Tapping for Creativity
As children, we are all creative
We can use EFT to assist us in whatever quality we want to enhance in ourselves. Creativity is an intensely valuable quality and as children, we are all creative. The problem is that our creativity gets squashed along the way – and often our self-esteem with it. Others may have made us feel shamed in the past, and now it doesn’t feel safe to put our ideas or work forward.
Even though my teacher said … (I deeply and completely accept myself)
Even though I was put down for being different …
Even though I was laughed at …
Even though my parents discouraged me from pursuing a creative/artistic career …
Even though I was told being creative didn’t bring in a secure income …
Even though I was told being creative was no way to make a living …
Even though I was criticised for my creative endeavours …
Even though I was shamed as a child …
Even though I was unfairly criticised …
Of course you need to tackle the fears of what using your creativity might bring.
Even though I’ll look foolish …
Even though it’s not safe to expose my work/ideas …
Even though I’m afraid of being vulnerable again …
Even though I might be humiliated or embarrassed …
Even though my creativity might be limited to one good thing …
Even though I’m scared of people’s expectations …
Even though my family or friends might be hurt/upset …
Even though it’s too dangerous to express myself …
Watch how you keep yourself stuck through episodes of criticism and self-doubt.
Even though I’m filled with self-doubt …
Even though I sabotage my creativity …
Even though I’m my own worst critic …
Even though I shut the door in the face of my creativity …
Even though I ignore/deny my creativity …
Even though I procrastinate in taking creative action …
Even though I procrastinate in expressing myself …
You can ask yourself questions to stimulate creativity – some good ones are:
How can I do this differently?
How can I do this an easier way?
What would make a big difference here?
What is a new perspective?
What are you attached to?
Remote Mountains and Medieval Towns
I’m off on a trip the Adriatic shortly – quite a strenuous trip it turns out, hiking in remote mountains and dealing with the cobblestones of medieval towns. I’ve had a problem with my back for the past few months and have been doing pretty well in treating and doing exercises, pushed along, it has to be said, by the incentive of wanting to be well for the journey looming close.
However the other day it suddenly felt as if I was almost back to square one with the pain. As I went into anxiety about being in pain while I was away I realised that the problem was not the pain but that I was very attached to not feeling pain on my trip. I didn’t want to be in pain on my trip. In fact I was definitely averse to being in pain on my trip! I wanted to enjoy it and have fun.
But I don’t actually know if I’m going to be in pain – maybe I will, maybe I won’t – but I can’t actually deal with being in pain on the plane, for example, because I’m not on the plane right now. All I know is what is happening in my body at this moment – and at this particular moment as I’m writing this blog there is just a faint ache. So I catch myself doing what I find so many of my clients doing – projecting the mind into a future scenario that I don’t want to exist and which in actual fact doesn’t exist, and then worrying about it! The problems we create for ourselves!
And if it does come to pass objecting to it is futile and would only increase my angst.
Fortunately I’ve got EFT to support me so I’ve been tapping on the anxiety and tapping on being attached to a particular outcome, as well as sending love to my back. Probably why my back is so much better today!
What attachment to something being a particular way are you going to let go of today?
