagazinennWe can see the effects of "negative" emotions on our bodies in countless ways: damaged immunity, impeded digestion, increased risk of heart disease, sleep disturbances, high blood pressure, water retention, anxiety, depression,

Tap Away Anger by Lindsay Kenny, EFT Master, Pro EFT Master This article presumes that you have a foundation of EFT. If not then please read about it on our website at www.ProEFT.com There is a wealth of information there, especially on the Free Stuff, Media, and FAQs pages. Be sure to download our “Tapping Chart” there. You will get more out of this article by knowing more about tapping. For more info on “The Power of 10s” the series from which this article came, please visit us at www.Powerof10s.com

What if you felt inspired to Offer Your Best You? Imagine how much abundance would start to flow into your life! The first question to ask yourself is: \"What is your BEST you?\" What are your best qualities, your best attributes, who are you when you know you are at your best? I recommend that you write a list of you…

Forgiveness can be a contentious topic. When someone has wronged you, and you’re carrying a lot of hurt and anger at that person, others around you will tell you that you need to forgive. Forgiveness means different things to different people. To some, forgiving means absolving someone of guilt for something they have done. For many others, including myself, forgiveness does not mean that you’re saying that the person who hurt you is absolved of guilt. It means that you realize that in order to live your life, you need to emotionally let go of what may have been holding you back.

‎"How does one become a butterfly?" she asked pensively. "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar."
 -(Trina Paulus) I love that quote! It speaks to our willingness to let go of old patterns and choose a new higher way of being. This is not an easy task since our negative patterns are so highly addictive. Why is that so? Why do we get so stuck in our dramas and misery? The answer may surprise you. A recent article, “Anatomy of a

I decided to write about this subject because every person has experienced this at one point in their life or another. I refer to this as the ultimate art of growing. Read on and you will learn why.

Positive affirmations are short, positive statements that you repeat to yourself everyday over a period of time. These affirmations may be not be exactly true at the moment you are saying them. But after repeating them to yourself after a period of time, your subconscious mind will begin to believe them, and as a result, your internal beliefs about reality will change. Your internal beliefs determine what your perception of reality is. When these internal beliefs change, you

I lived through a bad marriage…well, a terrible one…so I know all about being stuck in a relationship. I know what it’s like to be miserable every single day, and still stay. I know what it’s like to wish that you were anywhere except where you are. I know what it’s like to feel happy when your husband is gone, and sad when he gets back home. Looking back from where I am now, I’m amazed that I was able to endure that marriage for as long as I did, but I was scared of leaving.

The same principles apply to all areas of receiving, wheter it is love, money or fulfillment in work or lifestyle. There are many people who say "change your thinking, and change your life" and while that is true, EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques makes change easier and faster than anything I have seen in thirty years of searching. I am always looking for ways to simplify Spiritual practices and Laws such as the Law of Attraction.

I have asked countless number of children “Is getting mad bad?” Very close to 100% answered yes. This has made me very curious as to the message we are presenting to children about anger. It has made me wonder how we adults express our anger and how that affects our children’s perspective that mad is bad. While talking to children about anger I speak to the important role anger plays in our lives. Anger lets us know that something is wrong. It is a signal that we are hurt, scared, or frustrated, our rights are being violated, or our needs are not being met.

EFT for Aches and PainsnnWhen people think of Emotional Freedom Technique, their first thought is releasing emotions stored in the body from traumas–war, sexual, accident,–phobias, loss of a loved one, relationship issues, etc. But not nearly as many realize that EFT can be used for chronic and acute pain, including pain that has “a physical reason.” In this article I’ll discuss relieving both emotionally-based physical pain and just plain physical pain. nnA client

Time is my most valuable asset right now. I wish I had more of it and I've wasted too much of it (tap tap tap). So I have made an effort to just Cut to the Chase more often. It's still a challenge to me because so many projects need my attention, but I'm getting better at it, and attracting more abundance as a result.…

Emotional freedom means learning how to stay centered in a stressful, highly emotionally charged world. Since emotions such as fear, anger, and frustration are energies, you can potentially “catch” them from people without realizing it. If you tend to be an emotional sponge, it’s vital to know how to avoid taking on an individual’s negative emotions or the free-floating kind in crowds. Another twist is that chronic anxiety, depression, or stress can turn you into an e

* If you weren't afraid to fail, what risks would you take? * If you weren't afraid to fail, what new people would you introduce yourself to today? * If you weren't afraid to fail, what ideas would you share with others? * If you weren't afraid to fail, what would you say to your loved ones? Imagine how successful you…

Chronic pain is the body's way of informing us that it is not at peace; it is diseased. It is also a guaranteed way of getting our attention. An enormously effective, safe and non-intrusive way we can respond to pain is by applying Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). In fact, one of the much-publicised benefits of EFT is pain relief. As an EFT Practitioner, and Progressive Emotional Release (Pro-ER) Practitioner specialising in serious illness, I work with people experiencing chronic physical, emotional, or mental pain on a daily basis.

What if you felt inspired to Just Show Up For Yourself and Others? I wonder how much abundance would flow into your life... When was the last time you made the decision to Just Show Up For Yourself and Others and actually followed through? When was the last time you made the decision to Show up in a new way by startin…

After a car accident, EFT can be an extremely useful tool to help anyone involved to overcome the physical and emotional effects of that trauma. I would urge people who have been in car accidents, whether recent or long past, to tap on acupuncture points while reviewing the images, physical sensations, any aches and pains you have, as well as all the thoughts and emotions that come to mind while tapping on the incident. First learn EFT, and if you are unduly upset about the incident get help from an EFT practitioner.

I don’t like to be corrected, not even if the correction comes from me! I laugh because just last week my offer to help was met with resistance and I couldn’t understand why. I walked into the kitchen to find my husband making breakfast. I noticed a couple of burnt pieces on the plate and instinctively turned the bacon over while saying “Let me help you with the bacon.” He quickly replied, “I just turned it over.” I felt like he didn’t want my help, but at the same time I also felt vested in the task of keeping the bacon from burning.

10 Tips to Brighten Your Life: Tip 2 - Change Your Life by Changing Your Thoughts by Lindsay Kenny, EFT Master www.LKcoaching.com Find the rest of this series at www.Powerof10s.com Note: This article presumes you have a working knowledge of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) If you do not, please visit the 'Free Stuff' page at http://www.LKcoaching.com for a tapping chart, instructions on tapping and to establish a foundation for this remarkable self-help tool Thoughts are arguably among the most powerful tools we possess to affect change in our lives.

********************** Imagine how much abundance would flow into your life if you could welcome ALL of you... ********************** One of the key ways to reduce resistance and allow abundance into our lives is to accept and welcome all parts of ourselves in the challenging process of healing. This means that we nee…

Sometimes it’s hard to get a grasp on how large our world really is. This is how I look at it. We are all living someone else’s dream. We can take each and every moment and the things that we do in that moment and spread it throughout the world. Here are some examples: Let’s take for instance the most simplest of things such as walking, talking or clapping. Somewhere in the world at this very moment there is someone who cannot walk, talk or clap their hands. Their dream is to do that, in essence, you are living that persons dream.

Just imagine how much abundance would flow into your life! What I have experienced without fail is that when I am more generous with other people, I feel incredibly good, fabulous in fact! And when I'm more generous with myself, I feel better too. This may come as a surprise, but I'm not talking about being generous i…

People usually mean well. Although sometimes they’re just tired of putting up with someone else’s problem. And it’s not as if you’re not trying. You’d love to just get over it, after all. It’s no fun holding on to all this negative emotion. The good news is that it’s not because you have a weak character or there’s something wrong with you that you haven’t been able to get over it until now. Honestly though, it feels like it’s holding on to you, not the other way around, and there’s not a lot you can do about it. If you could, you would have done it already.

What exactly are "seeds"? Seeds come in the form of thoughts, beliefs, and even conversations that you are having with yourself and others. If you aren't enjoying the experiences that are showing up in your life, I highly recommend that you Plant the Right Seeds. I love knowing that we have incredible power over this…

We all want to be happy. However, if a woman pushes herself to emotional and mental exhaustion in order to reach “perfect” happiness, she could suffer from a condition she probably has never heard of: Missing Mother Syndrome. When Megan Meadows (not her real name) came to me, she just wanted to lose weight. “Look at me!” she shouted, pinching her thighs. “I am fat! I am ugly! I hate my body!” Well, there was some middle-age spread, but she certainly was a very nice looking woman. Where did all this self-hate come from?

The results of several research articles show that shame plays an important role in depression. I was prompted to examine the research when I noticed that many of my clients seeking help for depression also had feelings of shame. So I did a little informal survey of my own. I randomly pulled 71 client records. As part of my client intake process, I use a “Symptom Checklist” consisting of over 80 emotional, psychological and physical indications of distress. Included is a checkbox for “depression” and one for “feelings of shame”.

Have you ever met someone that seemed nice enough on the surface, but the two of you just didn’t make a connection? Or, perhaps the opposite is true. You met someone that was completely different from you and you felt an instant connection? Our reactions to others are based on many different aspects. We react to others based on our current mood and attitude, the time of day, the environment we are in and our past experiences. We respond to others based on their appearance, their body language and the sound of their voice.

It's practically impossible to go through life without being hurt by somebody. Most of us humans have a hard time letting go of such injuries and carry these scars of pain, resentment and anger with us for months, years, or even a lifetime. Forgiveness can be a difficult concept to understand. I often hear, "If I forgive her, then she got away with what they did".

Long before I was seriously ill, I often had a sense that I felt emotions more deeply and painfully than many of my friends and colleagues. Things seemed to roll off their backs, while I became greatly affected in some way by what I'd seen or heard. I easily picked up on how others were feeling, and their energies affected my own. I was forever conce ed about what the people around me were undergoing: had I said or done something to offend them, and what did that look they just gave me actually mean? It was important for me to put others' needs before my own.

EFT, also known as Meridian Tapping, is a very efficient and useful tool that is rapidly becoming well known in the self-help, psychological, and medical fields. The reason it is catching on is that... 1. It's easy to use and 2. It works I have been using EFT, specifically FasterEFT, for years on myself and on my clients and continue to coach people on how to use EFT Tapping in their day to day lives. One of the most fascinating uses of EFT that I have come across is for eliminating the emotional charge around limiting thought patterns or "beliefs".

Certainty is an Inner Game and You Can Win It! Why do you need to master inner certainty? Here's a few reasons: There's a lot of stuff going on in the world that's enough to freak you out. You're accustomed to looking around at the things you trust to be solid and stable to give you some semblance of security. You want to believe everything is going to be all right and that life as we know it is secure. 9/11 was the first big shake up. Though less top of mind, it's still heavy awareness of potential danger.

The idea of quickly releasing negative emotions by tapping is a new paradigm, only discovered decades ago. However it is based on 5000 years of Chinese acupuncture. And it works time after time as acupuncture does. With similarly surprisingly quick results. And unlike acupuncture, we can do EFT over the phone. =Try it on everything?rn=How is EFT is like psychological acupuncture?rn=How do Stress, Frustration, Grief, Fear, etc, affect the body? rn=What about negative events?rn=Do we forget the events?rn=And we use EFT for...BUT WHAT IF:rn=Will I see immediate results?r

Fathers can be physically or emotionally absent in their children’s lives for many reasons, and all of them hurt. Some of them are death, divorce, abandonment, prolonged work-related absences, or abuse. While the impact of a missing father on his grown-up daughter’s relationships with men has been discussed extensively, there is not that much information available about how this situation influences her professional life. (One source is Pamela Thomas in her book Fatherless Daughters.)

Our life struggles come in many forms. Some struggles may be regarding money, love, careers or about things we cannot fathom. Our life struggles know no age, race, and religion or where you are located in this vast world. The struggles that we endure in our lifetime might be a cakewalk to others. What is the bottom line? How do we survive our struggles? How do we escape the despair? It’s easy, look inside you!

Parents often teach their young children beliefs to protect them, however, those beliefs often get carried over into adult lives where they no longer are helpful. Recently, I worked with a woman, Laura, in her 30’s who had a hard time feeling comfortable in a group of strangers. Laura is a business woman and often had to meet with new clients. This issue was effecting her both personally and professionally. Her SUDS level was a 7. Initially, we tapped on the issue of shyness, which helped remove some of her discomfort- in essence, we cut off some of the branches of the tree.

1. Pretend to yawn – and welcome the real one that will inevitably follow ! (Not for use during corporate meetings…) 2. When working long hours on the computer, make sure you take a break at least every hour. Stand up, stretch, drink some water, yawn… Use a friendly timer if you tend to forget the time… 3. Take a quick walk outside to get some fresh air – and practice harbouring ONLY positive thoughts while you do ! 4. Place water bottles all over the place in strategic spots to help you remember to rehydrate regularly throughout the day 5.

Recently, I worked with a young man in his early 20’s who had just started a new job. Peter was very excited about his job- it was his first step in building a career for himself after graduating from college. He had been hired as an assistant manager for a retail chain and he could hardly contain his enthusiasm. The reaso Peter called me was, although, he loved his new job, he was having a hard time with the “managing” part.

Have you ever spent the day just running errands, picking up kids, making sure dinner is prepared, and getting little jr. to his baseball game? At the end of the day as you’re finally sitting down relaxing, have you wondered where the day went to? We as women try to squeeze in everything into one moment, one hour, and one day. There could never possibly be enough time to get done what needs to get done. And what about help? Well, most of us either do not have any, or not enough. Yes, we are the queens of multi-tasking! What an accomplishment! Ok, let’s fast forward our lives.

You ARE the most precious gift that the world can receive. From the moment you were born you were so loved. Your beautiful smile lit up your face. As you grew, I saw your curious mind lead you places. Your innocence was so refreshing in a world filled with hate. Your loving nature makes you so special and your laughter is great. Your heart is bigger than any forest and your compassion runs deeper than any ocean.

Do you often catch yourself saying and doing things just so that people will not be displeased with you? Do you feel afraid of angering people or making them dislike you for any reason? These people could be your colleagues, friends, family or even salespeople at a store. Unfortunately, you may not even realize you have this fear until it starts to rule your life.

If you are tired of the way things are going, if you have lost your job and are getting those rejection letters as fast as you are submitting your resume, this will help you along. What do you do to stay positive and focused? 1. Do you need more education for what you want to do or for what the job market calls for? 2. Are you mentally prepared for a job change? 3. If you left your former employer on bad terms make sure that you’ve dealt with all of the emotions due to your departure from that company.r

When we are struggling to overcome a chronic illness or chronic pain, our lives become very focused on what is wrong, and the steps we need to take in order to recover. Our lives may consist of appointments with doctors, specialists, therapists, and various practitioners. In fact, we may feel as though the life we once knew has vanished, or at the very most, been put on hold. Our conversations and our thoughts revolve around how we're going to make it through the next week, month or year and what we need to do in order to make it as smooth as possible.

Having just finished Eckhart Tolle’s, A New Earth, I am feeling exhilarated. Imagine! A New York Times best seller that describes and explains how and why the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) works! Obviously, that wasn’t the point of the book. I don’t know if Mr. Tolle is currently aware of the effectiveness of EFT and how it is transforming the lives of millions of people all over the world. I am quite sure, however, if he had been aware at the time of his writing, he would have instructed his readers in at least the basic technique.

Spiders. Roaches. Ants. Worms. Snakes. Lizards. If all the hair on the back of your neck is not standing up now, you’re probably in the minority. There just aren’t that many people who like creepy, crawly things. There are the insect collectors, and the snake lovers and people who just adore spiders, but for most of us, myself included, those critters are all pretty low on our list of favorite things. Although I don’t love creepy, crawly critters, I can honestly say that I’m not normally scared of them either. My daughtersnake is a snake love who kept a pet python for years.

Derron liked to play his Xbox as much as he could in between work and school. He competed with his friends and family as well as people online. His new game just came out and he just had to beat everyone’s score. He always had to have the highest score.

Usually when we think of clutter, we're referring to stuff seeping out of basements and closets and garages. We all have things we don't use anymore, whether it's clothes, toys, old gifts, knickknacks, and odds and ends. Most of the time our clutter ends up in piles and we forget what is buried unde eath. Once upon a time our stuff was valuable, but over the years it starts to accumulate and leaves no room for new things. Maybe you have a dress hanging in your closet that w

H has been suffering from depression for many years. She is incapable of having a job, suffering from panic attacks, stress-related eczemas, nightmares and general apathy (just to mention a few!) Medication has brought some relief, but she dislikes the way it tends to make her feel numb even to the good in her life... As a new year’s resolution for 2010, she agreed to try EFT and visualization exercises with me over the phone once a week. It has now been a month, and H has reported immediate peace of mind and raised energy levels during each session.

Anxiety is often the main reasons clients come to me and for good reason. It is probably the most common dis-order that people experience. Why? When we allow our thoughts around a particular subject to accumulate–that is, we allow our thoughts to fester and focus on something negative–those thoughts begin to affect our body, specifically the nervous system, and in turn this affects our behavior and ultimately our circumstances.

Often I hit my local walking trail with a specific goal in mind, something I want to release, understand or raise my vibration about. Last week I wanted to feel better about my thighs. Seems petty I know, and most of the time I’m okay with my body. It’s not perfect, but I do workout regularly and take good care of myself, but every once in a while I get crossways of my positive current and need to do a little focusing to bring things back into a feeling good place. This was definitely one of those times.

We can all agree that a good attitude means everything. A good attitude makes positive things happen. But what do you do on those days when everything just seems to go wrong? You can shift that energy from bad to good. Here are some useful tips to help you.

When we go through physical or mental pain, you have to allow yourself the time needed to heal. We don’t always allow ourselves the needed time to do so. Our body has its own mechanism that shuts off when we are in need of rest. We feel pain or we might get tired, that is our body saying “enough” time to rest and heal.

"Things do not change, we change." Henry David Thoreau Since we get what we think about, talk about, focus on, say to ourselves and believe about ourselves, we first need to become aware of what we are thinking and saying on a regular basis. Are you in the habit of putting yourself down? Are ...

This is part 2 of an 8 part blog series titled, “Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains.” This blog is about Visualization. The blogs in this series are: Self-Esteem, Visualization, Knowledge, Patience, Understanding, Giving Back, Love, and Faith & Fear.

Oh, that magical word, Christmas. It is such a wonderful occasion that is anticipated all year long. I sit here and look at my newly decorated Christmas tree. It has a ton of lights on it, and all kinds of colorful ornaments and a huge Santa Clause tree shirt that my grandson picked out. There are no presents under the Christmas tree, and yet, there is such a simplicity to just having a decorated Christmas tree.

A potential new client sent me an email the other day. One of the things she said really struck me. She said that before she'd heard about me she was just "killing time til she died." I guess the reason it hit me so hard is that is exactly what my mother did. Myrnmother was a bitter, unhappy woman for most of her life. For the last ten years of her life, she was practically a recluse. She would get up at six inrnthe morning and drink coffee, smoke cigarettes and play Solitaire until 2:00rnpm. Then it was happy hour. The coffee pot would be put away and she would drinkr

When I was first introduced to EFT at the beginning of 2004, I was desperate to alleviate the intense and chronic pai I was experiencing as a result of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). In particular, pain in my knee joints, thighs and neck, as well as the evening headaches which verged on migraines. One of the many symptoms of the illness is acute muscular pain and there were days when the pain was immeasurable.

Here’s a great story I wanted to pass along to share how I was able to save an acquaintance $500 with 20 minutes of EFT! I was visiting “Nancy’s” shop one day and she was complaining to me about the stress in her life. She was recently married, her former boss was suing her for a non-compete and she had just opened up her own shop. As a result of all of this stress, she was grinding her teeth. Her dentist informed her it would cost $500 to buy the necessary “bite guard” to protect her teeth from future grinding.

Can we survive the learning curve of becoming aware, awakened to our truth, to our power and excel at doing so? I would say there is no question that we are on our way to being just that; Speeding up the process is available to us. Tools have been set in place to allow us the options of getting over feeling deprived, unloved, afraid, exhausted, overwhelmed, or in emotional pain now.

My speciality with EFT is helping people overcome emotional and physical stress related issues. I helped “Jane” with her food cravings and start her on the road to success with healthy diet to lose her additional 20 pounds. “Jane” worked two jobs and had a weakness for potato chips which were easily available at the snack bar near her desk at her evening part time job. She also had chips every day at lunch. This was the major contribution to her weight gain.

They say that the first six years of a child’s life are the most important for learning. Children can learn different languages, and so many other things. It makes you wonder if it’s exposure to different situations or if a parent is just drilling them and turning them into little sponges. Personally, I think that it has to do with their natural curiosity. Children are curious about everything. They ask a million questions so that they can get a better understanding of how things actually work.

We live in changing times, but we still have vestiges of a primarily male dominated sexual world. Many women feel ashamed or embarrassed by their sexual desires. Sex in the West has been defined primarily from a man’s perspective. Women have had to fight for themselves to be able to freely express their sexual desires without being the object of sco and innuendo. Some might try to deny that this fact exists but there is solid history that supports this. Until 1952 there was a condition treated in women throughout Europe and the U.S. diagnosed by male physicians.

Time is such an odd subject to talk about. We’re either trying to speed it up, slow it down, or just plain stop it. Sometimes it could be that fraction of a micro second between life and death, or hope and despair. Let’s look at the phrase “Time awaits no one.” You can actually sum up this whole blog on that true statement. Of course time awaits no one, time doesn’t stand still. With that being said, let’s further look into the reason we want time to stop. We want to treasure that moment, for a few more…moments, hours, days…forever.

Here it is 2012, for years many have questioned our mere existence after this year. The world is changing, for the better, but some still don’t see it. It is not the end of the world, but the end of our old way of thinking. It is a time of renewal. This means renewal of our souls, it is a time of growth and compassion.

The holidays are such special occasions. Many people do not celebrate the holidays due to the loss of a loved one. Life is meant to be enjoyed and you can be at peace with the loss of a loved one. You can go visit my gravesite, but I’m not there. My spirit lives on, everywhere. I can see everything that you’re going through and I wish I could just hold you. Just know that each and every day I walk along side of you.

No matter how sweetly it is packaged, criticism hurts. It comes disguised as feedback from your boss or professors, belittling taunts from friends, customer complaints and nagging from family members who seem to get secret satisfaction in pointing out your flaws. There is an amazing technique to handle criticism well and come out a winner no matter who said what about you.

What comes to mind when you think about your immune system? Do you think about an army of special cells, proteins, tissues, and organs ready to go to battle to defend you from organisms and substances that invade your system and cause disease? Do you visualize little Pac-Men like creatures gobbling up all the little buggies? How about cancer? Did just reading the word flame the fire of fear? Say these words out loud right now: "I have cancer." How did your body react? Did your heart race? Face flush? Shoulders tense?

If you’re walking in a store you might not notice them, or in a checkout, or at the ball field. But they are right there and if an emergency ever happened, you would be seeing them up close. They are the ones that care. I have always been truly amazed at how one person can steal the clothes off your back and another person would be there to replace them. Nice people give and continue giving until they can’t anymore. It is in their blood.

As an EFT practitioner, I have many examples of how our mind can cause actual physical changes in our body. I have never seen a case more compelling, however, then an experience that I had myself. I was scheduled to do a session with someone that I was a bit intimidated by. By the day before the session, I was full of anxiety about the session, although I really wasn’t at all sure what the reason was for all that anxiety. I woke on the morning of the scheduled session and noticed some itching in the palms of my hands.

As a practitioner, EFT mentor, and trainer (over 2000 clients and students around the world) I can say that I consistantly see the same mistakes among tappers. The one thing I hear most often from a new client (even practitioners who are my clients) is that they just aren't making progress and ...

A few weeks ago, when I was using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) working with a telephone client, ‘Anna’, she stated, “Bad things happen to good people: it’s always the good people who get sick”. Now, I have no way of either refuting or proving this, but she believed it and I accepted her belief. Anna has been existing with very severe multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) for 18 months, showing no sign of improvement. Her breathing is supported by an oxygen tank, and she is unable to tolerate (amongst many other things) any cleaning products, perfumes, moulds and most food.

Statistics regarding sexually behavior among teenagers can be taken with a grain of salt. Because society has a controversial relationship to sex in general, and at best marginalizes teen sexuality, this population has many reasons to hide their sex lives from adults, and little reason to be honest. This probably accounts for the fluctuating data I’m finding about teens and sex. Most of the research appears to support the conclusion that teenagers are waiting to have vaginal intercourse.

When I was severely ill with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), the one constant factor in my somewhat restricted life was the unequivocal support I was given by my parents and my husband. If I hadn't received their love and encouragement on a daily basis, I know the journey would have been far tougher and more desperate at times.

Perfection, what is it really? Is it a designer dress or a designer bag or a face that is coated with a lot of designer make up? We can all have perfection if we had a pocket full of money that would be easy. Oprah’s phrase “if you have it, fix it” was totally taken out of context. It gives you the impression that if you have the money, fix whatever “society” feels you should look like.

If you have found your way to this article than it’s more then likely that you have heard about Meridian Tapping or EFT and you’re curious as to how you can use tapping to improve your life. Or maybe you are an experienced tapper but you are always looking for ways to get better results. Either way I would like to share with you what I believe are the greatest benefits to applying FasterEFT Tapping to your life on a regular basis. ------------------ Why Should I Tap? ------------------ In my experience as a practitioner I have found that the most powerful benefit of tapping is…

Emotional turbulence interferes with emotional well being and initiative. Fear, anger, guilt and anxiety are deviations from natural condition of balance and stand in the way of spiritual evolution. Restoring balance can be evolutionary in itself.rn rnPatients suffering from life threatening illness often report that their diseases have taught them to love and value the other people in their lives more deeply than before they became ill. During recovery they learn to apprecia

Addiction is a word that we throw around all of the time but what does it actually mean to be addicted to something? And how does one become addicted to anything in the first place? Like all other behavior, the answers to these questions lies in thought and emotion.

I’d like to express how honored I felt to be included in the making of “Operation Emotional Freedom: The Answer” an insightful documentary about war Veterans and their struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I was part of a select group of EFT experts, organized by Gary Craig, EFT Founder. Additionally, there were valuable assistants, including my favorite Vet, and EFT Practitioner, Miguel Vasquez, plus a psychologist, psychiatrist and many others support team members.

After I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer, I knew my life would change. I had no idea how drastic the changes were going to be. It was hard because you hear different horror stories, in reality; everyone's body is different so the reaction to chemotherapy and radiation will differ. I found this out the hard way. Things that I expected to happen didn't. They had the opposite effect on me. My doctors called me "highly sensitive."

This is not an article about how to have the happy childhood you missed out on by bonding with your children and experiencing a new childhood along with them, although that’s a great thing to do. If you have children, I recommend it. Nor is it an article about getting in touch with your inner child and spending time with her or him every day, doing some of your favorite childhood things, in essence nurturing your inner child and so forth. Although there’s great value in that kind of approach as well. This is about a cutting edge development in emotional healing.

The nice thing about it is that it doesn’t have to go into some landfill and pollute the planet. This is actually a guilt-free process, although it doesn’t always feel like it. Why not? Because so much of our mental trash has these labels on it like “Mom gave this to me, do not throw away.” Or it could have been my teacher in third grade. Or… well, whoever – the details don’t matter.

Faith, no matter what your belief may be, is a very powerful thing. People have their own ideals about what God truly is and what he/she does. There are days when you get hit with all the bills, then some unexpected things happen, car breaks down, an unexpected doctor bill, etc., and it tests your faith. It is during these times that your faith gets tested. You can either spiral down further, and more bad things continue to happen, or you can have a little talk with your maker. I simply say “Ok, you can stop now. I’ve had enough.

Fear of abandonment is a a very common issue for adoptees, as is anger over having been abandoned by their birthmother. After all, if their own biological mother didn’t care enough to stick around and be a part of their life, why should anyone else? Sadly, many adoptees blame themselves on some deep level that even they don’t really understand. They think that there is something wrong with them, and that’s why the woman who gave birth to them didn’t keep and raise them.

Divorce is traumatic. Having been through it personally, I can speak to the fact that even if you are ending a terrible marriage, there is still trauma and grieving. You may not be grieving the reality of your marriage, but rather grieving the death of all your hopes and dreams..what you hoped your marriage would become. When I ended a twelve year disaster of a marriage with divorce, I never expected to feel anything except relief that it was finally over with. I was shocked and dismayed to find that I felt a deep sadness over what my marriage might have become and never did.

Do you present a confident face to the world, while in your heart of hearts you feel like you’re not really good enough? Maybe that means not good enough at your job, maybe it means not a good enough mother or wife, maybe it just means not a good enough person. Whatever your feelings of inadequacy relate to, know that EFT can help you change how you feel about yourself, so that the confident face you present to the world becomes your true face. Often there are childhood issues related to not feeling that you’re good enough.

When we are struggling to overcome a chronic illness or chronic pain, our lives become very focused on what is wrong, and the steps we need to take in order to recover. Our lives may consist of appointments with doctors, specialists, therapists, and various practitioners. In fact, we may feel as though the life we once knew has vanished, or at the very most, been put on hold. Our conversations and our thoughts revolve around how we're going to make it through the next week, month or year and what we need to do in order to make it as smooth as possible.

The history of parenting is rather brutal, with children once considered non-entities that could be discarded, killed, or used at the parent's whim. Over time, our collective approach to parenting is evolving and developing, which is good news indeed. How we collectively parent is the leading force that shapes how we are as a country and as a world. How we parent as a society determines whether we perpetrate violence or encourage peace.

EFT is magic! Okay, maybe it's not actually magic, but the results are so amazing that it's hard to remember that. EFT has had a profound affect on my life. I had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and osteoarthritis. I was in pain every minute of every day. I was taking prescription painkillers daily, and stronger painkillers nightly. Even, so I had bad days, and sometimes really bad days. Thanks to EFT, I am now virtually pain free. No more of the daily misery of struggling just to do normal tasks. No more prescription painkillers.

Wanting to get rid of something is a stuck and resistant energy. It is also the most common thing I hear when someone comes to me for an EFT session. If, for example, you have had neck pain for two years and it's not going away, more often than not, you'll feel frustrated, angry and helpless that nothing you're doing is 'getting rid of it'. This is totally understandable and you need to begin and accept exactly where you're at and acknowledge how you feel. It can be very difficult to take a moment and ask “Why do I have this neck pain”? “When did it start”?

As parents, most of us feel it our duty to protect our children from harm. We can, and should, take all precautionary measures to prevent injury to our children and teach them safety practices and self care. However, protecting them from the natural ebb and flow of life can leave them ill equipped to successfully manage adversity, loss, failure, conflict or disappointment. Like it or not, life is not always predictable or smooth. In fact, the one thing that is predictable is that life will be a roller coaster of ups and downs, highs and lows, calm and storm.

Most are familiar with the saying, “Depression is anger turned inward”. In my opinion, this is an over simplified statement. Many factors can come into play in the development of depression. However, unresolved anger should always be explored when a client presents with depression.

The majority of chronically ill clients I work with are on some form of medication. Their medical doctors have outlined what they can hope to accomplish, and how their body will respond, if they continue to use the medication; and what to expect if they choose not to take the drugs, or decide to stop taking them. A lot of attention is focused on fixing the illness as it now exists, and rightly so. On the other hand, surely coping strategies are only part of the equation. What led to the illness appearing in the first place, and why is that rarely considered?

Here’s a great story worth sharing to show the unexpected and terrific results that often happen with EFT. “Mary” worked as a waitress that was known for their delicious hot rolls. Patrons coming to the restaurant often indulged in eating several rolls a piece. Unfortunately, Mary, liked these rolls, too, as they were easy to eat on the run while she was working and hungry. She wanted to try EFT to see if that would help her eliminate her craving for these rolls.

Not liking ourselves is an issue for many of us. Even though we may project a different face to the world, deep down inside far too many of us don’t like ourselves very much. It seems to always be easier to find things to criticize about ourselves than to find things to praise. How often have you found yourself making some kind of silly mistake, and then saying to yourself, inside your head, “You big idiot!”? Self talk is a definite indicator of how well we like or don’t like ourselves.

You have been by my side since I can remember. You are my best friend and my life partner. You walk with me in troubled waters, you help me through such troubled times. You are my heart and my soul. You remember things with such great detail. You understand when life takes its toll. You say such crazy things to put a smile on my face. You are all I need in life’s crazy race.

When I conduct an introductory workshop on EFT, I typically ask for volunteers who have a phobia, an irrational fear of something such as heights, tight spaces, spiders, elevators, or flying. I assure the volunteer that I will not make them do anything that they are afraid to do, rather, I will help them release the fear so that the fear is no longer the issue. Phobias provide a good demonstration of the power of EFT because the success rate is high, it can be done quickly, a

To me, recreating yourself means having preserved over a certain circumstance or many circumstances. For an example, let’s take the roles of survivor’s versus victims. The survivor has persevered over the circumstance and their whole outlook on everything has changed. This can be for any type of survivor in any type of situation from mental to physical.

Some people are missing out on an important part of their life. Usually it takes some traumatic event to awaken the thought. So, let’s go over some of the areas that might be affected. Only you know the solution. 1) Career-Are you where you want to be? This includes the type of career, the hours that you work, etc. Is your career consuming your life? 2) Children-Do you have the amount of children that you had planned on? Are your children consuming all the areas of your life?

Anxiety and worry are part of everyone’s life these days. Marrying, having children, working, getting the bills paid..those are all anxiety provoking. There really isn’t a way to eliminate anxiety and worry from our lives, but by using EFT, we can neutralize a lot of that worry, allowing us to come from a much more positive place in our day to day lives. One of the most frustrating kinds of worry is when we worry about things over which we have absolutely no control.

There are so many talented and gifted solopreneurs out there who are starting to have some - or having a lot – of success. The problem comes when they start becoming so overwhelmed with everything going on, that the success stops becoming fun. They’re feeling like a gerbil spinning on the wheel in the cage –going round and round - and they don’t know how to get off!

Self Empowerment by learning how to get out of the bad emotional state instantly Do you usually or sometimes feel bad about everything that is happening to you and get agitated easily by tiny little thing in the world? If so, this post can act as a guide to you to overcome this problem. First of all, we must always focus on the correct and positive things, so whenever you begin to feel bad that includes negative feelings like sad, angry, frustrated, talk to yourself, ask you

One of the most effective ways I’ve found to connect with a friend, family member or partner is to understand their preferred style of relating. Coming at the relationship solely from our perspective won’t provide positive results. Imagine the benefits of knowing how the other person likes to be treated and communicated to in the relationship. This isn’t about selling out and bending over backwards to accommodate another person, this is about truly seeing another as well as yourself from an emotional standpoint.

One of the questions on my EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) client intake form asks “Are you on any medication?” Many of my clients can easily list several forms of medication they are taking; ranging from blood pressure pills, to diuretics, to painkillers, to anti-depressants. These medications are managing the current symptoms, but they are not resolving the underlying emotional issues - which could well have triggered the illness in the first place. Moreover, if these issues are not dealt with, will there ever be an opportunity for healing at a core level?

Sometimes we amaze ourselves by the amount of inner strength that we draw from. Our inner strength guides us with patience and understanding among other things. While we tend to downplay or simply avoid where our strength comes from, we know it’s there.

In previous blogs, we’ve briefly mentioned how unrelieved stress hurts your body and your emotions. My purpose in writing these is not to go into great detail but just to make you aware of the many ways that stress does negatively affect us. Some topics we will revisit in much greater detail. For the next couple of blogs, I want to show how unrelieved stress can hurt your productivity. Productivity basically means how much you are able to get done in a day.

Everyday people struggle with not only their own problems, but those of their loved ones as well. You help out through moral support, or financial support. Sometimes it really doesn’t matter how much you help; there are times when it just seems endless. It’s called selfishness. That is defined by someone having the capabilities and the know how to make it on their own, but choose to have other people pay for them, either financially or emotionally. This happens in teenagers, young adults, and adults.

EFT is most often thought of as a way of dealing with emotional or physical problems, and part of the tapping process is to name and tap on the negative emotions that you feel around any given situation. What many people don’t realize, however, is that EFT can also be used to intensify the good feelings you experience. For most of us, listening to music brings back memories. Most often they are good memories of happy times, the kinds of memories that make you smile and look back with nostalgia.

What is Occupational/Job stress? ‘A condition arising from the interaction of people and their jobs and characterized by change within people that force them to deviate from normal functioning.’ ( Beehr & Newman, Organizational Behavior). Stress has psychological, physiological and behavioral implications. A simple example would be that job stress can lead to irritability, elevated blood pressure and frequent arguments at home and in office. Irritability- Psychological Elev

Do You want to do EFT, but can't find the time to do it every day? A tapping round of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is very quick, yet I know sometimes you just can't find the time to do to as much as you would like. There is one secret place and time where you can always do a round of tapping. You are on your own, with no distractions from anybody else. When and where is this secret place? I'll tell you. The bathroom. You can always go into the bathroom, lock the door and do a round of tapping.

This is a short story about Mary, who is a sophomore in high school. Her best friend’s name is Lindsey; they are inseparable. There was a junior in high school, which caught Mary’s eye. He was tall and handsome and had muscles on top of muscles. She told Lindsey all about him, “Look, there he is! No, don’t stare at him.” Jason noticed Mary looking at him too. He had his eye on her for a while. Jason was out of school more than he was there. Jason found Mary at her locker and asked her to go out with him. She gave him her phone number and they had a date the next night.

Sometimes we women just need a break every now and then. Sometimes if the smallest chore is done for us, it will totally make our day. Sometimes a compliment will carry us through a hard day. Sometimes when we face a challenge we have the self confidence that we need to conquer it. Sometimes you will see a hidden smile when we’re supposed to be mad. Sometimes we love being by ourselves while other times we love the company of our family and friends. Sometimes a phone call, a hug or a friendly voice is all we need to make us feel just that much more special.

(The following article was published in Gary Craig's newsletter, with a brief introductory note by him. Gary Craig is the founder of EFT (see www.emofree.com). Hi Everyone, Jennifer Davidson from Switzerland writes this MUST READ, engaging article on how she overcame many hurdles with her inexpressive Parkinson's client. Note her ongoing creativity.

From across the distant lands, and to the distant seas, you don’t know me, but I wish you peace. Through times of uncertainty and life’s hardships; hold tight to your faith, you will get through it. I wish I could carry your weight, but you are stronger tha I. I hate the thought of war with all the death, injustices and lies.

If I could say to you, “Touch your heart. Feel your heart beat; feel your blood flow through with every breath you take.” If I could say to you, “Take that tende ess, that pulse and carry it with you. “ Carry it to all the places that it is so desperately needed. To the young little voices that are dying to be heard. Carry it to the lost souls that are searching to be found. Carry it so that it may dry a tear. Carry it so that it may shed light where there is darkness. Carry is so that it gives hope and opportunity to a place where they don’t exist.

This is part 6 of an 8 part blog series titled, “Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains.” This blog is about Giving Back. Other blogs to follow in this series are: Self-Esteem, Visualization, Knowledge, Patience, Understanding, Giving Back, Love, and Faith & Fear.

There are times when all of us get into the “poor me” mindset. My house isn’t big enough, my kids aren’t good enough, my partner isn’t attentive enough, my job isn’t fulfilling enough. Somehow, it’s easy to see that glass as half empty. At the time that we’re doing that complaining, we are overlooking some seriously important and wonderful parts of our lives. Maybe your house isn’t as large as you’d like, but the fact that you HAVE a house is something to be grateful for, especially in this rough economy.

I wish I didn’t know what a broken heart felt like. I wish there was no illness. I wish I never knew what homeless meant. I wish there was no such thing as war. I wish I never heard or said an angry word. I wish my heart didn’t know what it was like to ache for someone not with us anymore. I wish all babies were born healthy. I wish we never grew old.

“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.” Madame Marie Curie Just about everyone on earth has experienced fear and/or anxiety at one time or another. Whether it’s being anxious over making a good impression with the in-laws, giving an important speech to a critical audience, or worrying about terrorist attacks, we’ve all felt the discomforts of being fearful or anxious.

Clearing Clutter for Clarity and Confidence Messy homes, cars or offices are common issues today with our busy lives. True clutter however, and I mean really messy environments, is really a symptom of something other than a busy lifestyle. Most often clutter is a Control Issue. Being unwilling to let go of things is a way people can feel in control of their lives. Even though it appears that they are totally out-of-control, hanging onto “stuff” gives people a sense of being in control. It’s similar to how anorexics feel about food and their ability to at least control their weight.

When I work with clients who are seriously ill, one of the strongest negative emotions they often feel around being ill is guilt. They feel guilty because they can't work or do the things they once did; guilty for needing care and support; guilty for resting and guilty for not doing enough in general. The challenge with this limiting belief is that it influences our rest time. It can lead to us dismissing our bodies' needs because there is just so much to do and we "should be doing more". We decide to soldier on instead.

More and more I find that by addressing the psychological reversals as soon as I feel the moment is right in an EFT session, the faster and quicker shifts happen. Psychological reversals (PRs) or secondary gains as they are also known are those hidden reasons why one would not want to let go ...

"I [client anonymity requested] was a victim of a knife attack and was left for dead. I survived with physical problems and emotional problems. I had a couple sessions of EFT and have had significant relief in the pain. Everything has not gone away completely, but when I have pain, I can tap and feel better again." I can get rid of headaches easily with tapping. My dreams are not nightmares anymore. I have woken up to anxiety attacks in the night and have tapped to calm myself down and go back to sleep. Before I would be awake for at least an hour if not hours.

Sometimes you hit a roadblock and you wonder; ok, what is it going to take to get me to the next level? What can I do that I haven’t already done? Am I not searching in the right area? So, what can you do to get past this little bump in the road and continue on to be more proactive in your search? First of all your roadblock could be on a professional level or a personal level. It doesn’t matter if your sales have slowed down, or it takes longer for you to get in that meditative state. Here are a few things to think about: 1. Clarity-get focused on what you want to accomplish.

I have just started a new six-week teleclass series on chronic illness, Tap Into Your Healthy Self, and in the first teleclass we discussed, and used EFT on, the downside of being well and healthy. This is a concept which continues to fascinate me. The first reaction to there being a downside to being well and healthy is most likely to be one of surprise and sometimes, anger. Everyone wants to be well, don’t they? No one chooses to be ill. Or do they? Is remaining chronically ill a way to remain safe and unpressurised?

My Experience While Filming the Veterans PTSD Documentary “Operation Emotional Freedom: The Answer”

Though I’ve been utilizing EFT as my main treatment modality in my psychotherapy practice for 7 years, I still can get blown away by the near miraculous results. I’d like to share a recent case with you that really made my heart soar. Mind you, this is a complicated case and continues to be a work in progress. Matthew (not his real name) is an adorable 8 year old boy, who was born with several birth defects, is developmentally delayed, has TICS associated with Tourette Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and has issues with ADD.

Sometimes in life we face challenges. While some days go by with great ease, others are a bit of a struggle. We can say don’t stress over the small things, and some occasions that is easier said than done. We spend countless hours of our life worrying about things that we have no control over. We might get upset with what others say or do but we really have no control over any of it. If you get upset over bills or not having a job, you can only do what you have the means to do. If you have done all that you can, you should be at ease with that knowledge.

It seems like everyone wants to know who is more likely to cheat and what the signs are. Well the plain truth of the matter is that you absolutely have no control over the actions of another person. They will cheat if they want to. Whatever they want to do, they will do it.

A glimmer of hope can be an expression on your face, your hand reaching out to someone, a kind word, or a warm embrace. A glimmer of hope is any sign, no matter how small, that things will get better. A glimmer of hope is a prayer, a positive thought or action moving out of a negative place and into a positive.

What does inner peace mean? It means, when the world outside of you is going crazy, or is just too loud, and it doesn't affect you. It means staying balanced, both physically and mentally when the ground beneath you is shaking. It also means that you have seen and felt it all, and nothing that happens can sway you in either direction.

As your walking around a crowded busy street, stop and take a look around. Every single person has at least one thing in common; everyone, no matter what sex, age, race, or what your belief system might be. The common link, the common tie, the common factor is the color of blood. The color of their blood is red. If people can focus on that thought, they will begin to see and feel beyond their own discriminatory boundaries. People would open up and welcome new cultures, new attitudes, and new awareness. People would be more giving if they realized the fact that everyone bleeds red.

PTSD is taking a HUGE toll on our society, particularly in our returning veterans, journalists, fire and police personnel, EMTs and first responders to any emergency or disaster.nnPTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) is the name given to memories of horrid happenings that continue to haunt the individual. Common symptoms are nightmares and inability to sleep, uncontrollable rage and unreasonable aggression, severe depression, suicidal and sometimes homicidal tendencies and g

Sometimes we amaze ourselves by the amount of inner strength that we draw from. Our inner strength guides us with patience and understanding among other things. While we tend to downplay or simply avoid where our strength comes from, we know it’s there.

This is part 4 of an 8 part blog series titled, “Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains.” This blog is about Patience. Other blogs to follow in this series are: Visualization, Knowledge, Patience, Understanding, Giving Back, Love, and Faith & Fear.

I see the color of your skin. I see the color of your hair. Mine is straight and yours is curly. I am short and you are tall. My eyes are big and yours are small. We both love to play. I have a jump rope and you have a ball. My tummy’s big and yours is small. All the kids are always around you; I’m always alone. They all joke about me being fat, but deep down we’re all the same. Your clothes are new and mine are old. Can you come over after school and play? “I can’t, I have ballet class today.”

This is part 1 of an 8 part blog series titled, “Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains.” This blog is about Self-Esteem. Other blogs to follow in this series are: Visualization, Knowledge, Patience, Understanding, Giving Back, Love, and Faith & Fear.

There is some point in your life when you know someone or you are personally touched by cancer. Everyone reacts different to the disease. Some people get mad, some people sigh at what lies ahead for them. But everyone must agree that a positive attitude is what helps you heal. That certain place in your heart, you hold so dearly, you share with so many other cancer survivors. One word, one thought, or one kind gesture can go such a long way. Other survivors know the right thing to say, the right questions for you to ask your doctors and so on. They are truly a godsend for so many.

I would like to share an incredible experience that I had in my early twenties. Even though it is not something I talk about except on inspired occasions, there may be a few of those who have had the near death experience (NDE’s) who could relate to this. I also felt the need to jou al this experience while I could still remember it. Please be aware that this is an attempt to describe that which is indescribable.

What is transformation? And more importantly, how does it happen? The dictionary tells you that transformation is a change in form, appearance, nature, or character. Peter Senge, a faculty member at MIT and an expert on learning organizations, states, "as W. Edwards Deming says, nothing happens without "personal transformation." And the only safe space to allow for this transformation is a learning community." On the final call of a four week Authentic Life Institute class,

I see it all the time, people selling themselves short. Be it on a professional level or a personal level, it happens all the time. It is the wrong job, wrong career, wrong boyfriend/girlfriend, etc. Here are some things to help you. Don’t give away your power to someone else. Keep it. In other words, never allow someone else to dehumanize you or violate your self-worth. You have everything that everyone else has; you just haven’t realized it yet. We are all the same. If you are not lazy, and you work hard, you can obtain what everyone else has, no excuses.

Aren’t you tired of spending yours days and hours wishing and hoping, and never seeing any of your dreams become reality? Hoping that somehow the life you want could be possible, but not really believing that it could be? Well, the first thing to understand if you really want things to change is that you’re going to have to actually do something to make things change. What if I told you that the first step is surprisingly easy? Unbelievably easy, in fact, and not just easy, but incredibly powerful.

This is part 5 of an 8 part blog series titled, “Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains.” This blog is about Understanding. Other blogs to follow in this series are: Self-Esteem, Visualization, Knowledge, Patience, Giving Back, Love, and Faith & Fear.

Imagine being alone all day, living in the same environment you've explored thousands of times. You have nothing to do except sleep and wait for your roommate to get home to feed and hopefully spend time with you. He’s been rather stressed out and crabby lately. Your quality time together has nearly come to a halt and you have little to look forward to every day except eating. r

We can’t get back the time that we spent trying to change someone else. The energy and time is irreplaceable. You truly have to look at each and every circumstance and evaluate the time and energy that you’ve put into it and come to the conclusion that it is unchangeable. It could be the time and energy that you put into a relationship, a job, or a friendship, it doesn’t matter. You have to accept people and situations for what they truly are; a learning experience. You have to learn to accept them for who and what they truly are.

In response to the threats from N. Korea. When life gets crazy and the ground you’re standing on starts to feel shaky, it is time to rest. When you start to feel anxious, your body naturally wants to respond by taking action, don’t! Take a rest. If life starts to get blurry, take a rest. Take a deep breath, sit down; yes I said sit down, not run in this direction or that one. As you sit, think about everything that is going on outside your body. You can feel all the energy moving around. Now let’s get focused.

I wanted to talk about that moment of desperation. In that moment of desperation, there comes a change, an inner change. Some people do not welcome change, they are resistant to it. Some people are just too comfortable with the way things are; they can only see the negative side to making a change. So they don’t initiate any changes and they let things go until they are totally bogged down. Or they have tried this tactic and they have tried that tactic to no avail, now they are overwhelmed.

Stress has been shown to cause a physiological reaction in the body that can have many adverse effects, including osteopenia and osteoporosis. Bone loss may lead to further stressors such as pain, less mobility, medical bills and depression, which can create a feedback loop of more stress leading to worsening symptoms leading to more stress, until we find a solution.

Recently I was leading a small group of tappers in weekly tap-togethers. Once of our main objectives was to try eliminating unhealthy junk food from our diets. When you have a weakness for a certain kind of snack food, it can be incredibly difficult to not eat that particular kind of food.

This is part 3 of an 8 part blog series titled, “Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains.” This blog is about Knowledge. Other blogs to follow in this series are: Visualization, Knowledge, Patience, Understanding, Giving Back, Love, and Faith & Fear.

If you love adventure then going for trekking is one of the best choices for you to have a memorable visiting to highest mounts of Himalayas. There are number of options for trekking to choose from and with the right decision for trekking location, it will be easy to make this journey hassle-free. You can relish the jaw dropping beauty of Nepal with the help of a trusted trekking agency which can facilitate complete travelling package for you. Having reference of a specialize

There is a saying “you cannot be mad in nature.” You may start out being upset, but as you walk amongst the tall oak trees and pines, nature brings peace to your soul. As you walk further you hear things; a squirrel running, birds chirping and the sound of water from a nearby creek. Being in nature softens the soul and makes you realize how wondrous our world really is.

Most people say face your fears head on. That way you will over come them. That is fine, but you’ll never know where the fear came from.

Mean people hurt others. Good people love others. If you have been through any type of meanness or cruelty you will understand where I am coming from. When someone does something mean to you, your first reaction is to get even, or to try to justify yourself. This is absolutely the worst thing that you can do, and I’ll tell you why.

When you care for others you get wrapped up in their world and sometimes forget about your own. It’s ok to step outside your comfort zone and dare yourself to dream, it is very good for your soul. Is your life going the way you intended it to be? Is your daily routine dragging you down? If so, here are some suggestions to get yourself grounded and on the right path: 1. Remember back when you were a child and you said “I want to be a _____ when I grow up.” Is this the person you have become? Is there still a part of you that wants to be this now?r

By Frosty Wooldridge Sometimes in life, no matter your stature, success, sartorial dress, rich or modest home, friends and magnificent job—you may come to a point of getting down on yourself. If you live by modest means or in poverty, you may come to the conclusion that your life sucks all the time. You may hate your job so much so that when you look up, you only see the bottom of the bucket. You might say, “I am worthless…a nobody…useless…I am not good enough…I suck at ev

EFT For Procrastinationr Uncovering and Neutralizing Blocks to Moving Forward (If you are uncertain about how to do EFT or where to locate the tapping points, go to my website homepage and request a copy of the EFT Quickstart Manual: www.loraemarsten.com.)Whatever the root cause, with EFT and persistence, we can uncover and neutralize our blocks. Here are some ideas to get you started: Before tapping, ask yourself : What is the downside of moving forward? How would my life change if I stopped procrastinating? Relationships, job, etc.

A simple act of kindness goes a long way. It doesn’t matter if it is something huge or something small, it is appreciated. Children are naturally kind to everyone. They learn this while playing and watching adults. Somewhere along the lines our sense of kindness, thoughtfulness either grows or dies out some. People use to wave at you for no reason, whether they knew you or not. People use to walk up and shake your hand and introduce themselves for no reason at all.

When you are going through a rough time the last thing you think about is the light at the end of the tunnel. Regardless of what the situation is, you are drowning in it. Your emotions are running rapid and you can’t quite get a grip on things. You have tunnel vision at this point and the future looks pretty cloudy.

Another way that unrelieved stress can hurt your productivity is that it can increase your chances of having an accident. The more physically or emotionally exhausted a person is, the less attention they pay to their surroundings. This inattention and preoccupation makes them far more likely to have an accident.

Anger is a part of all our lives. If we’re really fortunate, we may not have a lot of people around us that make us mad. If we’re less fortunate, we may find that every day is a test for us, and that we spend an awful lot of time trying to stay calm in the face of irritations, aggravations and stressors. I was married to a man for 12 years that didn’t think anything I did was right. He infuriated me by nit picking about every detail of our lives. If I went to the trouble of baking a cake for him, it was too dry. If I cooked a nice dinner, the food wasn’t hot enough.

Years ago meditating was a huge part of my daily regimen. As time went on I kept meditating, but I did not stick to any set schedule. Within the last year I have been working on meditating more. I am quite pleased with my progress.

My appreciation for the gift of EFT is enormous. I've been using it in my practice for about 4 years mostly over the phone and on myself and I've yet to see a condition that it cannot relieve. While relief of pain and suffering and even major increases in peace and happiness are pretty much a give I notice that many clients including myself seem to have an almost bottomless number of issues and an infinite number of ways to make themselves miserable no matter how many core issues are dealt with over how many lifetimes using all my EFT and NLP skills and everything else I knew.

No matter how committed we are to eating healthy, each one of us has slip-ups where we give in to unhealthy food cravings. And while that may be okay once in a while, if you routinely eat based solely on your cravings, there may be more than just your taste buds calling the shots. You can blame uncontrolled eating or binging on lack of will power. But what if it is not will power, but your belief system that running the show under the hood? That is some food for thought, isn’t it?

We all experience severe heart break at some time in our lives. For many it happens in childhood or adolescence, the time when we are most vulnerable. A cold mother, an absent father, being different in any way from our peers and ostracized for it - these are some of the reasons for the early feeling that something is wrong, inadequate and utterly disappointing about us. For others, it happens later, when a spouse betrays our love and trust, a child is hurt, or our dream of making it big in the world is shattered.

I often wonder what sentence or phrase would best describe life. This to me sums it up; life is like a stairway. Only YOU can determine where your stairway will lead. Some days you can climb to the top, some days you can only climb a couple of stairs, while other days you don’t climb any at all. Each stair represents family, friends, career and situations. Each stair also represents beautiful places that you visited. Each stair is about the sharing and gratitude that go along with life. It’s about the rainbows in life; the smiles, the laughter and the tears.

During my “Inner Abundance” courses, I get numerous questions from participants who want to know how they can use Affirmations and EFT to improve their financial situation. This theme seems to be a source of problems for many people, and I hope this article (and those following it) clarifies the EFT approach a little. The primary concept is as follows: We live in an intention-drive Universe Life unfolds according to our inner intentions. I addressed this concept in a previous blog about inner thoughts. Whatever you think about yourself is true.

EFT, or Emotional Freedom Techniques, can make a huge difference in the quality of your life. There are so many ways in which EFT can help you to live your best life that it’s difficult to narrow it down to 7. EFT can help with both emotional issues and physical issues and if you are diligent about tapping, the results will come. Following are 7 of the most compelling reasons to learn how to use EFT, and to utilize it on a daily basis. 1. EFT can lower your stress level. Stress can impact on your life and your health in many negative ways.

It happens to all of us from time to time. We catch sight of ourselves in the mirror or we hear acomment someone makes about us and we realise with a shock that our looks are not quite what we thought they were. Or maybe you were raised in a family obsessed with weight and food issues, where comments were regularly passed about people's bodies ( and usually in a negative way. "Oh my God did you see the size of that woman!" etc)r

Limiting beliefs are universal. No matter who we are, or what we’re doing, it’s always a bit hard to step outside of our comfort zone. Doing something new and different can be intimidating. Even if it’s something that we want with every fiber of our being, there can be things holding us back from achieving what we want. This is a perfect time for folks to listen for those tail enders.

Since the movie "The Secret" came out, the Law of Attraction has been receiving a lot of attention. Mostly what I hear is "The Law of Attraction doesn't work for me." A simplified definition of The Law of Attraction (LOA) is: “We attract from the outside what we resonate with on the inside.” We are constantly creating our reality. This is quite a scary thought to some - this concept that we are personally attracting what is showing up in our lives. Scary or not, we are powerful beyond measure. If we have the power to attract poverty, we have the power to attract abundance.

Your body is a vessel for your soul. It has served you well. When we are called home, it doesn’t matter what our physical body looks like, it has served its purpose. All those vital organs have helped you stay alive. But what happens when you stop breathing, and those vital organs start to die? What happens next might help someone else stay alive. Your passion for life and considerate actions, might give someone else a second chance at life.

As time goes by we find ourselves shaking our heads in disbelief more often. It has begun, a time to mou the loss of our yester years. Our familiarities are fading away with the dawn of each new day. People are changing, the job market has changed, the housing industry has changed; leaving us wonder what to think. We mou our past; the days of innocence and simplicity. I am open to change and am receptive to new ideas, but our present state leaves more questions than answers. I pray we get back on the right path for our generations to come.r

Who Is Ready to Heal? When I started my practice in 2000, I learned there are people not really ready to take complete responsibility for their own healing. I had to explain that I was only a guide to take them to the place of empowerment so the shift could take place within them, potentially allowing for the healing to take place. For instance; an individual might ask if there were some kind of guarantee for quitting a bad habit.

As an EFT practioner, I was curious how this technique would work on clients who were pessimistic about trying it.

Having success is work. It is challenging. I think so many entrepreneurs forget that. This is especially common for the entrepreneurs who were successful in corporate or when working for someone else. They become disappointed, disillusioned, and discouraged. One of my clients, “Robin” was very successful during her 10 years in corporate. She came to work with me because after a year of trying to build a business she was not making any money, stressed, anxious, had gained weight and wasn’t sleeping. She needed a game plan and she needed it quickly.

I’m not here to tell you what you don’t need, I’m here to tell you that you deserve better. You are stopping yourself from moving forward because you can’t get over the hurt that someone close to you has caused you. I’m telling you to stop feeling sorry for yourself. People are meant to come and go in your life; some might be friends, lovers, and yes, family. Everyone has a label, but you can’t keep them around if they treat you poorly. Your life is so much more important than that.

This is part 7 of an 8 part blog series titled, “Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains.” This blog is about Love. Other blogs to follow in this series are: Self-Esteem, Visualization, Knowledge, Patience, Understanding, Giving Back, Love, and Faith & Fear.

This is part 8 of an 8 part blog series titled, “Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains.” This blog is about Faith & Fear. Other blogs in this series are: Self-Esteem, Visualization, Knowledge, Patience, Understanding, Giving Back, and Love.

Childhood beliefs hold on to us so strongly without us even realizing they are still there. The use of tapping frequently helps adults quickly recognize what they are and then evaluate these beliefs to see how and if they still fit into their lives. Recently, I worked with a client named David, a middle-aged businessman. He contacted me as a referral from a previous client and was seeking relief from his work stress level. During a session, we were discussing what issues were coming up from all of this stress.

In a previous article in my website, I had mentioned about the 18 points that were being used in EFT. Now I will give you the details to be taken into account in an EFT session. EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is applied by tapping some special acupressure points with fingertips. These special points belongs to the energy meridians which are on the surface of our head, chest, and hands. EFT tapping points are on top of the bones, and they are more sensitive comparing to the neighboring regions. The main steps in an EFT application, can be summarized as follows:r

No, I’m not an adoptee myself. But I am the owner of the Finding in Florida reunion registry, as well as the Finding in Florida Mailing List, which is about 350 strong. I’ve worked with adoptees and birth families for 16 years. I’ve also facilitated 2 different adoption search and support groups in my local area. I’ve dealt with LOTS of adoptees over the years. The most common pai I’ve found with adoptees is the pain of abandonment. Even if logically you know that you weren’t actually abandoned, that doesn’t seem to stop adoptees from feeling that way.

It’s so simple –yet so hard if you don't know what you're doing. Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance. That says it all. Yet so many entrepreneurs run their business by the seat of their pants, from the panic mode. I call it “near sighted vision”. They only see what's in front of them. It’s as if their calendar only goes 30 days out. They’ll do things such as: Plan to do a telesummit/teleseries next month having never done one beforer Decide they want to hold a workshop next month without the topic conceptr

During your lifetime friends will turn into acquaintances, lovers will become memories and ex’s will become strangers. The hardest times of your life will become your greatest lessons. Your lessons are your stories to be heard by others, so they will learn that they do not walk alone.

Why "They" Say No I almost titled this article “why you say no” as it’s the same reasons. Think about when you’re making the “sales calls” to get clients. That’s an important foundation of your business. Things are going great during the call, you're making a terrific connection, but you notice you’re getting a lot of “no’s”. That can be discouraging, frustrating and at times, even scary. You keep wondering "why won't they yes and sign up"?

You drive that very long drive to the old neighborhood. You see all the familiar surroundings along the way. We are getting closer to our destination; we are still 10 miles away and are already seeing the signs of destruction. There is a line of trees that have been uprooted and stripped of branches, signs blown over and half torn. I have an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach, and it gets worse as we drive.

Anger is one of the strongest emotions that we experience. It can range from mild annoyance to full blown, over the top fury that consumes you. Feeling anger when something happens that is hurtful or upsetting is normal. Unfortunately, for a lot of us it’s also normal to continue to carry anger for years, or even for a lifetime. What we don’t realize when we continue to carry anger over our past is the toll that it takes on us. Anger is an active emotion.

It use to be, can you spare a quarter, or maybe even a dime, but a dime or a quarter will not get you far at all. Right now, the US dollar bill will hardly get you anything at all. That is; in the United States. You are lucky if you can get a cup of coffee with that dollar bill. If you want a good cup of coffee, well I’m afraid you don’t have enough money.

You are such a happy baby! No matter who or what you become in this life, I will love you the same as this very moment. I will be proud of you no matter what! I will respect you for being you. I will love you forever, unconditionally. My darling husband, you have your faults and I have mine. We have looked past them and into each other’s eyes. I will love you forever, unconditionally.

I’ll bet you’re wondering when the spending is going to stop and you’re actually going to be making a profit. It seems like the more you make, the more you have to spend. I noticed that in my own business. As I saw my numbers rise, I needed additional members on my team, fancier on-line marketing systems, more support people, more courses …more everything. It seemed like there wasn’t a limit to what I could and would spend.

When it comes to work, and life in general, knowing how to say no to certain requests is crucial. If you are not turning down some requests, you will suddenly find yourself under a lot of pressure from all the work you have agreed to handle. Don't get me wrong. I am not talking about helping other people out because you want to perform genuine acts of service. What I am talking about here is when you find it difficult to say no because you do not want to "let people down".

Millions of people suffer from anxiety. What are the symptoms? People who suffer from this condition often feel fear and an uncertainty about their future. This uncertainty bleeds into other parts of their life. Usually it stems from disliking their job and a feeling of despair when they think about work. This also affects home life and can have a negative impact on family members who can feel the negative energy. If you relate to these feelings and have them on a regular bas

There are so many types of massages out there that the average person is left confused, and finds it hard to convey the type of modality they are looking for until they educate themselves. Unfortunately for some, that means wasting a lot of money receiving sub par massages. The field of massage ...

This subject is so very much a part of my mission and so near and dear to my heart. I love to teach entrepreneurs how to make success even sweeter! In society, you’re often taught that we’ll be happier if you’re successful and making a lot of money. Following that logic, that means that the more money you make, the happier you’ll be. The current formula is : Success + Money = Happiness. I hate to break it to you, but this formula is false! I’ll bet you didn’t expect me to say that. But, it’s true.

Whether a person knows anything about EFT or not, it is possible that just reading this article and thinking about each question, can bring a certain amount of relief. Sometimes just observing the discomfort is enough to help you feel better. I have studied Gary Craig’s videos for hundreds of hours and am still amazed at the simplicity of his brilliant successes. Something I have noticed, but is not often mentioned is the constant succession of trans-derivational searches that Gary encourages. He is having the person do these inner searches all the time.

Numerology meanings have saved me from insanity over the past few weeks. It is a year ago now, that my significant other told me that he "didn't love me enough" , so our plans to to live together in the far-away place where he had a job for a year, were stopped mid-flight (well, almost). He's now back home, which means still 3000 km between us, and he says he needs another 6 weeks to decide if he wants me back or not.r

What is this EFT thing, everybody else is talking about? I, like you, have heard about EFT many times before I began looking into it further. Using Emotional Freedom Techniques was literally life changing for me. They can be for you too! EFT is one of the newest and most exciting things to happen in self help and personal development for a long time.

The paradox of EFT – Emotional Freedom Techniques – is that it can produce both subtle and complex therapy in the hands of a skilled and experienced therapist and yet it can be surprisingly successful as a self help tool, too. Because it is a product of the Internet era, awareness of EFT’s ...

Sometimes, but not usually, pain or discomfort is the result of one single traumatic event. When that happens we can use EFT techniques to resolve the emotions surrounding the trauma, and get physical relief really quickly. I would suggest that when a person experiences a medical trauma such as a stroke heart attack, a fall or even a finger cut, some of the residual pain might be a result of the trauma event itself. EFT can often help release the emotional charge, and associated pain, surrounding the trauma event.

Recently I had one of those experiences that we probably all have from time to time, but wish we had skipped it. I pulled a muscle, and anyone who has done that knows how painful it can be. I’ve done it before, so I knew immediately what was wrong, but the thought of dealing with a lot of pain for days didn’t appeal much to me. The last time I pulled a muscle, it was in my chest, and every breath that I took hurt. The pain was so bad that it scared me, and I saw my doctor.

Emotional Freedom, Australia A Peaceful Futurer You can look forward to a peaceful future! A future without emotional pain! A future where you are in charge of your emotions, rather than being controlled by negative emotions! A future where you are free of anger! A future where you are free of guilt! A future where you are free of fear!

Tip # 1: Give something away every day that costs you nothing but can be priceless. Find this and the upcoming tips at www.Powerof10s.com Tip # 2: Change Your Mind to Change Your Life – Thoughts are arguably among the most powerful tools rnwe possess to affect change in our lives.

We all create something every minute of every day. It doesn’t matter if you are creating a sacred spot to call your own for reading or whatever you choose to do. Some people create relationships; some create artwork while others create time efficiency. We are continuously creating. While you are busy creating, your mind takes you to a place of peacefulness and harmony. You might vision which way your furniture looks best or which area has more sunlight for your houseplants. It doesn’t matter; your mind takes you to that place.

”Never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. People will take you very much at your own reckoning.” Anthony Trollope How do you picture yourself? Do you have a positive or negative image of yourself? Many people don't like what they see on the outside, or ...

nLately, more and more people have been asking me how I know the emotional cause behind a person’s physical pain. After all, if we are to eliminate a physical pain using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), then it would help to pinpoint the emotional cause of the pain. The process of finding the emotional source is fairly simple, but takes practice. nnThis article assumes you have a basic knowledge of EFT. An easy way to get started with EFT is to download my free 16-page e

Regardless if you have a goal that is personal or professional, here are some tips to help you attain it. 1. Stay focused: It is so easy to get sidetracked by people and outside influences. Always keep your mind focused on your goal. 2. Clear the clutter: If it is office space, a workout area, the less clutter you have the less you will become sidetracked. 3. Stay positive: Keep your energy field positive. Keep negative friends at bay. Surround yourself with people that have reached their goal.r

I am the mom to 3 wonderful and loving cats, each of whom I adore. Each of them is very different from the others, and very special in his or her own unique way, and my daughter and I have taken great pleasure from having these three as a part of our lives. Of the three cats, the most timid is Blue. She is a beautiful cat, brown and white, with the most beautiful blue eyes I’ve ever seen in a cat, hence her name. My daughter rescued Blue when she was a kitten and her mother was run over by a car.

In order for affirmations to be effective it is important to understand these 3 keys. Once you grasp these concepts you will be on your way to creating your life by design. Key #1: Affirmations are much more than a written positive statement of what we want.

Two simple words, “I’m Sorry” are so hard for some to say. Some say those words and never mean them. Some people wait for many years to hear those words and expect a closure that never comes. So why is it that the simplest of words in the English language, or any language for that matter, carry such deep scars, and such great animosity?

Claustrophobia can be a crippling condition for people who suffer with it. It can severely limit the things they do and the places they go. For others, they may not even realize that they are claustrophobic until something happens to trigger the condition. This was the case for me. I never liked small, enclosed places, but never really had a problem until I was sent for an MRI last year. Even though the place I was sent did what are called "open MRIs", there is still a very small area enclosed on 3 sides and an open area on the 4th side.

I take an oath to you. What exactly does an oath mean? It is a solemn promise to fulfill a pledge and it usually involves invoking a witness. There all types of people in all different professions that take an oath. Some people don’t need to take an oath. They live every single day as if the decisions that they make, and everything they do IS in the best interest of others. If you were to raise your hand to take an oath, what would your words be? What is it that you would be promising? Would it be any different that the things that you have been doing thus far?

I’ve been working with adoptees for nearly 20 years now, and I thought I had heard pretty much every regret there was to hear from an adoptee, but yesterday I heard one I hadn’t heard before, and it caused me to feel a profound sadness. An adoptee contacted me about scheduling an EFT session, and on my intake form she said that one of her biggest regrets was having been born.

Headaches…we all get them, and they’re not much fun. Often our headaches are a result of stress, anxiety, anger, frustration and other negative emotions.

This is something a lot of entrepreneurs do that really sabotages their success. They get so caught up with what everyone else is thinking. Their brains are going a mile a minute with all sorts of worry and comparisons. As a result, they procrastinate and don’t take action. I remember when I first started my ezine and had people opt out of my newsletter the first few months. Boy, did a lot of fears and doubts pop up. I had to do a lot of mindset work to not take it personally. Do any of these thoughts sound familiar? -This won’t be good enough...rn-It’s too different...r

Rejection. It’s a word that nobody involved in an adoption search wants to think about. Unfortunately, rejection is something that every searcher needs to consider. It happens. It’s terribly sad for all conce ed, and can emotionally deeply wound the person being rejected, but it is one of the possible outcomes of any search. Having personally been through a 7 year search myself, and having held the hands of hundreds of searching adoptees and birthmothers, I know how common it is for searchers to say that they’re prepared for any outcome in their search.

The beauty of being an entrepreneur is we can determine our income. One of the ways of the fastest ways raising your income is to give yourself a raise. With the beginning of a new year, it’s time to think about if you want to do that. Here are a few questions to ask yourself? 1. When is the last time you increased your rates? 2. Do you feel good about what you are charging?

Lots of us live with work related stress. I did for a very long time. I didn’t handle it well. I seemed to be in a constant state of upset, as my high stress job impacted on my life and on my emotions. My boss was a jerk, my deadlines were unrealistic, and I was only noticed if I screwed up. Not a pleasant way to exist. When I could no longer stand the unending stress and accompanying headaches (and lets not forget the crying binges) I started looking around for a magic bullet. No more talking therapy. I’d been there and done that and found it totally ineffective.

(This article assumes the reader is familiar with EFT. It was originally published in Gary Craig's newsletter in 2009.) I have come up with an approach for using EFT to resolve deep-seated problems rooted in our family history. (I call it Family Energetics). I am getting outstanding results with every single client I use this approach with. That's because I have folks look at areas that they didn't realize were impacting them and then use EFT to clear those areas, gently and effectively. So this approach adds in a different line of questioning that can show where we need to tap.

Happy New Year to you! How is your 2012 so far? What commitments have you made for the year ahead? What changes will take place in your life this year? And what are you doing about being more YOU? Allow me to explain. At the beginning of a new year, a lot of advice is flying around … how you can look different; how you can feel different; what you can accomplish; how successful you can be in various areas of your life, and … and … Ugh! Even considering all of that de-energizes me and jangles my nervous system!

I am birthmother to a 41 year old son. Back when I was pregnant with him, mine was a shameful secret, because only “bad girls” got pregnant. I’m happy to say that the world has changed a lot in that respect. Girls who become pregnant today face a very different set of problems tha I did. Many girls today even chose to keep and raise their children, an opportunity that was not imaginable 40 years ago. Over the last 18 years I have gotten to know many birthmothers who relinquished their children in the sixties and seventies.

Being a birthmom myself, this is an issue that is near and dear to my heart. I spent many years feeling that I did not have the right to search for my son. When the social worker at the adoption agency told me that by signing the relinquishment papers I was giving up my right to ever have my son in my life again, I believed her. Emotionally, I tucked my son away in a corner of my mind, and only acknowledged him when he snuck out for birthdays, holidays or other special occasions.

With the drop in the job market people are looking for other ways to be successful. Sometimes people look at what others are doing in their profession and consider changing their own, they might look at a different trade, or they might go to school to further their education. People look at their options for success. A lot of times people look at what others are doing to try to imitate it thinking they can become successful as well.

This is the age of information and technology. But what does it means to a common person . He/she is dying with information overload . On any aspect/issue there is tons of advise/tips available but the question is, which one is reliable and in my interest ? You may be a well informed person and calculate the outcome of events around you precisely. But for how long, and on how many issues? The technology, theories and environment all are changing very fast. As a result, any ca

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month; this is to honor the abused. A child can be abused by parents, stepparents, grand parents, siblings, and other relatives. This is a hypothetical story about a child and his mother, however, it could be the story of anyone. In this day and age, everyone is supposed to love their mother. The love should come naturally, and shouldn’t feel expected of you. Not mine; it is a constant struggle to have to love her.

__________________________________________________ This story is a wonderful of using EFT to help a client receive wonderful results and postpone his needed surgery.. I recently worked with a client, Harold, a gentleman in his 70’s whose doctor had told him that he had a heart arrhythmia -irregular heart beat. His doctor was monitoring him for surgery for a pace maker. Harold’s strong negative emotions for the surgery made him open to “try anything” (within reason) - which is why, a fairly conservative man was open to try tapping.

Stress wreaks havoc on our mind and our body. We will examine the impact of stress and use traffic as an example. If you do not commute back and forth to work, just imagine you are leaving town on your vacation.

It’s rough out there right now for a lot of people. For some people, they have barely noticed anything different. I was one of them. I’d go to work and when I was done, my husband and I would go out to dinner, and we couldn’t believe there was a recession going on. The restaurants were crowed as usual, cars in the mall parking lot, etc. Then it hit, I was laid off from my job. Now I was one of them, the less fortunate. Our life was about to change.

Everyone has those times in their lives. The kids are driving you crazy and can’t go out because it’s raining. You partner just came home from work grumbling and swearing under their breath. You feel like you’re coming down with a cold, and, oh yes, you just found out that you had a check bounce! For most of us, one or two stressful issues can be handled, but once we reach a certain point, we are overwhelmed with our lives and the level of our stress.

It was more than twenty five years ago, and it was a day that I will never forget. I had given birth to my second son in the beginning of September. I brought him home to a one bedroom apartment. The bedroom was big, both of my sons slept in there and my husband at the time and I slept on a foldout couch. I had already learned how precious life was I had had two previous miscarriages, and I was lucky to have gone full term with both my sons. I had a tubal ligation at the tender age of 21; there would be no more babies.

EFT and Spiritual Growth Some things I've noticed over the last few years that others may find of use: I'm not an expert in this [ still in kindergarten] and there are probably many other ways to achieve the same result. These methods may save you some time by supplying a certain structure. I am indebted to The Course in Miracles, David R.Hawkins,Stephen Daniels and of course Gary Craig. A few points: Muscle testing [kinesiology] is not a local response. While useful for telling instantly whether something is toxic or nutritious it has a wide application in telling truth from

“You’ve got to be kidding. My life is falling apart, and I’m supposed to be grateful?” Well, yes. I know that sounds just insane when everything has turned to disaster. If you or your loved one is battling a serious, even terminal disease, if you’ve lost your job or even your home, if your marriage or long-term relationship is in serious trouble or over… Sometimes life can be just plain hell, and I’m not going to sugar-coat it. But you still have a choice.

EFT and Grey Life Syndromenby Chip EngelmannnnThrough the connectivity of the Web and the wonder of SKYPE, I am now getting customers from across the world who want to get rid of their emotional and physical aches and pains. But most of my clients view EFT as a form of therapy where you take what is wrong to the practitioner, and he or she helps you get better. Better, in this case, means back to your life before you had your emotional or physical aches and pains. nnStopping

Guilt, Moralities and Great Sex, Like Oil and Vinegar; How EFT Can Help One definition of guilt is; feeling culpable for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy or self-reproach. We feel guilty when we have crossed a defined boundary. That line we try not to cross was often defined by a moral authority, be it a parent, our idea of God, a religious codex or a societal norm. Guilt is the exact opposite of an aphrodisiac. It leads to feelings of inadequacy, avoidance behaviors, anxiety and can even lead to depression. Want a great sex life?

What does your energy tell you about yourself, are you highly strung, are you argumentative, do people talk nice to you, do people talk abruptly to you, do people smile at you, or do you get odd looks. Did you know that we are receivers of what we send out.. If your energy is vibrating stress, anxiety, hate or anger, it is likely that you will receive back the same type of energy you are delivering. The same goes for love, joy, happiness and gratitude, if you are sending this out as you go about your day then it is likely that you will get that back.

Valentine’s Day might be considered to many as a Hallmark holiday. For some it might just be another day that they want to forget, and for other’s it will be a day that they will always remember. Some will go all out lavishly as a token to express their love. For some an “I love you” will simply suffice.

When I was interviewed for the Inner Healing Compass teleseminar series, I talked about how setting healthy boundaries can prevent long term physical pain and illness. I’ve considered this a lot lately, because it seems that most of the work I do with clients is based around feeling safe enough to set boundaries and avoid compromise. One of my clients felt compromised and the result was that her allergies flared up.

No matter how near or how far; you inspire me. No matter how rich or how poor you are; you inspire me. No matter what language you speak; you inspire me. No matter the color of your skin; you inspire me. No matter if you have new clothes or if they’re worn thin; you inspire me. No matter if your days are full of laughter or full of tears; you inspire me. No matter if you run to the finish line or you can’t walk at all; you inspire me.

The moment of truth is that moment when you realize that you can’t run from your fears. When you have to face what it is that you don’t want to face. It is about coming to terms and about letting go of what you don’t need in your life anymore. It might sound like a cliché but it’s the truth. Let’s see how it works. This is a test for you to do to see how much you have grown. You can pick a person, place or thing that you use to like. It could be a something that you just visited last week or ten years ago. Now, go back there. Notice these things when you leave.

Take the mix and put it in a bowl, add one cup of flour. Then add a dash of salt and add in 3 eggs. You can translate this recipe into the life of a child; a child that will learn how to walk, talk, run and play. The cup of flour symbolizes the love and encouragement that you instill in them. It in turn instills a sense of security within them and a sense of knowing that they can achieve anything. At this point we add in the salt. The salt is to remind them that all things in life are not fair and that all wounds do eventually heal.

Amazing New Technique Allows Students and Job Seekers to Take Exams Free of Anxiety. Learn How to Overcome the Number One Issue Burdening Most People Who Fail Exams. (San Diego, CA) Standardized tests are a fact of life in elementary school, high school and college. Employment application tests are a fact of life in the job market. Most test-takers feel some anxiety before exams, and that is to be expected. For many people, tests are serious stumbling blocks. No matter how pr

Picture this: you are focused on being, not doing. You are fully present in the now of this moment. And then this moment. And now this moment. You are at peace. You flow with every circumstance and gift life has to offer, and life continues to offer you more and more amazing gifts. How can a life without goals work? Enjoy every moment. Appreciate every experience. Every day life presents new things to you. Each one is a gift. Whether you see it as a gift at the time or not, it is a gift. Sometimes the most difficult experiences can be the greatest gifts.

Imagine you are in the process of decorating your living room. You begin to think of how you want the room to feel when you are there, perhaps different colors of your walls or wallpaper, and even the fabric of your furniture. Then you begin the process of finding what you like best. Maybe you aren’t sure of what you like so you begin to look around at stores, the net, catalogs, books - anything that can provide you with the look and feel you desire. You then get what you w

There are so many ways of advertising your business and they all come with different price tags. It could be flyers, ads in newspapers/websites, sponsorships. There are hundreds of ways to do this. I want to share the best one (and my favorite) with you – and it doesn’t cost a cent! (Really!)

I'm a messenger on a mission. And it could be the message you've been waiting for your whole life. This message says that there is nothing wrong with you; nothing broken, nothing missing. You do have a few misconceptions and some misinformation and this is where I come in. I'm here to change your mind, more aptly, open your mind. You've been given an invaluable gift. a gift that has either gone unnoticed or misused for most of your life. My assignment is to help you open it and use it to its full capacity.

Stress is widely accredited with being the prime suspect in the development of disease, whether this is seen as mainly emotional as in depression and anxiety disorder, or physical such as with cancer or autoimmune conditions. But what causes the stress? Why are we finding it so hard to adapt to our way of living, or to give it up and live stress-free lives? The answer is trauma – both big ‘T’ and little ‘t’ traumas – which have a dramatic i

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a foolproof way to know if you’re lined up with your life purpose, the whole reason you’re here? Actually, there is a way to figure out whether your life is headed in a good direction that’s going to be pleasing to you and in sync with your life purpose or not. Every one of us has a built-in guidance system – it’s kind of like a GPS for your life. It’s based on the principle that what you think with emotion is what you will get, whether that’s good or bad.

This article is written for the children who don’t have responsible parents. For the children that are being neglected and feel that they have no one. When a child is born there is only a limited number of people involved in that child’s life: the hospital where they were born, the parents, the family members and the doctor’s office. After a period of time, the community might become aware that there is a new baby that has just arrived.

Choices; we all make them everyday. Some of us learn from the poor choices that we’ve made in life. Some of us regret the choices that we’ve made. A lot of us understand the repercussions of the choices we have made. A lot of people don’t understand the repercussions at all. I feel that there should be a mandatory class on decision making skills in school. I think that it should be in the primary grades and then again in junior high and high school.

Adoption search is a complex topic. There are so many things that can happen during or at the end of a search that it boggles the mind. Adoptees in search of birth families seem to have the best track record. Since they have access to non-identifying information, they have an advantage over birth family members. Their adoptive parents may also have information, even identifying information, conce ing their family of origin. All of this can be extremely helpful in a search. At the end of an adoptee’s search, the situation can go in different ways.

We are all connected. Everything we do and everything we see and everything we feel connects us to all living things. What draws us together are our emotions and experiences. Our common bonds are the things that we seek out and manifest in our daily lives. What happens to one has an impact on all in one form or another. Regardless if it is a positive or negative action, it will have a repercussion on us. From the deep blue sky above, to the ground we walk on, and the waters that surround us, we are all connected.

I know that I always stress the importance of testing, testing, and re-testing when we believe we have collapsed an issue with a client. Much has also been said about working through the fear of the fear of any phobia since it can be just as strong as the presenting fear/phobia. I’ve recently ...

The one trait that all very successful solo-preneurs, coaches, consultants, healers, and spiritual teachers have in common is that they have a clear and compelling vision for the future of their businesses. This is something that you can do too. You can think about the future and create an attraction plan and a big vision for the future. We create an attraction plan in our Law of Attraction results programs for our clients. In the meantime, you can start thinking about how yo

The Key to This Abundance Thingynby Chip EngelmannnnIn the preface of my book, The Born Loser's Guide to Abundance, I state that it is possible to have issues, low self-worth and limiting beliefs, and still be rich. I go on to state that it is not having the issues, but focusing on the issues, low self-worth and limiting beliefs, that cuts off the flow of abundance. nnStill, the questions that came up during my teleconference last week were:nn 1. Do I have to get rid of all m

Sex and Body Image The link between what a woman feels about her body and her sexuality is becoming clearer and clearer with each research study. It’s also been estimated that over 40% of women have some sort of sexual dysfunction. Can the two be connected? I believe that they are indeed. If you are constantly focused on how you look, and specifically what your body looks like to yourself and others then you can’t really let go and surrender into great sex. Great sex comes from a complex soup of feeling vulnerable, safe, connected, and present in the moment.

This Law of Attraction strategy requires a commitment from you to set time aside. Use this time to focus on doing some Law of Attraction manifesting exercises to jump start your business results. For those of you who are not working with a Law of Attraction results Coach, you may wonder what some manifestations exercises are that you can use to improve your Law of Attraction results. A great one to get you started is to practice visualizing what it is that you want for 15 min

You are my heart, you are my soul. I want you with; as I grow old. You’re mean to me, but you are all I see. You will call and say you’ll be late, that’s ok, I’ll sit and wait. It’s ok, you are all I see. Don’t call me, I’ll call you, is what you say to me. I don’t understand, we were meant to be. You are all I see. You get mad and yell at me. My love for you is so strong; can’t you see? You are all I see. I don’t make plans, I wait to see what you have planned for me. You are all I see. I go to the bathroom to dry my tears. Look, there in the mirror…you are all I see.

We see the same sun although we are a great distance apart. We look at the same moon and the same stars, even though an ocean divides us. I awake in the morning and think about all the possibilities this new day will bring.

The New Year is fast approaching, and I keep hearing people talk about what they are "stopping" or what they are "not going to do" anymore or what they need to "get rid of" in their lives. How about if you decided to Add Something Good instead of taking something away? I know for me if I keep focused on taking things…

I have often heard that there was no such thing as being perfect and that perfection was nothing more than an illusion. I have found it to be much more than that. To attain the state of being perfect, the mind, body and spirit have to be in total correlation with one another. When you have reached this level, the sense of perfection is that there are no levels higher; you have attained pure joy.

What are you worried about? What were you thinking about as you clicked onto this link? That is probably associated to the obstacle in your life right now. Our obstacles in life can generally be associated to our thought patterns. To overcome or gain awareness into this pattern, we need to practice staying present, this will help us to remove the obstacles in our lives. It is an easy process with the main theory being awareness. How can you increase your awareness and move b

Everything you say and do should have a loving undertone to it. Every single word spoken to your mate, co-worker, or stranger should be with the mindset of talking to yourself. By this I mean, how do you like being spoken to? Are you short fused with others? How would you like to be spoken to like that? Or, how would you like being treated that particular way? Everyone has bad days, but the key to it is not to pass on that negativity to others. Take 5 minutes, clear your head and start off from a better place. Your day will improve and others will notice.

EFT Master Paul Lynch takes you through his exciting technique for identifying the possible emotional causes of physical aches and pains.nnBefore I explain the Colour of Pain, maybe I should tell you a little about how I came to EFT and where I am with it now. nnWhen I was first introduced to Emotional Freedom Techniques in 1998, I was painfully shy. I had a fear of public speaking and was a smoker. EFT has helped me with all of these issues – and much more. nnMy wife Val a

Why did "The Secret" resonate with so many people? It's because the movie taught us about the Law of Attraction! Think of the Law of Attraction as "The Golden Rule Boomerang": You get what you give! You give what you get! It has the ability to create a positive cycle in our lives. How many of us have had personal experiences with the Law of Attraction working? How about our friends? Postitive thinking has the power to uplift us from our problems and see solutions. The Law of

In this day and age of seemingly “instant” gratification one of the biggest obstacles I have found that hangs people up when they are looking to make big changes in their lives is…Frustration. Have you ever felt frustrated? So many self help books and programs are filled with tips and techniques to manifest your desires but when people try them they are often left disappointed and angry. Why? Most of these programs do not address the real deal. They leave an important part of the equation out.

A Tail Ender is your initial (uncensored) response to a positive affirmation. Tail Enders are an excellent way to find core issues and beliefs. Whatever our beliefs, we have the 'evidence' to support them - 'the evidence and proof' are the specific events that occurred in your life. You took on that belief or came to that conclusion about your self, life and others as a result of a particular event. Tap on these events one by one so the corresponding beliefs collapse and dissolve. Write down your first response to the following positive affirmations: 1. I am lovable 2.

I am a firm believe that angels walk among us. To me an angel is someone who has endured hardships and has come out of the difficult times with understanding and grace. The angel that walks among us knows only love and compassion and both listens and teaches with utter attentiveness. Personally, I have been blessed to have crossed the path of many of angels. Regardless if it is in line at the supermarket, the hairdresser, or on an interview, their words lighten your heart and put a smile on your face.r

Stress and frustrations can mar your entire life if you fail to do something positive to deal with them. If you’re constantly stressed up, there’s no way you can succeed in any venture in life. The same scenario is also applicable when you’re frustrated. The good news is this: there’s always a way out of stress and frustrations. You can use Emotional Freedom Technique to free yourself from such conditions. Basically, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) refers to an alte

Your inner strength is where you draw your power from. It could be from past experiences that you learned from, it could be from faith in yourself, or from your faith in your religion. Your inner strength is constantly evolving. As the New Year approaches you anticipate the changes that this New Year will bring forth. We have watched firsthand the furry that the force of nature carries. We have seen the acts of evil firsthand and have grieved together as a nation. We have watched so many talented people leave us this year. We sit and wonder what will be next.

This past month, I’ve been to so many events where I saw entrepreneurs repeatedly make the same mistakes. Ultimately, that is taking them off the fast path to success. Over and over again! These entrepreneurs complain, get frustrated, disappointed and even angry that they’re not having the results that they want. Lack of focus is their big mistake. And not just “lack of focus” but lack of focus on what’s most important. Here’s what they’re doing which is sidetracking their success:

If I could sum up all the important things in my life I can put it into two words, “be grateful.” No matter what you have, or what you don’t have, you have to be grateful for what you do have. Awake each morning by feeling grateful. From the moment you open your eyes, start off by feeling grateful that you even awoke. Life is short and we are not guaranteed another day. Then I go on to feeling grateful that you awoke in your bed. It does not matter how comfortable, or uncomfortable your bed is.

Do You Remember What a Push Me-Pull You Is? In the movie, Dr. Doolittle, a man who could talk to the animals, was sent a very unique animal, called a Push Me – Pull You. It had two heads and two sets of front legs. When one half wanted to move forward, the other half would have to move backward. This caused a lot of confusion and disharmony. Most of the time, the animal just stood still. What is the Push Me-Pull You Syndrome?

Have you ever had one of those days where you think, “I wish I knew how to do this, or I wish I would have gone there, or I wish I would have tried doing that?” Whether it is something like rock climbing, or learning a language, or getting a degree, it is never too late to do it. If there is one thing that life holds, it is uncertainty. This applies to all areas of your life; career, marital status and death. So if you are thinking that you are too old to learn something, think again.r

While reading this, please bear in mind that it is not just father's who leave. There are also mothers who chose to leave. Whatever their reasons are; try your best to put yourself in their shoes. This is a tool for those whom might need it. I love my father, I just don't know him.

"What would you rather believe?" By Rosetta Black, Owner of Winning Changes What if beliefs & memories weren't real but simply manifestations of the meaning we have given to a specific event or thing? A good example might be food, for instance. When did you decide to like or dislike a certain food? I love pepperoni pizza. The first time I ate it, I was 12 at grand opening of our new drive-in movie. It tasted so good. I swear it was the best pizza I have ate to this day.

Negative emotions sap your energy and undermine your effectiveness. In the negative emotional state, you find the lack of desire to do anything. The mind is filled with thoughts of fear, doubts and insecurities. Your body experiences fatigue, tightness and muscle tension. nnNotice that your negative emotions arise when you respond to something, attach a meaning to it and picture it in your mind. You add power to it by using words to label and describe the situation or emotion

We all have come across that time in our life when the grass looks greener on the other side. Well, this is to help you decipher exactly what it is that you are missing in your life.

nIn his Palace Of Possibilities Series – Using EFT to Achieve One’s Potential, Gary Craig www.emofree.com talks in depth about the “writings on our walls” as a metaphor for our self talk; the attitudes, opinions & beliefs that we have accumulated over the years from our parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, religion, peers, books, TV and an endless list of other "authorities" in our lives, that we use to define ourselves and our self worth. Our sel

If this isn't an interesting topic, I don't know what is. You can learn a lot about business success on Shark Tank. For those of you who haven’t watched it, aspiring entrepreneurs come on the show asking for funds to grow their business. Some contestants have new businesses that haven’t really made much money and some are more seasoned.

Developing the Inner Witness When someone starts doing therapy or any sort of self-reflective inner work, their first task is to develop the Inner Witness, the one who reflects your experience back to you. This has also been called the Observing Self, and its job is simply to record what you think, feel, say and do, moment to moment. The Inner Witness is only a witness. It does not judge; it does not comment; it does not correct. Those things are done by the Inner Critic, which we'll get to in a moment.

Remember that expression? “Why buy the cow, when you can get the milk for free”. Well, we women know what are mother’s were referring to. (It was a silly expression but I found myself using it during some of my private clients' sessions to really drive home a point) This expression also applies in business. I’ve talked to so many entrepreneurs who give away everything without a thought until they get mad because they’re not making more money. Here’s some examples of what they do:

Just this morning I got an email from another coach that said, “Become totally immersed in your subject and goal. Eat, drink sleep and live for this goal; think of it all the time.” I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t sound like much of a life to me. I want to be able to be fully present to those I love and enjoy being with. I want to reach my goals, but I want to be able to relax and enjoy life also.

Recently I got a phone call from the distraught mother of a potential groom. This mother called me because her son was supposed to get married in just a few days, and was suddenly getting cold feet and telling his mom that he wasn’t sure he could go through with it. Her first question to her son was “Do you love her?”, referring to her soon to be daughter in law. The answer was an immediate YES! The next question was “So what’s the problem?”. It turned out that the problem was her son’s doubts about himself. What if he failed miserably at marriage?

Why do you tap? To get rid of something? To tap away something? Because you are sick to death of feeling the way you do? Because you want it gone? Because you are ready to scream? Just imagine that a pain or dis-ease is the only way your body can get your attention. It is your body's way of communicating with you. The more you do not pay attention to you and your body, the louder, more progressive and chronic the pain becomes. Now, just imagine that pain is a feeling you had as a three year old. Imagine you felt rejected or unwanted because of something.

You could be in my seat. You’re walking around aimlessly, not sure which way to go. You could be in my seat. You can review all of the court case files, yes; you could be in my seat. You can watch people come and go, deciding their fate; you could be in my seat. Sitting there, arms in shackles, you could be in my seat.

I was passing by this house every single day. The couple on the porch rocking in their rocking chairs would kindly smile and wave to me, always full of cheer. One day it was a little hotter than usual and I must have looked pretty tired as the lady asked me “Do you want a drink?” I was happy she had asked because I was feeling pretty parched at that point. She ran and brought me back some cold ice tea. That was so refreshing! I said thank you. I looked at their smile, it seemed like they didn’t have a care in the world.

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The Winter Olympics took place in Vancouver, BC this year. Athletes from all over the world have come to compete for the coveted “Gold” medallion; showing that they are the best in the world at their sport.

I have had the pleasure of working with and hanging out with both types of women. I don’t particularly like the word weak, so I will use the term; temporarily weak. I have pondered about both of these types and I tried furiously to come up with a common denominator. So this is how I broke it down.