What if you decided to Tap First, and React Later…?
I wonder how much abundance
would flow into your life…
Sometimes I try to imagine what my life would have been like if I had learned tapping as a child, or even as a teen, what a difference it would have made! But that didn’t happen, so now I try to imagine how calm life would be if I would consistently Tap First, React Later!
If you knew how often I “forgot” to tap first before I reacted, you would laugh out loud. Or you might identify with me… At least I’ve gotten a lot better about tapping first… there are so many times and places it’s useful. And of course, now that I Tap First more often, there is very little need to React Later!
For instance – what about learning how to Tap First, React Later before you hit the send button… or what about before you pick up the telephone, before you answer someone. These are all good times to tap. Sometimes I learn about times to Tap First, React Later from other people – for example, I am quite sure that this man who sounded mad at the world didn’t tap before he sent me an email last week! And when a woman wrote me sounding irritated because my DVDs didn’t work in her car CD player… well, I’m sure she didn’t Tap First either!
Imagine how much more peace we would all have if we (and our friends and colleagues) tapped before we hit the “send” button… if we tapped before starting a business meeting, and tapped before “answering” or arguing or making suggestions… so much peace. And that’s one of the main advantages of tapping – peace of mind and clarity about our next action step.
In my view, there is no “downside” to conditioning yourself to Tap First, React Later. No downside whatsoever! It’s just hard to remember to tap in the middle of experiencing strong feelings. I’m reminded of a time when a snowstorm prompted the airlines to cancel my flight to an important conference where I was teaching EFT to a huge group of participants. Instead of tapping in the airport over the stress and news about my canceled flight, I was reacting all over the place! I tapped later, but I had so much “to do” (get new flights, call the conference chairperson etc) that I didn’t tap on my upset, frustration or helplessness. I’ve conditioned myself to tap more often when something is immediate, but it is definitely challenging to “remember” to tap when it’s not an automatic reaction.
When we React First, it’s because something in our primitive brain has been triggered… we are frightened or threatened, and our reaction is often so immediate it doesn’t appear that we have any other choice. In time, as we tap on our old upsets, worries, fears and reactions, we will condition ourselves to feel calmer in every situtation – and that’s priceless!
Is tapping a good habit for you yet? Or is it only something you do when you’re completely stressed out, or in a crisis? Sometimes we only pull out our best tools when we’re really in trouble. I’m recommending that we use this tool of tapping every day, all the time, even if we do it in our minds all day long!
Tap when you feel sad, overwhelmed, frustrated, when you don’t know what the answer is, when you don’t know what to do next. Tapping calms down the nerves and makes us “available” to new options – that may be one of my favorite uses for tapping – getting new answers we hadn’t thought of before.
Your vibration of abundance would
improve dramatically if you felt inspired to
Tap First, React Later…
Do you feel inspired to Tap First, React Later? I have to admit that my version of overwhelm had to get really bad in my life before I felt inspired (rather than motivated) to give up reacting and start tapping more often. I was one of those people who used tapping more for a crisis than everyday stress. Happily for me, those times have passed and I use tapping on a very regular basis. And remember, if you do learn to Tap First, it usually releases the need to React Later – what a major bonus!
Remember that our thoughts are real and carry energy and our vibration matters! When we are practicing raising our vibration the Law of Attraction will offer us more to feel good about, which raises our vibration and attracts even more abundance! But when we are reacting, our vibration is blocked and unclear, and we stay in resistance to abundance.
Once we learn how to Tap First, React Later, we release resistance, which makes attracting abundance so much easier. Releasing resistancemeans you will automatically become more congruent with the desires you have been asking for from Law of Attraction and your desires start to show up.
This newsletter is yet another opportunity to clear
any of your conflicts about being outrageously
abundant in every part of your life.
Are you ready to do some clearing? Answer the following questions about your conflicts about learning how to Tap First, React Later. The typical “yes, buts” that surface when I ask clients the following questions are all tappable issues – see if any of them resonate with you.
(1) What’s the “downside” to Tapping First, Reacting Later?
Yes, but, when I’m upset I want to express it…
Yes, but, sometimes it’s good to get mad…
(2) What’s the “upside” to being reactive first instead of tapping? (How does it “serve you” to react first?)
Yes, but, it’s just easier to react in the moment.
Yes, but, I don’t have enough time to stop and tap before I react.
These are powerful questions to help you uncover any resistance to allowing yourself to Tap First, React Later. Once you know the upside of staying where you are or the downside ofgetting what you want you can treat these “yes, buts” with simple EFT sequences, change your energy, and become completely congruent with a successful life.
Here’s what I know…
People who learn how to Tap First, React Later
improve their vibration — then they attract
more success and abundance!
In my newsletters, I like to include the benefits I have found to what I am proposing to you, my readers. Below are my favorite benefits of learning how to Tap First, React Later:
(1) When you learn how to Tap First, React Later you increase the emotional, mental and energetic space to attract what you want into your life.
(2) When you eliminate your blocks to learning how to Tap First, React Later you will automatically raise your vibration so the Universe “notices” that you are congruent with your desires. (Remember, the Law of Attraction “hears” your vibration, not your words.)
(3) When you learn how to Tap First, React Later you will release much of the energetic resistance in your vibration. This will allow you to attract more abundance into your life every day!
(4) When you learn how to Tap First, you eliminate the need to React at all!
As Law of Attraction teachers say — it’s all energy. The Law of Attraction sends you situations that have the same energy and vibration you are putting out… so when you are feeling relaxed and confident because you successfully trained yourself to Tap First, React Later, the Universe will bring you more opportunities that match this relaxed feeling on an energetic basis.
It’s your choice… Tap First, React Later
and enjoy the abundance that flows
into your life!
Below you will find EFT setup phrases to help you be inspired to release your doubts to being able to attract what you want into your life.
When you change your vibration,
you will change your life.
Go ahead, raise your vibration by learning
how to Tap First, React Later!
1. EFT SETUP PHRASES:
The EFT SETUP Phrases for this topic are as follows:
While tapping the karate chop spot on either hand, repeat these phrases out loud, (or change the words to fit your exact situation).
“Even though I always forget to tap before I react, I choose to accept who I am and how I feel.”
“Even though it’s difficult to tap before I react, I accept who I am and how I feel anyway.”
“Even though I have a bad habit of reacting before I tap, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.”
I have indicated where to tap while saying each of the phrases below. You may repeat the positive round more than once if you wish. (Those of you who are new to EFT may view a chart of the spots on my web site under the EFT pages.)
***Now for the phrases that focus on the problem***
Eyebrow: “I don’t remember how to Tap First.”
Side of Eye: “I’m afraid to change my old ways...”
Under Eye: “Who would I be if I was no longer reacting all over the place!”
Nose: “I have a conflict about whether to Tap First or React!“
Chin: “I’m not sure how to Tap before I React.”
Collarbone: “Who would I be without this constant Reactivity?”
Under Arm: “What if I don’t like being calm instead of overreacting?”
Head: “I am so accustomed to reacting before I tap... how do I let it go?”
***Now for the positive focus on the solution***
Eyebrow: “What if I could attract abundance by Tapping First?
Side of Eye: “I want to do what it takes to Tap First, React Later.“
Under Eye: “I want to feel inspired to Tap First, React Later.“
Nose: “I intend to Tap First, React Later.”
Chin: “I choose to release my need to keep overreacting!”
Collarbone: “I’m ready to learn how to Tap First!“
Under Arm: “I appreciate the power of learning how to Tap First.“
Head: “I choose to eliminate resistance to Tapping First.”
Access more positive vibrations with the Law of Attraction by repeating the following phrases (while tapping or not):
Thank You, Universe for showing me exactly how to train myself to Tap First, React Later, I feel better already!
Thank You, Universe for allowing me to feel safe and secure as I learn how to Tap First, React Later, I feel calmer already!
Thank You, Universe for inspiring me to Tap First, no matter what situation I am in – I feel the vibrational shift and power already!
Keep tapping, and enjoy using the Law of Attraction to bring more of what you want into your life!
A powerful way to continue becoming congruent with your desires is to read positive material about the power of combining EFT and the Law of Attraction. Another way is to continue to tap every day to release your blocks to attracting abundance. I invite you to review two of my favorite recent newsletters:
One Now at a Time:
https://www.carollook.com/one-now-at-a-time
Fall In Love Today:
https://www.carollook.com/fall-in-love-today
Combine these messages with this week’s topic, Tap First, React Later and make a profound and positive shift in your daily attraction process!
