Tool Tuesday: EFT (or: how to feel better without eating all the M&M's)

I had disappointing news today. I know, I know... this is a negative statement. 

“Isn't this blog all about you being positive, Jess, and about making happy changes because you are going to be so annoyingly positive all the time, so you can prove to us that it works? That if you just talk positive, think positive and expect positive, you will GET positive?”

That’s what it’s supposed to be about. But I am only human, just starting on this path of improvement and there will be trial and error. So, unless you have a more positive way to phrase the above message, I really don’t know how to avoid the negativity.

I had another ultrasound today. The hormones are still going up, my body is playing all sorts of tricks on me (complete with a morning sickness and fatigue) and to be honest… the psychics words did me in: I was hopeful again. I called the doctor and she agreed I needed another ultrasound today, to see if the empty sac was now actually showing signs of a growing baby.

Well, you guessed by now that not much has changed. Despite all the positive thinking and affirming… still an empty sack.

I am not sharing this because I need any more pity (although you might want to send flowers I did sob really hard today). No, I am sharing this because it’s actually Tool Tuesday, this blog is about feeling better but I feel really crap. I committed to this "improvement plan", for better and for worse.
Setbacks are part of life. Sure, I'd rather open a bottle of wine, hang on the sofa and watch Oprah while ignoring my family finishing that bottle and a family size bag of M&M’s...

... but I know from the past that this would only spiral me down further. The self-sympathy can last for days. I need to nip it in the bud, without ignoring my emotions. But also without the bag of M&M’s.

Now, you might have heard of EFT before. It stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques. It offers great healing benefits and removes emotional trauma just by tapping on certain acupressure points.

I have been a member of www.mygenie.tv for over a year. I love this site, but will you believe I stopped using their resources? Of course you believe this! After I told you about my lack of discipline (and they even had very useful clips for that issue!), nothing surprises you, right? Not even the stack of Tae Bo DVD's I rush-ordered from TV, but now are laying under my bed, still unpacked, for almost 8 months. 

This EFT site has a library filled with tons of movies; there is EFT for anything you can imagine. From ‘erectile dysfunction’ to’ fear of asking’ and from ‘alcohol addiction’ to ‘creating more abundance’. and everything in between. The options are unlimited!

I am pretty proud of myself. I want to crawl in bed, cry and feel sorry for myself (and I might... just for tonight). But instead of lingering in my misfortune, I will start tapping instead. I will work on releasing this pain and grief.

But you…. YOU should start tapping for abundance, for greater happiness, for more passion, to heal your cat of her arthritis. Really, it works on everything. What are you still doing here? Watch this introduction clip and start tapping! You can thank me later!