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Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a very powerful tool for giving thanks. I am a firm believer that one of the most powerful tools we have for moving our lives to the places we want is to recognize the blessings we have. This puts us at ease, giving us the ability to follow inspiration with less worry and anxiety. When we act with less worry and anxiety we are more likely to follow that inspiration with energy, leading us to richer and fuller lives.
The process I use is very simple, and I do it every day.
1) I get out my big book of gratitude, which is nothing more than a spiral notebook with the words “Big Book of Gratitude” written on the front.
2) I write on the top of a clean sheet of paper, “Thank you for the blessings I have received and the blessings I am receiving.”
3) I make a list of ten things I am thankful for. Some are big (like life) and some are small (like fresh blueberries).
4) I then fill the margins with “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” and “Thank you for the blessings I have received and the blessings I am receiving!” over and over again.
5) Next I do 10 rounds of tapping, one for each of the things on the list. “thank you for fresh blueberries…thank you…thank you…thank you…thank your for the blessings I have received and the blessings I am receiving…thank your for fresh blueberries…”
It is impossible to start your day in a bad mood if you make this process a daily habit.
Similar to tapping in gratitude is tapping in inspirational material. It can really give you a buzz. Try tapping in Marianne Williamson’s famous quote “Our deepest fear is not that we are not that we are inadequate..” See http://www.tap4health.com/feeling-inspired-with-eft/
I love ending my day with this process. By focusing on gratitude before bed, I sleep peacefully.
Thanks for posting this!
I love this article, Gene! I, too, keep a “gratitude”
journal, and write at least 10 things in it at the end of each day….tapping on the things is a neat idea, and I plan to try that. Thanks for your continued
inspirations!!!
Happy Thanksgiving Day to you!
Ruth/Wisconsin
I thank God for all the gifts I have received each day before I go to sleep. Adding tapping to it would enhance it, I am sure. Fantastic idea.
Sally.xx
I love this article. I try to tap on waking
being thankful for the day ahead or before Going to sleep for the day just passed.It starts and ends the day beautifully and perpetuates a feeling of gratitude so I can always think of something to be grateful for. I just find myself saying thank-you over and over again