By Carol Look, EFT Master
A huge part of my Attracting Abundance with
EFT e-book and paperback revolve around
expressing gratitude and appreciation for the little and
big “items” (friendships, objects, the sun, pets, laughter
etc) in your life. Both the tapping sequences and
the abundance games in the book center on this expression
of appreciation. I have direct experience that these
processes work wonders for shifting the energy towards
abundance and attracting what you want flowing into your
life! I have even started a new series of
f-r-e-e-e-e teleclasses called “Gratitude Parties.”
For years now I have used my Daily Gratitude
List as a part of my tapping for myself and in
classes. I just continue to tap while I am naming
what I appreciate. This has several major beneficial
effects:
* I raise my vibration and
feel good
* I bring up surprising tail-enders
that are then neutralized with EFT
* I remember how good my life really is…
Remember, it’s the feeling of abundance
or wealth that actually produces more
abundance in your life. This is the
simplest and most often overlooked piece of energetic work
with building prosperity.
The most effective words to start the process for me
are, Thank you, Universe, (or
Thank you God/Spirit/Higher Intelligence etc.) As in
basic EFT, you want to be very specific
about what you are grateful for and what you want in your
life. (A “lot of money” or a “new boyfriend” aren’t
very specific and could get you in a lot of trouble.
Any “new” boyfriend doesn’t narrow the field down very
much J !!)
Below are 5 variations I particularly enjoy on this
theme of appreciation and gratitude:
(1) Expressing Basic Gratitude, part 1:
Thank you, Universe (God, Higher Power, Spirit, Higher
Self) for the blessings I have in my life RIGHT NOW.
(2) Expressing Basic Gratitude, part 2:
I LOVE____________ or I APPRECIATE_________________ or I
feel GRATEFUL FOR_____________________. (You
may do this exercise as a “list” or as a daily walk or
jog, but add tapping while you express the appreciation.
Also, try both of these styles as a Gratitude
Letter to “the Universe” for all the
evidence of prosperity in your life.)
(3) Bringing the Future Into the Present:“Thank
you, Universe (God, Higher Power, Universal Intelligence,
Source Energy, etc) for bringing me_____________.”
(4) “Yes!” tapping to help you feel inspired.
(It has a very different energy than “No!” as you will
see.)
(5) “Blessing” Tapping
This part of the series will include the first
two variations listed above:
Expressing Basic Gratitude, part 1:
Thank you, Universe (God, Higher Power Spirit, Higher
Self) for the blessings I have in my life RIGHT NOW.(Name
what you appreciate that is in our life already.)
You may do this exercise as a “list” while you tap.
Start on the karate chop point as usual, and do a
regular round of EFT. Suppose you
have been aware of feeling exhausted and having low or no
energy recently.
Even though I feel exhausted and tired all
the time, I deeply and completely love and accept
myself…Even though I have no energy, I deeply and
completely love and accept who I am right now…Even though
I am tired and exhausted and feel like giving up, I choose
to recognize the abundance in my life.
Then tap on the basic sequence of EFT
points as usual, naming the problem:
Eyebrow: I feel so tired and
exhausted.
Side of Eye: I have no energy and
I want to give up.
Under Eye: I’m sick and
tired of being sick and tired.
Under Nose: I wonder what emotions
are making me so exhausted?
Chin: I feel so tired I could cry.
Collarbone: I’m tired of being
tired.
Under Arm: I am completely
out of energy.
Top of Head: I am exhausted
and tired all the time.
After you have completed one full round of traditional
EFT as indicated above, try the
Thank You, Universe statements for this
theme of physical fatigue as follows:
Eyebrow: Thank you Universe for my
incredibly strong body.
Side of Eye: Thank You Universe
for the stamina of my body.
Under Eye: Thank you
Universe for my vibrant health.
Under Nose: Thank You Universe for
allowing me to rely on my body.
Chin: Thank You, Universe for all
the times my body has supported me.
Collarbone: Thank You, Universe,
for strength and stamina in my body.
Under Arm: Thank You,
Universe for my overall good health.
Top of Head: Thank You,
Universe for all the intelligence of my body.
Or use the Thank You, Universe
tapping for a variety of things you appreciate:
Eyebrow: Thank you, Universe for
all the energy that I DO have.
Side of Eye: Thank You, Universe
for the overflowing abundance in my life.
Under Eye: Thank you,
Universe for my incredible strength and health.
Under Nose: Thank You, Universe
for such a loving weekend with my family.
Chin: Thank You, Universe for such
a pleasurable work schedule.
Collarbone: Thank You, Universe,
for all the many blessings I have.
Under Arm: Thank You,
Universe for such a peaceful night’s sleep.
Top of Head: Thank You,
Universe for those sharp insights that helped me in my
work today.
Expressing Basic Gratitude, part 2:
I LOVE____________ or I APPRECIATE_________________ or I
feel GRATEFUL FOR_____________________. (You
may do this exercise as a “list” or as a daily walk or
jog, but add tapping while you express the appreciation.
Also, try it as a Gratitude Letter to “God” or
“The Universe” for all the evidence of prosperity
in your life.)
Suppose you hate your job, despise your boss, and feel
trapped at work. Perform a typical EFT
round first, and then finish with a few rounds of
“I love, I appreciate, or I feel grateful for
___________.”
Even though I am miserable at work, and no
one appreciates me, I deeply and completely love and
accept myself anyway…Even though I feel trapped in this
lousy job, I choose to accept who I am and how I feel…Even
though I hate being stuck here every day, I accept who I
am and how I feel.
Eyebrow: I hate my job and my
boss.
Side of Eye: I’m miserable every
day.
Under Eye: It’s not fair to
be stuck here.
Under Nose: I feel so stuck.
Chin: It reminds me of that old
relationship…
Collarbone: No one appreciates me.
Under Arm: I feel desperate
to get out of here.
Top of Head: I hate my job
and feel angry all the time.
Now that you have vehemently expressed your anger and
frustration about your situation, move on to some basic
gratitude tapping. If you “hear”
too many tail-enders surfacing as you state the positive
statements, go back and do a few more rounds about how
miserable you are!! Say it out loud, really speak
your mind…get the energy expressed. And then, move
to the gratitude tapping.
Eyebrow: I appreciate who I am.
Side of Eye: I am grateful this
job is paying my rent.
Under Eye: I love how good I
am at my job.
Under Nose: I appreciate all of my
talents on the job.
Chin: I am grateful for so many
blessings in my life.
Collarbone: I appreciate who I am
and how I think.
Under Arm: I love knowing I
am worthy of appreciation.
Top of Head: I love being
employed right now.
Acting as if what we want is
already here produces phenomenal results as far as
abundance is concerned. Remember, when I talk about
abundance, I am referring to wealth, prosperity, vibrant
health, and profoundly nourishing relationships. The
variation of abundance tapping in this part of the series
may be a little hard to get used to (since what you want
is actually NOT here yet) but I highly recommend flexing
this muscle!
The following is from my introduction to Part 1:
“A huge part of my Attracting Abundance
with EFT e-book and paperback revolve around
expressing gratitude and appreciation for the little and
big “items” (friendships, objects, the sun, pets, laughter
etc) in your life. Both the tapping sequences and
the abundance games in the book center on this expression
of appreciation. I have direct experience that
this works wonders for shifting the energy towards
abundance and attracting what you want flowing into your
life! I have even started a new series of
f-r-e-e-e-e teleclasses called “Gratitude Parties.”
For years now I have used my Daily
Gratitude List as a part of my tapping for myself
and in classes. I just continue to tap while I am
naming what I feel appreciation for. This has
several beneficial effects:
* I raise my vibration and feel
good
* I bring up surprising tail-enders
that can be neutralized with EFT
* I remember how good my life really is
Remember, it’s the feeling of abundance
or wealth that actually produces more abundance
in your life. This is the simplest and most often
overlooked piece of energetic work with abundance.”
The first two variations on this theme of appreciation
and gratitude detailed in Part 1 of this
series were:
(1) Expressing Basic Gratitude, part 1:
Thank you, Universe (God, Higher Power, Spirit, Higher
Self) for the blessings I have in my life RIGHT NOW.(Name
what you appreciate that is in our life already.)
You may do this exercise as a “list” while you tap.
(2) Expressing Basic Gratitude, part 2:
I LOVE____________ or I APPRECIATE_________________ or I
feel GRATEFUL FOR_____________________. (You
may do this exercise as a “list” or as a daily walk or
jog, but add tapping while you express the appreciation.
Also, try it as a Gratitude Letter to “God” for all the
evidence of prosperity in your life.
Below you will find the third variation on gratitude
tapping:
(3) Bringing the Future Into the Present:“Thank
you, Universe (God, Higher Power, Universal Intelligence,
Source Energy, etc) for bringing me_____________.”(Say
this as if what you want has already been
brought to your doorstep.) The feeling
of gratitude and appreciation when you say these
statements as if they were true NOW,
allows doors to open wide for you. I have seen this
method produce enormous changes rather quickly.
Let’s say you are feeling particularly anxious about
finances these days. Construct specific
EFTsetup statements to reflect your feelings, and
then proceed with standard EFT rounds
followed by this variation as follows:
Even though I feel scared about my
financial situation, I deeply and completely love and
accept myself anyway…Even though I feel so anxious when I
open my bills, I choose to feel safe and calm…Even though
I have all these fears about money, I accept who I am and
how I feel.
Eyebrow: I feel so anxious about
my finances.
Side of Eye: I feel short of
breath when I think of the bills.
Under Eye: I’m afraid there
won’t be enough.
Under Nose: I am constantly
anxious about money problems.
Chin: I feel so uptight about my
financial situation.
Collarbone: The anxiety is in my
chest.
Under Arm: I feel so
stressed out about money.
Top of Head: I am frightened
about the future of my finances.
After you have completed one full round of traditional
EFT as indicated above, try “Bringing
the Future Into the Present” tapping.
Remember, these things haven’t happened yet, you are
acting as if they have already
come to you…
Eyebrow: Thank you, Universe (or
God) for bringing me such fulfilling
professional opportunities.
Side of Eye: Thank You, Universe
for bringing me that resolution to my
debt problems.
Under Eye: Thank you,
Universe for bringing me the surprise
windfall.
Under Nose: Thank You, Universe
for bringing me unexpected abundance.
Chin: Thank You, Universe
for bringing me those surprise opportunities to
earn money.
Collarbone: Thank You, Universe
for bringing me so much prosperity.
Under Arm: Thank You,
Universe for bringing me so much cash and
liquidity.
Top of Head: Thank You,
Universe for bringing me more than enough
money this month.
Or use the “Thank you for bringing me”
expression for a variety of goodies. Remember, these
things haven’t come into your life YET…
Eyebrow: Thank you, God (use any
name you wish…) for bringing me that
perfect partner!
Side of Eye: Thank You, God
for bringing me the solution to that
seemingly impossible problem.
Under Eye: Thank you, God
for bringing me that stupendous raise.
Under Nose: Thank You, Source
for bringing me a perfect celebration
with my family.
Chin: Thank You, God for
bringing me the exact book contract I wanted.
Collarbone: Thank You, God,
for bringing me the relationship of my
dreams.
Under Arm: Thank You, Source
for bringing me that
surprise solution for clearing up this health problem.
Top of Head: Thank You,
Universe for bringing me that brilliant
idea for the project at work.
Think of the energy of the words, “Yes,
Thank You!” What a positive, enormous,
expansive feeling I experience when I say that out loud.
Now notice how you feel when you start a sentence with
“No!”
I love this next variation on tapping --- it raises my
vibration immediately. It also makes me feel
inspired, and I can feel my head, heart and gut lining up
and resonating together.
If the following protocol for “Yes, Thank
You” or plain“YES!”
tapping brings up strong tail-enders, great! Now you
know what you need to tap on.
From the original introduction for this series:
“For years now I have used my Daily
Gratitude List as a part of my tapping for myself
and in classes. I just continue to tap while I am
naming what I feel appreciation for. This has
several beneficial effects:
* I raise my vibration and feel
good
* I bring up surprising tail-enders
that are then neutralized with EFT
* I remember how good my life really is
Remember, it’s the feeling of abundance
or wealth that actually produces more abundance
in your life. This is the simplest and most often
overlooked piece of energetic work with abundance.”
Below are the first 3 variations of abundance tapping
included in Parts 1 & 2 of this series:
(1) Expressing Basic Gratitude, part 1:
Thank you, Universe (God, Higher Power, Spirit, Higher
Self) for the blessings I have in my life RIGHT NOW.(Name
what you appreciate that is in our life already.)
You may do this exercise as a “list” while you tap.
(2) Expressing Basic Gratitude, part 2:
I LOVE____________ or I APPRECIATE_________________ or I
feel GRATEFUL FOR_____________________. (You
may do this exercise as a “list” or as a daily walk or
jog, but add tapping while you express the appreciation.
Also, try it as a Gratitude Letter to “God” for all the
evidence of prosperity in your life.)
(3) Bringing the future into the present:“Thank
you, Universe (God, Higher Power, Universal Intelligence,
Source Energy, etc) for bringing me_____________.”(Say
this as if what you want has already been brought to your
doorstep.) The feeling of gratitude and appreciation
when you say it as if it were true NOW, allows doors to
open wide for you. This may seem subtle, but I have
seen it produce huge changes.
The fourth version of abundance tapping is
“YES, Thank You” TAPPING to help you feel inspired.
I think everyone might benefit from relieving some pent
up guilt. Choose an incident about which you feel very
guilty. On the 0-10 point intensity scale, determine
how guilty you feel right now about it when you remember
it. Start on the karate chop point as usual, and do
a regular round of EFT.
Even though I feel guilty about what I
did/said, I deeply and completely love and accept
myself…Even though I can’t stop feeling guilty about this
incident, I deeply and completely love and accept who I am
right now…Even though I feel like a bad person because of
what I did/said, I deeply and completely love and accept
myself.
Then tap on the basic sequence of EFT
points as usual, naming the problem:
Eyebrow: I feel so guilty for what
I did.
Side of Eye: I shouldn’t have done
that, and I feel terrible about it.
Under Eye: I feel so guilty
about this incident.
Under Nose: I hate myself for
doing it/saying it.
Chin: I feel so guilty it makes me
anxious.
Collarbone: I should not be
forgiven for this one.
Under Arm: I feel horrible
about this, and won’t forgive myself.
Top of Head: I feel terribly
guilty about what I did/said.
Check your number on the 0-10 point intensity scale
again, and do additional rounds of basic EFT
if necessary. Then move on to the Yes,
Thank You tapping phrases for an emotional
lift.
Eyebrow: Yes, thank You God for
relieving this guilt.
Side of Eye: Yes, thank You
Universe for resolving this problem.
Under Eye: Yes, thank You
God for reminding me, I am a good person.
Under Nose: Yes, thank You for
such good friendships in my life.
Chin: Yes, thank You for helping
me relieve the guilt.
Collarbone: Yes, thank You for
helping me forgive myself.
Under Arm: Yes, thank You
for making me put this into perspective.
Top of Head: Yes, thank You
for recognizing it’s ok not to be perfect.
Or, just tap and say “Yes” as
you name your intentions and desires.
Eyebrow: Yes! I want to feel
better.
Side of Eye: Yes! I choose to
accept myself.
Under Eye: Yes! I have been
appreciating who I am more and more.
Under Nose: Yes! I intend to
notice the abundance in my life.
Chin: Yes! I want to notice my
vibrant health.
Collarbone: Yes! I intend to be a
money magnet this year.
Under Arm: Yes! I am an
excellent friend.
Top of Head: Yes! I
appreciate the miracles in my life.
I don’t know what state my personal or professional
life would be in emotionally or energetically had I not
started using these gratitude exercises so many years ago.
From my original introduction to this series:
“For years now I have used my Daily
Gratitude List as a part of my tapping for myself
and in classes. I just continue to tap while I am
naming what I feel appreciation for. This has
several beneficial effects:
* I raise my vibration and feel
good
* I bring up surprising tail-enders
that can be neutralized with EFT
* I remember how good my life really is
The “Blessing tapping” is new
in my daily journal writing, and I enjoy it tremendously.
In spite of enduring the losses that all families must
experience, I feel blessed beyond my wildest dreams.
It used to feel too good to be true
(but I’ve tapped enough so this feeling doesn’t interfere
anymore). Now I am able to enjoy all the incredible
blessings in my life without feeling guilty or waiting for
the other shoe to drop.
The first 4 variations on this theme of appreciation
and gratitude from PARTS 1-3 of this
series are listed below:
(1) Expressing Basic Gratitude, part 1:
Thank you, Universe (God, Higher Power, Spirit, Higher
Self) for the blessings I have in my life RIGHT NOW.(Name
what you appreciate that is in our life already.)
You may do this exercise as a “list” while you tap.
(2) Expressing Basic Gratitude, part 2:
I LOVE____________ or I APPRECIATE_________________ or I
feel GRATEFUL FOR_____________________. (You
may do this exercise as a “list” or as a daily walk or
jog, but add tapping while you express the appreciation.
Also, try it as a Gratitude Letter to “God” for all the
evidence of prosperity in your life.)
(3) Bringing the future into the present:“Thank
you, Universe (God, Higher Power, Universal Intelligence,
Source Energy, etc) for bringing me_____________.”(Say
this as if what you want has already been brought to your
doorstep.) The feeling of gratitude and appreciation
when you say it as if it were true NOW, allows doors to
open wide for you. This may seem subtle, but I have
seen it produce huge changes.
(4) “Yes!” Tapping to help you feel inspired.
(It has a very different energy than “No!”)
(5) “Blessing” Tapping. While you are
tapping the sequence of EFT points,
bless everything and everyone you can think of
and go around and around tapping the sequence of EFT
points. This will definitely shift
your energy and allow more abundance into your life, as
you will be releasing pent up negative energy,
tapping on any tail-enders that surface,
while recognizing all the blessings you have in your life.
Start on the karate chop point as usual, and do one
regular round of EFT. Let’s pretend
you are having trouble in a romantic relationship (or
apply this tapping to the last time you suffered a
break-up.)
Even though I have this anxiety about my
relationship right now, I choose to feel calm and
peaceful…Even though I can’t concentrate because I’m
worried we are about to break up, I deeply and
completely love and accept myself anyway…Even though I
have such severe anxiety about this relationship right
now, I accept and love all of me and how I feel.
Then tap on the basic sequence of EFT points as usual,
naming the problem:
Eyebrow: I’m so anxious he/she is
going to break up with me.
Side of Eye: This anxiety is in my
chest.
Under Eye: I’m so anxious I
can’t sit still.
Under Nose: I feel anxious and
nervous and can’t concentrate.
Chin: I feel so anxious I could
cry.
Collarbone: I feel helpless and
hopeless.
Under Arm: The anxiety is
overwhelming.
Top of Head: I am exhausted
from all the anxiety.
After two or three rounds of standard EFT as
demonstrated above, finish with one round of “positive”
statements to calm yourself and regain your power.
Eyebrow: I have decided I can
weather anything.
Side of Eye: I temporarily forgot
how strong I am.
Under Eye: I choose to feel
calm and peaceful, no matter what.
Under Nose: What if I’m the one
who wants to leave?
Chin: I choose to feel calm and
relaxed, no matter what happens.
Collarbone: I appreciate all of
me, even if he/she doesn’t.
Under Arm: I appreciate who
I am and how I feel.
Top of Head: I am so calm
and peaceful right now.
After you have completed one or two full rounds of
traditional EFT followed by some positive
statements as indicated above, try the “BLESSING”
tapping as follows:
Eyebrow: I have decided to bless
this relationship and what I learned.
Side of Eye: Bless all the good
that came from this relationship.
Under Eye: I bless him/her
for what I learned.
Under Nose: Bless him/her for
teaching me so much.
Chin: Bless all the men (women)
who have taught me what I want.
Collarbone: Bless myself for all
my courage and stamina.
Under Arm: I bless the
Universe for sending me this person.
Top of Head: Bless him,
(bless her), bless me, and bless all my past relationships.
Or, just tap and Bless a
variety of things in your life:
Eyebrow: I bless who I am and how
I feel right now.
Side of Eye: I bless my family and
how they love me.
Under Eye: I bless my
incredibly strong and healthy body.
Under Nose: I bless all of my
friends and wish them love and prosperity.
Chin: Bless all the abundance I
already have in my life.
Collarbone: Bless my home and how
I live.
Under Arm: Bless my excellent
job, my co-workers and boss.
Top of Head: Bless my mind
and how many wonderful ideas it generates.
Thanks,
Carol Look
