Falling Off The EFT Wagon

I’m by nature a very impatient person. Especially when it comes to seeing results from self help techniques. This is why when it comes to EFT I have been on the wagon and off the wagon more times than I can count.

As I talk about in my EFT and the “One Minute Miracle” post my experiences with meridian tapping have yielded inconsistent results and I have yet to figure out why. I never completely quit practicing because I’m sort of like a gambler. The fact that one time out of 20 I hit a jackpot keeps me coming back for more.

The last month or so I fell off the wagon again. Both my kids got sick with a nasty cold and then my husband and I caught it as well. I’ve also been working on a couple of freelance projects trying to bring in some income. It’s slow going and that’s frustrating (note first sentence of this post). Finances are so tight they squeak.

On top of that there are some rumors going around my husband’s company that layoff’s may be coming in the next couple of weeks which has us REALLY on edge. We just got here. Moved over 3,000 miles to another country for my husband’s job. If he loses it what will we do? Would we go back to the States where there are no jobs? Would we stick around here in Canada to see what else he can get?

With this much going on I often avoid EFT because doing setup statements and a whole round of tapping – even though it only takes a couple of minutes – feels too overwhelming. When this happens I refer back to one of my favorite books Donna Eden’s Energy Medicine . I especially like the “Three Thumps”, the “Crown Pull” and the “Separating Heaven & Earth” techniques. They require no setup statements, no focusing on issues, no real effort except for breathing.

I try to remember to run through these techniques at least first thing in the morning and a couple of other times throughout the day. They help me feel grounded and more in control. I have also noticed that since I’ve been doing them I no longer feel symptoms of depression. I’m not sure if that’s a cumulative effect of all the tapping that I have done in the last 3 months or if it’s from using these protocols alone.

So, am I back on the wagon? Well, sort of. I’m not giving up on energy medicine. I may deviate from EFT protocols to try other things but I will always do some sort of energy practice. Even if it’s just for 30 seconds a day. I know in the end my life will be better for it.