Do you ever find that you can get triggered by the tiniest little thing? I was surprised to find myself irritated last night as my family and I were getting set up to play a board game. It was a brand-new game that I gave one of my kids for Christmas called Dixit. As it was opened, a little, clear piece of plastic dropped out onto the floor that was meant to be used to attach some pieces together. We searched and searched to no avail and gave up, settling to still use the pieces carefully as there was still the clear plastic attachment on the other side.
The irritation I felt didn’t subside and although I absolutely loved the game, the loss of this piece was still bugging me! Geez, such a big reaction for a tiny little piece of plastic!! I knew it had absolutely nothing to do with the fact one of my kids had dropped it on the floor and lost it and everything to do with an un-processed sense of loss floating around in my subconscious. The game was simply a symbol highlighting the need for me to explore why I felt more than just a mild annoyance.
So, this morning, in an attempt to uncover what this experience really meant, I started to do some tapping around it. Have you heard of tapping? It’s a stress-release tool I use regularly and I find it restores a sense of calmness and well-being. It’s based on Chinese acupressure.
You’re probably thinking by now ‘what is this woman on about’, all of this hoo-ha over a tiny piece of plastic. Haha, oh well, unsubscribe now if you think I’m a little nutty.
It didn’t take long before something bubbled up that made total sense to me. I started the process using the words ‘brand new and already broken’. As I did a few tapping rounds I was able to understand exactly why I had felt the way I had felt last night. I was taken back to a profound event that I had held in my body all this time. It really is quite a freeing technique. I can now head over to the piano and spend some time musically painting this realisation
using the 12 notes as a healing balm
those notes will believe you
those notes will reach out to you
those notes will hold you
those notes will embrace you
those notes will always be there for you
those notes will delve deep inside of you, showing interest
those notes won’t leave you
those notes will create just the right amount of space for you to be you
No judgement
No teasing you for just being you
No looking down at you
No inequality
No separation
No wanting you to be someone you’re not
No leaving you out
No sense of superiority
No smothering your light
No snide remarks
No jealousy
No passive aggressiveness
No being ignored by those who should love you
No not reaching out to you
No just being there through obligation
No talking about what they have been up to when you have clearly not been invited
JUST.PURE.ACCEPTANCE.AND.INCLUSION
Sometimes, it’s true, I prefer music notes
to unevolved humans
to consciousness that is completely unaware
unaware of the pain they cause
unaware of their self-importance
unaware of their self-righteousness
unaware of their rudeness
unaware of their b!#chiness
unaware of the depth of hurt they cut you with
Best to immerse yourself in the notes instead sometimes…
I have discovered that those notes help me forgive, be free and explore
where I, also, have
caused pain
felt self-important
been self-righteous
spoken rudely
been a b!#ch
hurt others
Unless I accept that all in this world is a mirror I can’t call myself evolved either.
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