There's writing all over the walls in our hamster cages. Life's a struggle, always has been, always will be. We watched our parents struggle and now we think we have to do the same. There was not enough for their generation and it was considered noble to be honest, to struggle and work hard for a living, your reward will be in Heaven. And so we get on the hamster wheel and then it becomes a habit and the less it works the harder we work, running round the wheel ever faster and harder. And that's exhausting.
We live in a climate of fear, the credit crunch, the terrorists, the child-kidnappers. We are fearful, perhaps more than ever before and our emotional response to those perceived threats can escalate to be way, way over the top. Our whole society is based on fear including our economic structure and we are so energetically connected to our fellow man, we cannot help but react to their fears and emotions too. You only have to watch the news or read the papers. Ah no, on second thoughts, don't do either of those things!
I asked Ann this morning what she could teach us to do to disconnect from this. How can we be in the world and watch the drama like a play without allowing it to become our drama? Just like going to the theatre and choosing which play to watch, how can we literally choose our own life rather than being carried along on the tide of others' fears? If our thoughts and feelings create our future, why would I choose mine to be one of fear? That doesn't have to be your reality either when you can choose something else that you deserve.
On this theme, here's Ann's tapping script for the week (remember to change the words to suit your own personal circumstances if the script doesnt feel like a good fit for you):
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