Blog
Recent posts from Thriving Now.
-
Not Feeling Much… Want To Feel Good!
I want to feel love and happiness. Right now I feel kind of blah. I don’t get much intensity about things, but I don’t feel very good either. I’ve done a lot of tapping, and I tried other things to help. Sometimes I don’t even know what I’m feeling. What can I do to feel…
-
Making Room for Pain, Weakness, and Grief
When there was no room to be tired, hurt, frightened, or tearful, the body may have learned to stay braced until symptoms create an unavoidable stop. What looks irrational about grief often becomes understandable when we ask what the body expects and what this response has been trying to prevent. With grief, the aim is…
-
When I Try to Learn or Take an Exam My Mind Goes Blank!
How can I use tapping to work on learning disabilities, problems with recall, and exam phobias? When I try to learn something new, or show someone what I’ve learned, I go blank! — Irene When we’re in primitive brain it’s harder for us to learn. Do you feel tense or scared when you try to…
-
In My Face! Dealing With Acne (and Other Skin Conditions)
I guess I’m pretty typical, but I get acne and that seems to be all I can focus on. Its so visible and “in my face!” It makes me feel embarrassed and self-conscious. Can tapping help with this? I’m tired of feeling ugly and disgusting. -Kim Acne, or any skin condition that is very visible,…
-
Balancing Past, Present, and Future Selves
– Sending gifts to your past and present selves – Finding balance and presence in the Now – Goals override needs for rest – Spent lots of time as a kid imaging the future – Heavy feelings from the past – I don’t clean for myself
-
Shifting Depression and Disempowerment
I’ve been suffering from depression for years. I’ve tried different approaches, but nothing seems to work. A lot of my life is good, but I can’t seem to appreciate it or get any energy moving. I feel powerless and hopeless. I dread getting up in the morning. What can I do? -Emma We’re sorry you’re suffering.…
-
Money, Spirituality, and Personal Guidance
Spiritual ideas about abundance can inspire hope—and create shame. If money does not arrive, you may conclude that your vibration is wrong, you missed guidance, or you are not good enough. Wanting more can feel unspiritual; struggling can seem like proof of failure. Personal guidance becomes more useful when it remains alongside reality, agency, and…
-
Nonsense! Laughter & Music To Take The (Blood) Pressure Off
High blood pressure? What if you could do something you enjoyed… and even made you laugh… that would start taking the inner pressure off? New research shows that people who listen to music or participate in laughter yoga see a significant drop in blood pressure. After three months, researchers say blood pressure significantly decreased, by…
-
Self-Acceptance Before Your Body Is Perfect
Waiting to accept the body until it is perfect turns respect into a prize the present body can never receive. What looks irrational about self acceptance often becomes understandable when we ask what the body expects and what this response has been trying to prevent. With self acceptance, the aim is not to make the…
-
Tapping for Improved Focus
How can I use Tapping (EFT) to give me better focus? -Ann What we recommend is that you start the tapping by including how you feel right now… scattered, stressed, and chaotically trying to multitask 100 things at once… while giving your energy an intentional direction: relaxed, open, focused. Karate Chop: Even though I feel…