An earlier post described one of my excuses that it takes too long. Today’s post addresses a second excuse “I’m not good at it.”If you’ve been following along you know that I have a resistance to meditation even though I know all of the benefits, have recommended it to others, and generally believe it would be a good thing in my life.
Setup (Karate Chop Point) – Even though I’m not good at meditation, I’m okay. Even though I’m not good at meditation, and I have lots of examples to support that, I deeply and completely love and accept myself and my belief that I have to be good at everything I do. Even though I’m not good at meditation, I choose to relax and go with the flow.
Eyebrow…I’m not good at meditation
Side of Eye…And I’ve got proof
Under the Eye…As soon as I sit to meditate something hurts
Under the Nose…And that distracts me
Chin…And I have to move to make it stop hurting
Collarbone…And then when that stops hurting
Under the Arm…Then something else starts to hurt
Top of Head…So I never get anything accomplished by trying to meditate
Eyebrow…I’m not good at meditation
Side of Eye…I get a serious case of monkey brain
Under the Eye…The thoughts in my head seem to actually speed up
Under the Nose…Until there are no gaps between them
Chin…It could be my to-do list
Collarbone…It could be random things like why grapes come in so many different colors
Under the Arm…Or trying to decide what book I want to read next
Top of Head…So I never get anything accomplished when I try to meditate
Eyebrow…I’m not good at meditation
Side of Eye…A lot of the time if I am too comfortable I fall asleep
Under the Eye…While that may address the relaxation part of meditation
Under the Nose…It does nothing to help with learning to control my mind
Chin…And isn’t that the point of it all?
Collarbone…I seem to have a lot of rules and expectations about meditation for myself
Under the Arm…That I don’t have for anyone else
Top of Head…And they are getting in my way
Eyebrow…Monkey Brain is just part of the process
Side of Eye…And so are the distractions coming from my body
Under the Eye…I know I am not supposed to judge them
Under the Nose…But I definitely do
Chin…I judge the distractions and I judge myself for having them
Collarbone…I think it is time for a different approach
Under the Arm…I’ve done long weekends of meditation before
Top of Head…And they were generally miserable
Eyebrow…But it doesn’t have to miserable when I meditate on my own
Side of Eye…There are no rules
Under the Eye…Unless I make them
Under the Nose…I could choose to take a gentler approach
Chin…And I could even redefine what being good at meditation means
Collarbone…I like that idea. I could define being good at meditation with being consistent
Top of Head…Beginning today, being good at meditation simply means doing meditation.
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