I had the honor of spending the weekend at Omega, in beautiful Rhinebeck, NY, with my friends Kris Carr and Elena Brower. You might know Kris from her film, Crazy Sexy Cancer and best-selling books, like NY Times bestseller, “Crazy Sexy Diet”.
The weekend was scheduled to be an interesting combination for participants, mixing EFT with cutting-edge nutrition information with rejuvenating yoga. It was all that was promised and more!
Borrowing from my friend Kevin Gianni, here are 7 things I learned and experienced about this weekend that you might find helpful.
When I work with people in pain, especially up on stage in front of a live audience, I joke with them that they don’t have to say, “The pain is gone,” just to make me happy! And the reason I say this is because I continue to be astonished each and every time when the pain just… goes…
Sometimes it’s quick, a matter of minutes. Sometimes it takes deeper work. And sometimes there’s a reduction in the pain, but it doesn’t all go away (and remember this is usually only 20-30 minutes of working on it!)
But even just a reduction in pain, from doing this weird tapping on your face and saying stuff process, is startling! Why doesn’t everyone know about this? And why isn’t everyone using it? I’m not proposing it’s the answer to all pain, all the time, but it sure is extremely effective a lot of the time with no side effects, and it needs to be talked about more.
The thing about pain is… It sucks. I know, what a deep insight. 🙂 But seriously, pain takes up so much energy, so much life force. It robs us of our ability to be in the world, to be in our body, to be with friends and family, and to create. It just plain old sucks. But there are solutions, and EFT is one of the best ones out there.
If you’ve seen our film, “The Tapping Solution”, you’ll remember that perhaps the three most startling cases of results dealt with physical pain. John, a Vietnam veteran with 30 years of chronic back pain (gone by the 2nd day!), Jodi, diagnosed with fibromyalgia for 15 years (pain reduction within minutes of tapping and pain free by the 2nd day), and Patricia, who had fractured her L-1 and was in significant pain (now pain free, off meds, doing yoga!).
Just amazing stuff…and life-changing on so many levels.
So, what does this mean for you? Well, if you’re in pain, you have to dig deep and give Tapping a real shot at handling it. To help you do so, you may wish to check out our program, The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief.
TIP: Remember, the easiest way to get started with pain relief is to tap specifically on what’s going on. “Even though I have this back pain, I deeply and completely accept myself…” Tap through the points. Tap a couple of times, and pay close attention to not only any reduction in the pain, but more importantly, what’s happening with your body and your thoughts. Does an image of your boss come up as you tap? Maybe that’s the next place to go. Do you remember something that happened to you twenty years ago? Tap on that. Tapping is peeling away the layers of an onion, to get to the specific root cause of the pain, of the emotion, of the block. Start with the general (unless you know the specific event right off the bat) and then keep digging deeper.
Most importantly- don’t give up! Two rounds of tapping are not enough to say, “I tried that for my pain.” Sometimes I find it helps to set a timer, or look at a clock and say, “I’m tapping for at least 20 minutes,” or even 10 minutes if that’s all you have. Don’t stop until you’ve hit that goal!
What do I mean by this? Well, when I bring out the Kit Kats, the Hershey bars, the chocolate chip cookies, the salty chips, and other “treats”, it gets a good laugh as people jump up for them, smell them, ask to eat them, and have what is often an amusing emotional reaction to these “treats”.
Then as people come up on stage to work specifically on their cravings, the humor melts away as we find out that what’s really behind it all are feelings of sadness, emptiness, loneliness, boredom, fear and more. The experience this past weekend was especially interesting because I had three guys come up on stage, which is rare!
But hey, us guys can crave sweets too!
One particularly compelling story was from John (name changed to maintain privacy), who struggled with a need to have chocolate ice cream every night. Digging deeper, we found he was recovering from substance addictions, and the ice cream was the closest replacement he could find to fill that emptiness he felt, especially at night. John is a remarkable, courageous man who has made great progress – and ice cream is a much better solution than his previous choices, but he still wanted to be FREE, and needing the ice cream wasn’t freedom.
We tapped on the craving itself initially (as in pain relief, it’s easy to start with what’s PRESENT for you at that moment, what’s most obvious, and then dig deeper) and after some of the craving itself released, we dug deeper into the feelings he was burying by eating the ice cream.
TIP: If you have a food craving, and you want to release the underlying cause, try this short exercise for clarity. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Visualize a time when you’ve had a craving, or visualize in the future when you might have a craving. Feel that in your body. Feel deeply into the craving and when you’re connected to that feeling, dig a little deeper and ask yourself, “Instead of this chocolate/candy/ice cream, what am I REALLY craving?” Ask it a couple of times if you don’t get an answer right away. Once you have your answer, whether it be, “I’m craving more peace, more love, less stress (whatever comes to you is perfect), then do a couple of rounds of tapping on it.
Examples:
“Even though I’m craving more love from my husband, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I’m craving more love from myself, I choose to relax now.”
Keep tapping until the craving AND the feeling clears. 🙂
I don’t know if they really knew what they were getting into, how deep we would go, how much we would uncover, but they were present, loving, and honest. It truly touched me to see so many people committed to change, committed to having more in their life.
TIP: Be brave. Go there. Deal with it. Tap on it. You can do it. You can! Believe in yourself. Believe in the tools that are out there to make this work so much easier, and dive in.
Be brave! Do it now.
I know miracles happen. I believe in them, expect them, hope for them. But miracles can be a HEAVY word, especially if you’re dealing with something serious, and it seems like only a miracle can help. If you’re dealing with cancer or another life-threatening illness, I know you’re hoping for a miracle.
But if it feels like that’s too much, like it’s unlikely to happen, then start looking for “magic”. Not Harry Potter magic, the magic of THIS earth. The synchronistic events, the little signs, the gut feeling to turn left, to turn right, to tap.
Follow the magic and THEN all the magic adds up into a miracle.
Tip: Look out for magic today.
Towards the end of the weekend, we were all really in the flow. I personally felt fantastic – a bit tired from lack of sleep – but so juiced about the transformations that were taking place. On the morning of the last day, as we did every morning, we each picked a “card” from a big basket of 5-6 card decks that Kris had put together. Some were angel cards, some were cards with sayings on them, some were cards of inspiration, all sorts of fun stuff.
I was up on stage, about to speak, when Kris came over with the basket and I picked a card.
When I looked at it, my jaw dropped.
Staring at me from the card was an exact drawing of my cat, Pythagoras, (we called him Py) who I lost 2 years prior.
I mean EXACT.
It’s a long story, but I moved houses two years ago, and Py, who was a very happy indoor/outdoor cat, left one day and never came back (I spent about a month looking for him, but that’s not relevant to the story!)
What is relevant is that when I saw that card, his message, or the universe’s message, was clear as can be. Losing Py set off a chain of events that have brought me to where I am today, and it’s been beyond perfect.
When it happened, it was one of the toughest things that have ever happened to me. But looking back, I GET IT. 🙂
TIP: I know it’s cliché, but things are working out in perfect order. If you’re going through a tough time, if you’ve recently lost someone, something, or are lost yourself, take a deep breath and know it’s all working out (and tap on it, of course, to make it all easier!).
One of the reasons the weekend was so amazing was because we covered so many topics: EFT, nutrition, and yoga… and they are all vitally important to living a healthy, happy, fulfilled life.
I’m sorry, but you can tap until you are blue in the face and if you’re eating McDonald’s cheeseburgers for lunch, you’re just not going to be healthy.
If you never go to the gym, do yoga, or some sort of exercise, your body is not going to be fit, strong, and full of energy.
I’m a HUGE fan of the Abraham-Hicks material and follow it on so many levels. At the same time, we’re very physical beings on a very physical earth. We need to breathe, move, and get great nutrition into our bodies.
TIP: Check out Kris Carr’s website to learn more about nutrition and check out Elena Brower’s site (especially if you’re in NYC) for yoga info. By the way, Kris and I are coming out with something together later in the year to help you become even healthier, easily. So stay tuned for that.
Spending time with Kris and Elena inspired me. I’ve been finding myself eating better, adding some things in that Kris mentioned, some new stuff, some reminders of old stuff. Elena’s voice has been ringing through my head, “Just 15 minutes of yoga! If that’s all you can do, do that!” And I’ve been listening, and have been feeling great because of it.
Right now, I’m writing from Arizona, where the Transformational Leadership Council, led by Jack Canfield, is meeting. I’ve just had the privilege to join in the past year, and the people here are SO inspiring. Jack Canfield, John Gray, Hale Dwoskin, Lynne McTaggart, Arielle Ford, Claire Zammit, Janet Atwood, Cynthia Kersey, just to name a few of the people that are here. SO inspiring to be around them.
TIP: Surround yourself with people that inspire you and help you grow. Now, I can hear what you’re saying already, “You’re so lucky to be around those people, I’m not friends with them, I can’t spend time with them, etc.”
Here’s the reality: For a good TEN years, I spent a huge amount of time LISTENING to all these same people. I would read their books and would listen to their audio programs. My roommate right after college joked that my headphones were permanently glued to my ears. Lol!
And guess what?
After I listened to them enough, after I read enough of their books, attended enough of their seminars, slowly, but surely, I climbed the ladder of MY life, MY possibilities, MY dreams. And now I have the pleasure to call these same mentors my friends and colleagues.
You can do the same thing.
Well, I hope you’ve enjoyed my 7 thoughts. Thanks again to my bud (we went to elementary, middle and high school together) Kevin Gianni, for the idea to share these. “7 things”. You can check out the website he started with thoughts on nutrition, health and more.
Until next time…
Keep Tapping!
Nick Ortner
Copyright © 2024 The Tapping Solution, LLC
Thank you for your persistence, Nick. I admire your and your sister Jessica work. Very often I forget to tap, but then I find your e-mails and go back to it. So easy to forget but so helpful at the same time. I read so many things about self help and encouragement techniques that I get lost oftentimes. Please, tell us what kind of material is Abraham-Hicks?
Thank so much!
I do appreciate your blogs. I use tapping for so many thimgs!! It is great to see
how others use it. We have someone staying with us & it is hard to cope & tapping
is helping me through this time. Thanks!!!!
Dear Nick,
Thank you for you passion. Its very infectious. You explain all aspects of tapping in an inspiring manner. I am definitely hooked. It is such a fast way to release ones stuff, and that feeling is very empowering.
I am desperate to regain my natural body and have finally released my obsession with diets and eat only when hungry , and only nutritious foods. I do have cravings when tired but nowhere like before. But…….the weight is not coming off. What other weighty issues are there……can you suggest some for me to tap on. More than sadness etc.
Thanks and God bless you.
Kiran
Thanks Nick, Your blog is down to earth and an easy read. You seem approachable, not
a know it all. I like that. Keep it up! I like your sibs too!
love, Ellie
Nick, thank you. I bought your tape a while back but confess have not yet listened to it tho I ‘ve been aware of tapping for a very long time. Reading your blog in it’s entirety just now, with all you shared so unstintingly, has given me the jog and inspiration to make the time to involve myself in the process of further self exploration utilizing Eft .. Do keep the blogs coming! Again, many thanks.
I find tapping solution for pain relief very effective. I suffer from osteo-arthritis of the knees. But the pain returns after sometime. Will repeated, continuous tapping give me lasting relief? Kindly let me know . Thanks and regards – Meena
Hi Nick
I was there and loved every minute of it! Thanks so much for your insights and riotous humor.
And keep the blogs coming. Tapping continues to profoundly change my life and any advice on how to use it most effectively is greatly appreciated.
Ann
Hi Nick,
I enjoy your blogs very much, keep ’em coming! Take care!
Thank you for the hope that you convey in your words! I have been doing EFT since 2003, and have used it primarily to help me get through each unpleasant day at work. However, now that I do not have a job, I have been using EFT to help me forgive me, to find more Light and energy. This brings me to your work with the Everything Is Energy summit, which is still going on! I loved Carol Look’s talk (I have had her book on Abundance and EFT for some years and use it everyday. Your talk last night on pain was wonderful. Thank you! I have been in gargantuan amounts of emotional and physical pain for most of my life. Your description of the process as being like peeling off layers of an onion is so true. Thank you for your compassion and directness. Please take special care. Many blessings for and to you!
Hi Nick, good stuff! Please keep it coming, I will read your blog! Thanks for all you do!
I watched Margaret Lynch chakra videos and followed the tapping exercises. I visualized the money manifestion situation for myself and seemed to get a little sadness but don’t know if it was the words that she was using about you feel or was it really my sadness.
I will practice more to try to figure it out.
Bud
I am a beginner on tapping and still have lots to learn. But already it has helped me get in touch with the fact that I’d been so very full of fear. The awareness was startling and freeing. I still am working on it and am certain the feeling of freedom and confidence will continue to grow. Next step is to learn how to allow the “good things, the magic” into my life. Thank-you .for providing this wonderful information,
Every single video was very helpful. I am very surprised how many new thing I have learned about myself. Margaret Lynch videos are amazing. I just love them. I am inpatient to see the new ones.
Thanks for sharing valuable information. I really enjoyed your program. Pls. continue to blog. Thank you.
Dear Nick,
I am a missionary in Mexico, my kids and rest of the family are in Arizona. I have been coming to Mexico for the last 10 years. I am presently in Miguel Aleman, sw of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, about 45 min. from Kino Bay. I have been here for about 8 years, and was in another northern city for my initial 2.
The mission I founded here in M. A. is named: Mision Jesucristo Milagroso. I cloth the naked, feed the hungry and visit the prison for the ladies in Hermosillo main prison, weekly I visit a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol addictions. I take the real Gospel to a camp on Sundays (after we have our service here). I am presently trying to learn the Triqui language, these are Indian Triquis that I also help, they are very poor and have very little education, (so I also teach a class for reading and writing Spanish) on Thurs. I also have about 6 to 15 ladies that come from 9 to 10, Mon.- Fri. to learn the Truth of the Word of God.
On Wed. I have a movie for the kids, and on Mon. night a class for kids 9 to 15 to teach the Word and have manual crafts. As you can see, my plate is full. But by the Grace (Spirit, energy, love, etc. etc, whatever you want to call it), here I am. Happy and would not want to be anywhere else in the world.
I joined you and your sister on the days of presentation for the Tapping World Summit and found this experience to be of great help to me and my followers here. I enjoy hearing from you and this morning when I read your 7 points, I was particularly interested in your understanding of miracles. Yes, every day is a miracle in itself, big miracles are made out of small miracles. I daily pray for babies and kids that the Indians bring to me for healing, and I am always amazed at their faith and the miracles Jesus does for them through me. I know exaclly what you mean!
I am presently listening to this couple that you were a guest in the orange room. I have been enriched by all I hear because I KNOW WHO is my ENERGY personally, it has a name in my vocavulary: His name is JESUS! The Gospels are beginning to take a quantum leap in my understanding and I am sharing these things that I learn and connect to the Word with those around me. They know how to tap, direct their bad energy to the glass bubble, etc. etc. with God as their center of ENERGY!
I teach the Gospel as it was originally written in the Hebrew and the Greek. If you an understand this, you will know how those traditional churches that teach man’s doctrines as truths have drop me as a hot potato, just like they did Jesus in His time with the Pharasies.
I used to get about $800 dollars to run the mission each month, it has dropped to $200 with two people helping me from the States. But I am as happy as can be, money is not a problem for me. Jesus, MY ENERGY has it all under control! I wish I could do more for the people, like giving them a big bag of groceries every two months, to now only every 6 months. But I am giving them the tools to get close to the Lord and prepare them for what is coming in the future after death, and that is spiritual and eternal, these will not pass away, but the food and clothing will. Anywayyyyyyyyyyyyy, I am sorry I made this so long!
Keep up the good work where God has you growing and thanks for the shareing of your findings. If I can be of any help, please let me know. I am going to be 68 years old on August 6.
Loving the Lord through His poor,
Amelia N. Kame (In Mexico: Amelia Navarro Almanza)
Phone: 011-52-1-662-132-2350
Nick, the blog is so helpful. You always share a couple “nuggets” that are really great. This posting was no exception. Keep it coming!
Thank you very much for these very encouraging words. There is also much humour involved which is healing itself. My attention came on having mentors and surrounding yourself with people that help you grow. Reasently I spent time with particular people I didn´t know and very different to my own welknown environment. My first thought was ” what on earth am I doing here?” It showed out that one person has shown me about relaxing more and repeated to me ” Remember when you are in my house you can just be yourself”. I hardly knew the person and it was a reminder to my soul deep down. 🙂
Mo porridge, plz! Learned from it, appreciate your time and good will shining through, your good thinking, and your appreciation of magic. Much thanks for sharing, and, Lol, you Lol 🙂
Best wishes!
Keep up sharing, your testimony inspired me…I am like you, I am currently involved in researching and reading a lot in the last 5 years, and I also think one day my teachers will become my own friends, I have no doubt about it. Thanks, Caroline
Hi Nick, I really liked your blog. It’s the simple things in life that makes a person happy and healthy. Love, Laughter, sex, friends, family, prayers. It’s just our thoughts that makes us feel sad or happy. Seeking freedom can be enslaving to the mind also.
Thank you so much Nick for your blog. It is really helpful. I am looking for some magic today. I am trying to do tapping whenever I can, few times a day. Thank you for sharing all these information on Tapping.
Comment by Chandrika 29th July 2011.@2.50pm
Thanks, I needed an uplift. God bless.
Nick,
I had the pleasure of seeing you in seminar with Carol Look in Conneticut a couple of years ago. I don’t read many blogs, but I enjoyed this one. I appreciate your efforts, insights and inspiration.
I’m a practicing physician and working on my blocks to integrating EFT into my practice. Turns out I have a fear of being wildly successful!
I’m a huge fan of audio inspiration as are you…I started with my dad’s early 45 rpm of Earl Nightengale’s “Lead the Field”.
I think you and Jessica are terrific and will only improve with time…see where your mentors are now!
Thanks for the time and creativity you bring to the EFT world,
Steve
Tapping never hurt anybody, and even if it doesn’t work, you get a good face massage. It is so great to have you back. I did watch your video and listened to your interview. Fabulous, as always. I am always inspired and grateful for having my knee pain GO AWAY. Happy to see that Judy Byrne’s Critical Voice work is still here. Her tapping on the Inner 4-year- old child is miraculous, and I recommend it to EVERYONE. No matter how good your childhood was, I am sure there came a time when Someone said, “No, you can’t have that,” I’m sure you were crushed, heartbroken and felt unloved, if only for a minute. It’s amazing how many years that feeling can stay with a person and affect their choices. Tap, Tap, Tap
Great mix of inspiration and information. Thank you. So appreciate your mix of sharing and caring.
Hi Nick, thanks for keeping in touch with me.I am new to tapping but I am seeing amazing results in my life and those close to me.
I have been sharing tapping with everyone who will listen to me.
I have had a recurring dream for about 20 years about a huge tsunami that is about to overwhelm me, I usually wake up very distressed. I had one last night and woke up very emotional and unhappy about everything. I eventually tapped on it and realised that the tunami was my emotions(too many to explain here) that were engulfing me and my sub-conscious was wanting me to deal with them. Now that I have tapping I know that i can go through them systematically and find relief!
Hi Nick, YES I found this article helpful (I like your style of writing by the way). Please continue and thank you for sharing! I know that your work gives you a lot of energy back, so I don’t feel guilty any more for getting so much from you for free….
Thanks so much for sharing your insights from such a powerful weekend. Your openness and pursuit of life is so real in your words. EFT is remarkable and I agree, ‘why isn’t everyone doing it!’. Excited to hear about the new pain thing that you will be offering in the fall. I liked how you kept at the focus of EFT by peeling back the layers of issues until you get to the kernel that has been the irritant in your life – for years in many cases! The magic of miracles happens every day when you are being mindful. Thanks for a great website and for bringing EFT to everyone for FREE. Blessings, balance and peace.
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Thank you so much for your blog. I truly believe tapping can make a big difference in everyone’s lives. Thanks for sharing your experiences and thoughts. It’s greatly appreciated! Keep up the great work you’re doing!
Thank you so much for sharing all this with us. It helps to keep me motivated. The information helps and your general enthusiasm helps. I feel lifted and excited just reading it.
Thanks so much for this blog, Nick. I’ve struggled with food addiction at different levels for over 30 years. I’m healthy, and after finally conquering 30 years of bulimia, it’s been interesting trying to control my weight even though I exercise regularly. I’m still eating for entertainment on a daily basis, even though it might only be extra tortilla chips or an energy bar I really don’t need for hunger. I really like the tapping sequence you suggest – “what am I really craving”? I’m going to try that today. And I have experienced the “magic” of tapping on pain myself. Thanks for all you & Jessica do, and I can’t wait for more from you!
Thanks for all the helpful tips. I love the blog, so keep it coming. You are an inspiration!
I really enjoyed reading you. It inspires me to keep tapping and go deeper in the search. Waiting for your fall announcement! Thank you much!
Good Morning Nick,
WOW! As I realized you were doing this event, I dreamt about being there, as I did TheTappingExperience, last year. My life is still evolving from that weekend. Thank You.
Out of our commitment and work around money and prosperity, I fullfilled my financial obligations and summer vacation was here on the beautiful beaches of the suncoast….(wow, that sounds rough,LOL)
I appreciate this article, I am using it to tap and continue to grow through my own “stuff”, grief, being the core issue, (spare you the story). As I grow my own practice and continue to teach this work, EFT, in coaching and bodywork, I am grateful to be one of the teachers of healing work.
I am continuing to learn and I am amazed with the results. My life is amazing and the miracles are abundant. I am going kayaking on Sunday in The Gulf of MExico, (which was a secret dream until EFT) I tapped on my fear of sharks and gigantic fish things!) So, life gets bigger and better….
Thank you for sharing and be well.
I love you!
Suzette
Very informative and encouraging
Thanks for this, Nick. As the Universe has a way of doing, your blog contained the exact message that I needed to read today. Definitely keep blogging (and tapping!)
Thanks for all the things you share so frequently. I read and use them all and am having much success in doing better in all areas of my life. I especially appreciate the permanent link to the interview with Jessica and Stacey regarding EFT to Clear Physical Pain. I used it as is and then used it for emotional pain as well. It worked wonders for me!! Thanks again, Nick and Jessica for so much help to so many that need it!! Please keep up the good work.
Nick,
Thanks for these 7 thoughts–Great inspiration and ideas. I’m copying some to paste on my desktop as reminders.
Sandy
Loved your blog post. Please continue. My life was turned upside down recently. Because of blogs such as yours I am able to turn it right side up.
Thanks for sharing
Margo
Dear Nick, it was very interesting and inspiring to read about your last weekend at Omega. It´s always good to know about how other people are able to get over specific health problems, food cravings, and the like. Knowing that other people were able to overcome their problems with EFT makes us realize that everybody can do it. Personally, I´ll try EFT to get over chocolate cravings and putting off exercise. Thanks!
Hi ! I don’t usually take the time to read blogs , but I love your work . I enjoyed hearing about the workshop and appreciated your tips and thoughts . Keep on blogging!
Thanks, Nick – you’re always upbeat, and that attitude always inspires hope!
I’m a fan of EFT for a while now and I just love your Tapping World Summits. And this blog, as the other thoughts and e-mails you share with us are always inspirational, useful and very much appreciated ! Keep up the good work, we all appreciate it !!
great way to start the day on a positive note. Thank you!
brenda
Hi Nick
I so enjoy listening and reading about EFT through your emails. You and Jessica have literally changed how I function in my personal world including how I view myself in the world around me. I so enjoyed your statement about how you started surrounding yourself with the people you admire, it is so true. I have always tried to associate myself with individuals with positive attitudes and various degrees of success so listening to and tapping along with all the incredible masters you have made available to us has been an amazing gift, thank you so much……Penny
LOVED IT!!! Keep these blogs coming!
It was informative, endearing and entertaining. What more could we ask for?
By the way, I think you and your sister are the brightest stars on the “health” horizon right now! Blessings to you, both!
Nancy
thanks for sharing, nick…keep on inspiring US!!!
I read your blog, and I find I’ve been tuning into just those changes since January this year. I listened to your tapping summit in February, and it was so powerful! I love your energy, your enthusiasm, and the outright joy you seem to feel when you’re describing these awesome experiences. I’ve been following many of the people with whom you are interacting for decades, now, being in my 50’s, but seeing so many young people at the forefront of the spiritual and transformational playground gives me such hope and optimism for the future!
Go you, Nick! And your sister Jessica, too! I’ll be watching and smiling from my sweet spot in the woods.
Much love and gratitude to you both,
Tara
Hi Nick! I appreciate you taking the time to write out your 7 things for us 🙂 I will be looking for magic today, and everyday! and thank you for the suggestion to use a timer for tapping, I think that will help me realize that just because I feel ok right now, there’s still work to do
Really upbeat and encouraging–Blog on!