My resolutions for 2008
So, it is now March and I was wondering how you are all doing with your New Year Resolutions…. Are you still at it ? or have all your good intentions fallen into "les oubliettes"?
Well, I thought I would let you know of how I am doing. I did not write earlier as I thought I couldn’t tell about my success at keeping up my resolution this early in the year! So I decided to wait till now.
This year, one of my resolutions was
imposed on me by my 8 year old son who decided to bet with me that I would not
last the week without…. swearing! I admit it! It is one of my (many) sins… But
I also admit that I actually enjoy
doing it (both in French and in English). I think, somewhere, the rebel in me
does not want (after already giving up my sixty cigarettes a day, my “till
I decided to put all the chances on my side and did a very simple and quick round of EFT (at the time I must admit I did feel as if I was cheating a tiny bit):
Even
though I cannot stop swearing, I choose to use excellent, positive words no
matter what.
And that was it. I never thought about it any more, and I did no more EFT on the subject.
2 or 3 days later I realised that I had not said one single bad word since the start of the bet.
2 months have now passed and I think I can tell it is so far a success!! It was not a New Year resolution but it just could have been. I found that I don't “feel like” swearing anymore. Even when I am angry or upset I don’t seem to be angry enough to have to resort to bad language…Instead I find I am generally calmer and my shouting (which has been the trigger of many arguments with my spouse) has also calmed down quite a lot. I did win the bet and my 5 euros (but gave them back to my son in the following hour for tidying up the sitting room.)
I hope my little story will have inspired you. Emotional Freedom Techniques is so simple, even children learn it very quickly and are able to use it very effectively on their own. And... it often works when nothing else has.
Happy tapping!!!
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