Caribbean Vacation: Tapping Out Stress
Many of us work for someone else and look forward to spending a caribbean vacation relaxing under an umbrella on a deserted beach. We think this is good therapy for stress and we do this ritual year after year.
But sometimes we have to reevaluate what we do to see if we can do things better. Of course, this is not easy because over our lifetime we form many habits. This means unless someone pushes us “over the cliff” we would remain on the ledge of survival. After all, why change something that works, when we don’t know if we will jump into a more challenging adventure.
While I do favor a holiday to get away from ordinary life, I am quick to say that it is crazy doing the same thing every time. We need to mix things up and get a new perspective on life, our life and the lives around us.
Hearing the sound of a jet engine landing in Montego Bay is akin to watching an adventure movie on your ipod. Hustling into your air-conditioned room at a luxury hotel brings on an adrenaline rush like the jetlike flow of a waterfall. Boarding a bus to tour the attractions of Port of Spain makes life feels like the Garden of Eden without the apple, of course.
All these activities are stress busters and will send you home with renewed energy to face your difficult moments. Then you have to wait another year to do the same thing all again, once you have built up enough vacation time for the year.
Tapping is an alternative to a 2-week vacation. In this case you don’t have to spend any money, but you get to feel like you are on an island excursion every day. I mentioned this because I have been listening to some audio broadcasts where therapists use tapping to help many people feel good about themselves.
If you don’t know what tapping is, then you must check out this site. If you know what tapping is, you can begin listening to these audio files before the series end. Site organizers set up two audio files each day for 24 hours. It is worth it, and I am sure you will thank me for sending you to the site.