Meditation is good for me. I think most people would admit to that. I am personally guilty of letting anything and everything interfere with my plan to meditate. That is true whether I am planning to meditate for 5 minutes or for an hour. Fighting against the resistance has been futile. Tapping about the resistance has been beneficial.
Say these words while tapping on the karate chop point: Even though I am resistant to meditation, I deeply and completely love and accept myself anyway. Even though I am resistant to meditation, I love and accept myself, including my resistance. Even though I am resistant to meditating, I deeply and completely love all of me.
Eyebrow…I resist meditating
Side of Eye…I’ve done it before
Under the Eye…And in my head I can acknowledge the benefit
Under the Nose…So it is somewhat confusing to me that I am so resistant
Chin…Even when I put it on my to-do list, I don’t
Collarbone…Some forms of meditation have been pretty difficult for me
Under the Arm… But other practices have been successful
Top of Head…I guess I’m not completely convinced
Eyebrow…That the benefit justifies the time
Side of Eye…That can’t be true
Under the Eye…I waste lots of time
Nose…On the computer
Chin…Watching TV
Collarbone…On Social Media
Under the Arm…And that time could be spent in meditation
Top of Head…Time spent meditating
Eyebrow…Has to be more beneficial
Side of Eye…Than playing games on my phone
Nose…So that leaves me wondering what the real issue is
Chin…So even though I am resisting meditating
Collarbone…I choose to remain open to the possibility
Under the Arm…That I could change my attitude about this
Top of Head…Meditating is another tool I can use
Eyebrow…To enhance my mental, physical, and spiritual health
Side of Eye…I choose to begin meditating more often
Under the Eye…Just to see where it leads
Nose…If I’m not feeling the benefit
Chin…I give myself permission to use my time in another way
Collarbone…I also choose to experiment
Under the Arm…With a variety of meditation methods
Top of Head…I could consider it an experiment
Eyebrow…I could consider it play
Side of Eye…I could consider it therapy
Under the Eye…I could consider it spiritual practice
Nose…I choose to explore the role of meditation in my life
Chin…My resistance is just another piece of information
Collarbone…About myself
Under the Arm…It would be awesome to learn from this
Top of Head…And more fully understand this part of who I am.