Category: Spiritual Tap-Along

From my own experience, what Saint Teresa of Ávila says is true: “To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.”

Today we are going to tap to be gentle with ourselves when we go astray, and to be open to what can be learned when we do.

I Have Failed At Learning New Things In The Past
(audio 3m45s)

There’s a part of me that wishes that it always worked out…There’s a part of me that always wishes it was perfect…There’s a part of me that wishes that every action I took created exactly what I wanted…It’s good to have expectations…It’s good to have dreams…It’s good to have something that I’m moving towards in a very specific, deliberate way…And it’s not always going to work out…It’s not always going to be perfect…Things will go wrong…And I will go down the wrong path…But every time I do that…There’s going to be value…There’s going to be a lesson…I’m going to learn something about myself…I’m going to learn new skills…I’m going to gain experience which creates a sense of contrast…So that as I move forward…The next time…I will approach things in new ways…This doesn’t mean that I’m courting failure…This doesn’t mean that I’m courting detours…This doesn’t mean that I’m going to be stuck on purpose…It simply means I know there is value in these things…It simply means that I appreciate the fact that there’s a different way…When I go astray…When I go off my path…I will certainly try to find my way back…I will certainly try to find the way…To put myself in a position…Where success is possible…But when this happens…When I go astray…When it doesn’t work out…I recognize the value…It can provide…As I move forward.

Today we are going to reflect on the Evelyn Underhill quote: “There is no place in my soul, no corner of my character, where God is not.”

Regardless of your religious beliefs, or if you use the word God to describe your sense of the universe, there is an understanding that whatever connects us is in every fiber of who we are.

There Is No Place That God Is Not
(audio 3m45s)

I recognize I’m on a journey…I recognize it’s a process…I recognize my spiritual journey is unfolding…With new things revealing themselves daily…With new things showing up in big and small ways…But even though it’s a journey…That thing that I’m journeying to…Is right here…It’s always been right here…It always will be right here…In some ways the journey is an illusion…The moments and the experiences…Are helping me to understand…In a way that makes it possible…For me to digest it in bite size pieces…But in reality…There’s no journey…In reality, there’s nothing I’m moving to…Everything I need…Everything I am…Is right here…Always has been…And always will be…That doesn’t mean that I have stopped moving…That doesn’t mean that I have stopped trying…It will continue to unfold…Because that’s the way I can process it…But it’s easy to get lost in the journey…It’s easy to get lost in thinking about how far do we have to go…I allow myself…And give myself permission…To be fully present…In big and small ways…As this easy and gently…Unfolds inside of me…As I journey to that place…I already am…Which is here…In me.

Today we are going to reflect on: “There is the Music of Heaven in all things and we have forgotten how to hear it until we sing.” – Hildegard of Bingen

Sometimes it takes action for us to find our way to what is working and supporting our lives. It is almost as if once we take the first few steps the path starts to show up in front of us.

Today we are going to tap for the courage to take the first step which will unlock the grace that is ever-present.

Music In Heaven
(audio 3m45s)

There’s a part of me…That knows what is in the world…That sees the magic…That sees the connection…That sees the beauty in all things…And there are times when I forget this…There are times when I lose connection with this…There are times when I don’t see that it is there…But I give myself permission…To recognize that when I take action…That when I step out…That when I choose to see myself as bigger than I am in this moment…I start to connect…In deeper and more profound ways…When I take small action…In seeing the beauty in myself…And seeing the beauty in the world…It reveals itself…It unfolds…It becomes present…In big and small ways…And I give myself permission…To be easy with myself…As all of this unfolds…I don’t have to see it all…I don’t have to know it all…I simply have to act…With really small steps…And in these small steps…I’m going to move forward gently and easily…Seeing all that there is to see…As the beauty and magic unfolds around me…I don’t have to know it all…I don’t have to see it all…But that first step…Giving myself permission to risk and dare…To know that that beauty is there…Will lead to its unfolding.

From time to time I need to be reminded of Denis Waitley’s quote: “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”

All of the tapping I do is about bringing myself into being fully present in the moment. When I am able to do that I find happiness and am able to be my true self.

Today we are going to tap to find our way to the happiness of the present moment.

Knowing What Happiness Truly Is
(audio 3m10s)

Today we are reflecting on one of my favorite quotes: “All shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.” – Julian of Norwich

From time to time I need to be reminded of the big picture and today we are going to tap for that.

All Shall Be Well
(audio 2m40s)

All will be well…Even when I’m caught in the mess…All will be well…Even when I’m overwhelmed…All will be well…Even when I don’t know what to do next…All will be well…Even when I lack confidence…All will be well…Even when I lack resources…All will be well…Even when I don’t know which way is up…All will be well…Even when I don’t believe all will be well…All will be well…I give myself permission to believe…All will be well…This doesn’t mean that I become lazy…This doesn’t mean that I stop trying…This doesn’t mean that I stop making good choices…But I’m able to see the big picture…All shall be well…And all shall be well…In all manner of all things…All shall be well.

Today we are reflecting on: “Help me to see love, know wisdom, and be guided by inspiration.”

Finding a balance between being present in the world, being willing to learn, and receiving guidance when needed can be really tricky. Let’s tap to find that balance.

Balance
(audio 3m35s)

Day to day…Moment to moment…It’s easy to feel disconnected…It’s easy to feel uninspired…It’s easy to feel unbalanced…For this moment…For today…I give myself permission to let go…The things I don’t need…The things that are getting in the way…And the things that aren’t useful…It is possible for me…To see love around me…I give myself permission…To acknowledge and release…Any block that is preventing me from seeing love today…Love is always there…Love is always present…I give myself permission to find and see that…I have access to…Wisdom…I always have access to wisdom…I give myself permission…To remove any block…Any burden…Anything that is getting in my way…That’s preventing me from seeing wisdom…I’m constantly filled with…And in the presence of…Inspiration…It’s not something that occasionally shows up…It’s not something that’s there from time to time…It’s ever-present…I give myself permission…To be easy with myself…And to recognize and to see…To feel and to be guided by…The inspiration that is ever present…Balance is possible…Love, wisdom and inspiration…Are ever-present…I give myself permission to recognize that fact…To allow that to transform me…And to have that ever-present in this moment.

Today’s reflection is “Help to to recognize that I am a worthy tabernacle.”

A tabernacle is vessel that houses God on this earth. We are vessels worthy of carrying God and when we recognize that we feel more comfortable in our own skin and we act in a way where we are easier with ourselves and others.

Being A Worthy Tabernacle
(audio 3m20s)

I recognize the fact…That I’m a tabernacle of God…That I am a vessel…That brings holiness into the world…Everywhere that I go…I recognize the fact…That I house…A piece of all of that…And when I know that about myself…It is easier for me…To be charitable with myself…And to see my own worth…And when I acknowledge that…I recognize the fact…That I help others to see that about themselves…That if I move in a way…Where I recognize the fact…That I am worthy of being that tabernacle…Knowing it is my birthright…Knowing it was the way that I was made…When I move through the world…In that fashion…I put myself into a position…Which allows me to make better choices…To be gentler with myself…To be easy with myself…To be loving towards others…In all that I say…In all that I do…This isn’t something I have to earn…This is isn’t something that can be taken away from me…It is who I am…Because of the way I have been made…It’s not being arrogant to recognize this…It’s not being egotistical to recognize this…I’ve been born to know this…I am that tabernacle…I give myself permission…To accept that fact…To honor that fact…To love that fact…As it impacts the way I see myself…And how I see the world.

Today’s reflection is, “Help me to feel confident in my own skin, knowing I am enough and worthy of God’s love.”

Confidence is a sense of self-belief with which we are able to act more decisively in moving towards what we truly want in life.

Feeling Confident In Your Own Skin
(audio 3m35s)

There’s a part of me…That isn’t always sure about me…It feels a little uncomfortable…It feels out of place…It feels like it’s going to be judged…Seen as not enough…Or seen as incomplete…But I choose to recognize…I have permission…To be who I am…Where I am…How I am…No matter how imperfect…And how incomplete that is…I am in process…I’m in transformation…And even though I feel like I’m incomplete…Even though I feel like I’m far from done…It is OK for me…To recognize…I am fully worthy of God’s love…I am fully worthy of being here…I’m fully worthy of being present…I give myself permission…To be easy with myself…And easy with the fact…That as I am here…I’m worthy of being here…And worthy means it’s what I’m made for…I don’t have to earn it…There’s nothing I have to overcome to get it…I am simply present…To this in big and small ways…I give myself permission…To be easy with myself…To be gentle with myself…To be comfortable with myself…To be accepting of myself…To be loving of myself…To be acknowledging of myself…To being fully present to myself…To see myself as good…To see myself as lovable…To see myself as worthy of being here…To see myself as worthy of being heard…To see myself as being…Fully and completely me.

Today’s reflection is: “Let my smile offer a kind refuge for the heartbroken.”

This is very straightforward. When we are something for others we open the door to finding it for ourselves.

Let’s tap:

Refuge For The Heartbroken
(audio 3m07s)

I recognize that there is suffering in the world…I recognize the fact that some people have it hard…I recognize the fact that there are those around me…Who are heartbroken…And are hurt…There’s no possible way…For me to care for…Every person who is heartbroken in the world…There’s no possible way…For me to provide healing…For every person who is wounded in the world…And I appreciate the fact…That I’m able to see this in others…And want to be helpful…I can’t solve anyone else’s problems…And I can’t pick up their burden for them…That’s their work…But it’s possible for me…To be present…In such a way…That my presence gives them hope…My presence gives them comfort…My presence helps them to recognize that they are not alone…And often that’s all we need…To face the issue at hand…Let my presence…Let my light…Let my smile…Be that encouragement…And presence today…Help me to see beyond…All that’s going on inside my own head…And my own life…To be that refuge…To be that peace…To be that knowledge that they are not alone…As I move through this day.

I have found in my own life that sometimes it is hard for me to do something for myself, but somehow easier when I am doing the exact same thing for someone else.

Today we are going to reflect on the phrase “help me to be the reflection of love.”

I know I struggle to be loving towards myself at times, but I know it is easier when I am trying to reflect that love for someone else.

Let’s tap:

Reflect Love
(audio 3m00s)

I know how important love is…I know how nurturing it is…I know how healing it is…Love helps me to connect with others…And sometimes it’s hard…Hard to be loving to others…And hard to love myself…As I walk into the day…I want to be…That reflection of love to others…I want to be…That model of love for others…When I reflect love…Others are transformed…When I show love…Others’ burdens are lifted…Not that I’m taking responsibility for others…Not that I’m taking on their burdens…But for me…To be able to be love…Is going to make a difference for me…And a difference for those around me…When I strive to be love…I make a difference…And I make it easier…For me to be…The person I want to be…I’m not fighting for a goal…I’m not fighting for a task…I’m striving to be all that I am…Because when I’m love…I’m all that I am…Which makes me more comfortable inside my own skin…Which helps me to make the choices I want…When I am…That love…All is transformed…What’s around me is transformed…How I act is transformed…And who I am is transformed.