Most of the time we can’t see the path to our final destination. Sometimes we can barely see what our next step should be.
It can be hard to act when this happens and so we need to be able to trust ourselves and trust the process.
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today we tap to be able to take the next step even when we can’t see the whole path.
Powerful action doesn’t have to be grand or heroic.
“A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.” – William Hazlitt
Today we tap to have the courage and presents to this moment to make meaningful small actions.
Caring for someone else can feel like a dangerous task. When we care we are are opening ourselves up to having our efforts turned down.
But when we care for someone else we see how much they are worth and it makes it easier to take difficult action because we see what good can come from that action.
Even though it is hard, “From caring comes courage.” – Lao Tzu
Today we tap to be open to caring and to accepting the courage that results from that caring.
I agree with Nelson Mandela: “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
There will be times when we will still feel fearful, even after tapping. Fear in itself isn’t a bad thing, it’s just the part of us looking out for danger.
Courage is seeing what could go wrong and still acting in the face of possible failure.
Today we are going to tap to take action even when we feel fearful.
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius
In the hustle of my daily life it is very easy for me to miss the beauty that surrounding me. It is not hard to see if I take the time to see it. When I do see it it makes everything in my day brighter and easier.
Today we tap to open our eyes to see the beauty all around.
“We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery.” – Paulo Coelho
I think one of the hallmarks of my maturing is the fact that I am becoming more and more comfortable with mystery. This does not mean that I have stopped striving to learn more and to understand. It simply means that when I don’t fully understand I can still be at peace in the moment.
Today we tap to be more comfortable with mystery.
Norman Vincent Peale is right: “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
There are times when we feel like we are being arrogant and egomaniacal when we believe in ourselves. Self belief and confidence is good and many times needed.
Today we tap to be comfortable in self belief.
This is a lovely quote by Anne Lamott: “I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.”
I don’t understand grace, but for some reason the more open I am to grace working in my life the more likely it is to be there.
Today we tap to be open to grace.
“You are beautiful. Know this. Anyone who tells you otherwise is simply lying. You are beautiful.”
― Steve Maraboli
I don’t know about you, but I need to hear that more. I need to believe that more.
You are beautiful. Today we are going to tap to being open to believing that.
Lots of people ask me about how they can tap surrogately for their loved ones. I think Yoko Ono got it right when she said, “Healing yourself is connected with healing others.”
It is important that we recognize the importance of caring for ourselves when we are wanting to see a difference in the world. When we heal ourselves we then have the resources to care for others and, more importantly, our own healing clears space for others to heal.