Expressing Gratitude For The Day

It’s easy to overthink and complicate an issue. Move to the point right below the knob of the collarbone, tapping not hard and not too soft. Breathe in long and slow, breathe out long and slow. Move to the side of the rib cage, about a hand’s width under the armpit, tapping not too hard and not too soft. Breathe in long and slow, breathe out long and slow. Then from here, grab the opposite wrist. Take a gentle breath in, squeeze the wrist, and then exhale and release the hands down to rest. Take a moment to sit quietly, eyes still closed. Check in with yourself. Think about the situation, the incident, or the thing that had a charge, and notice how it’s shifted. On a scale of 1 to 10, where are you now? You might continue a few more rounds to get the number down even further. If the number doesn’t move or happens to go up, take a moment to sit and connect.

Never Going Back Again

You may find that the charge has shifted on the original issue and is showing you another layer or aspect underneath. Either way, be gentle with yourself. Take a few rounds of gentle, slow breaths and then, if you like, tap again. Joseph to work through the problems for him. Joseph, whose power is able to render possible even things that are impossible, come to my aid. Prayer should consist of whatever feels right for you and should reflect whatever your belief is. Consider creating your own form of prayer and adding it to your bedtime ritual daily routine. It might be something along the lines of expressing gratitude for the day. We have all heard the phrase count your blessings, and in ancient Judaic teachings, one is encouraged to count 100 blessings in a day. What a beautiful way to connect to the Divine throughout the day! What a lovely practice of observing abundance, big and small, all around us. By cultivating gratitude, we can open to even more abundance in our lives. Going to bed in gratitude is a beautiful way to end the day.

Reason To Believe

As you lie down in bed, put one hand on top of the other in the center of the chest, connecting to the heart. I bow in gratitude for all that I have experienced today and the wisdom that comes with it. The idea here is that you are handing over your problems to another being and asking for help while you sleep. Creating your own intercession begins with connection. Tuning in to your personal beliefs could help you. Maybe the being is a saint or a bodhisattva. It could be your favorite rose quartz crystal. And if you don’t feel that you really connect to anything, you could choose an object that represents your higher wisdom or the intelligence of the universe, or even a beloved, respected elder who’s no longer on this Earth plane. All of this is energy at play. To complete this intercession, first take some time to get quiet. Tune in to what is bothering you most, or sit with your anxieties for just a moment. Then go ahead and write down your challenges on a piece of paper.

Until the End of the World

The issue might be anything from a situation at work that is bothering you to a memory that is triggering to a simple feeling of uncertainty. When you finish writing, fold the paper up. Place it under a crystal, statue, photo, or another object that represents the higher collective intelligence you are asking for help. Writing down your problems, the things that keep you up at night, and giving them up to your higher wisdom, can be very freeing. The act of writing down the issue is akin to getting it out of your system and onto paper. The physical movement between elements that you act out by transferring thoughts from your head onto paper is already making a difference, causing energy to shift. Clear your mind by doing this before you go to bed. Then, set an intention that you will sleep more deeply and see more clearly as your problem is being worked out through the ether. Oftentimes, you just need to get out of your own way to find the solution. Give yourself a break and let the Universe handle what is bothering you for a night! When I attended Catholic grade school, we would gather in the library weekly and watch a film, usually about saints or miracles. I always remember the story of Our Lady of Fatima. Three children tending a flock of sheep in Portugal in 1917 claim to have seen the Virgin Mary. Mary appears to the children throughout the year, and they share the messages received. The faithful begin to flock to the site. In 2017, Grandma and I went to Lisbon for a few days before meeting my sister in Barcelona. Walking around Lisbon, we saw a sign for a day trip to Fatima. It was an easy bus ride, and it happened to be the centennial celebration of when Mary appeared. There is a beautiful complex at the site now. People come from all over in devotion with their intercessions, prayers, and needs for healing for themselves or a loved one, yet the energy there is vast and peaceful. Grandma will boil a small handful of peeled and skinned ginkgo nuts with some brown slab sugar cane as a little sweetened dessert soup if she can’t sleep. Even smaller amounts shouldn’t be taken for longer periods of time. In a rare case, a woman in Hong Kong ate between fifty and sixty fried ginkgo nuts in one sitting and had to be rushed to the hospital, where, fortunately, she recovered. Ginkgo trees symbolize wisdom, so it’s not surprising that ginkgo helps strengthen memory and cognition. Her mother always made tea from it for sleep issues. The word passion has its roots in Latin, from patior, meaning to suffer. But, rest assured, passionflower may actually help alleviate suffering.