I have posted quite a few tapping examples lately that were based on my reading of the Tao Te Ching. I was inspired to delve into the Tao Te Ching after reading Dr. Wayne Dyer’s book Change Your Thoughts-Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao. His discussion of each of the verses has been very meaningful to me. Considering the magnitude of change that embracing these lessons could bring caused me to start tapping while reading just to manage the anxiety. Here is another tapping example. I welcome your comments and questions and hope you will share your experiences.
Setup (while tapping the karate chop point): According to Wayne Dyer’s advice we should practice letting go of always naming and labeling. This advice makes me feel sick to my stomach. I’m really good at naming and labeling. Naming and labeling is the way that I manage my life and my world. I cannot imagine what life would be like without the names and labels. While on one level I know that the names and labels don’t really define the thing, and that those names and labels really only define me – they make me feel safe and secure. In spite of this very, very, very, very strong tendency to name and label, I want to be open to experiencing the world without those names and labels.
Eyebrow…Names and labels
Side of Eye…I love them
Under the Eye…The idea that the names and labels may really limit my experience of the world isn’t new
Under the Nose..Even Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet makes reference to that fact when discussing the rose
Chin…I just can’t imaging what it would be like to experience something without a name or label
Collarbone…That’s probably not true
Under the Arm…I experience things all of the time without names and labels
Top of Head…I usually tend to call it anxiety
Eyebrow…I call that out of control
Side of Eye…Or I make the judgment in response that I must be stupid because I cannot name or label it
Under the Eye…The Tao suggests that names and labels aren’t really necessary in order to experience the world
Under the Nose…The Tao also suggests that my need to label and name may stem from my inability to accept the mystery
Chin…So true!
Collarbone…The word mystery is very much like the word surprise to me
Under the Arm…Very scary stuff
Top of Head…I want to be open to the possibility that I could do it differently
Eyebrow…Maybe I could use my senses to understand something before jumping to the name
Side of Eye…I could lose myself in the fragrance or color of a flower before giving it a name
Under the Eye…I want to experience being in the presence of a butterfly without knowing what kind it is
Under the Nose…I suspect that once I name it I really stop experiencing it
Chin…It is exciting to think that my experiences could be more intense and more real than ever before
Collarbone…I commit myself to more experiencing
Under the Arm…I commit myself to letting go of my need for instant names and labels
Top of Head…I commit myself to considering the mystery