 Follow the easy steps for self-kindness tapping Rate your low self-kindness feeling between 0 - 10, 10 being the lowest self-kindness you've had and 0 being the most self-kindness you've had. Tap gently on the karate chop point and say out loud 3 times: Even though I feel low self-kindness I love and accept myself as I am Tap gently on each round and other points and say out loud on each point: I want to nurture my self-kindness Take 3 deep breaths in and out and check your rating number, repeat until 2 or lower 
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At times the Holidays are a tuff time for low self-kindness. There are more demands on our time and being hard on ourselves can come up (the house isn't clean enough, wanting to do more . . .). This Holiday season when you catch your inner voice going down "the Holiday not enough" verbal path, refocus on all you're doing and say something kind about amazing you.   One day life was going great and I couldn’t figure out why I was feeling overwhelmed. On my drive home I realized there was an overflowing basket of feelings that needed to be untangled. It felt good to release it and understand why I felt overwhelmed. Here's the simple process:
This helps to release overwhelm. Having less overwhelm leads to more peaceful, joyful days.  In life fear comes up when change is wanted and there’s a choice to be made. You can stay where you are or you can find ways to move around or past it. The best way I’ve found to move around or past fear is to take one small doable step at a time. Here are three questions to get you started toward change:
When your number is a 0 to 2 take action! Move past fear and take action one small doable step at a time.  Recently I wanted to do something and I had apprehensions about it. With some thought I created a plan to reduce it. Here’s the simple three-step plan:
Planning ahead is a great way to address apprehensions and do the things you want to do in your life.  Photo by Jess Bailey on Unsplash It's fall back time...remember to set your clocks back. Times changes at 2 AM on Nov 7th  Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash There are often many choices in life. The choice of a direction in life you want to go for and what to focus on while doing it. When a day trip was coming, I had some concerns about the timing and such. In the end I chose to embrace the fun of a road trip and I was glad I did. When choosing something embrace the joy, adventure and fun of it.  Photo by Vladislav Babienko on Unsplash May your evening fun be safe and happy.  Photo by Vino Li on Unsplash  Here's a Tapping script on feeling trapped Say this 3 times while tapping gently on the karate chop point:
Tap gently on the round and other points and say out loud
Tap gently on the round and other points and say out loud
Tap gently on the round and other points and say out loud
Check in on your trapped feeling and if you’re satisfied on how it feels your done and if not repeat.  Learn more about Boundaries eBook by Katrina Davis What makes you happy?
 Photo by Yeshi Kangrang on Unsplash Follow this simple practice to grow self-love. Have you noticed your focus going towards unpleasant or unwanted thoughts or outcomes? When noticed, this is a great time to refocus on the choices and ideal life you’re wanting. When the focus is on your ideal wants and choices it plants seeds for creating the life you want. This opens the door for actionable steps to come to mind and do.  Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Being prepared for times when life starts to feel more challenging with this practice.
If you want to add more, go for it!  Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Ideas to wake up your wonder meter . . .  Our typical timing is interesting and can affect people around us. 
Focus on the choices you want in life and see them bloom.  Can you believe it's the first day of autumn?  Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash |
