Kylie learned to tap at school over two years ago and has been tapping her worries away ever since, so I invited her to write about how EFT has helped her in her life.

The Key to Unlocking My Inner Peace

by Kylie, age 11

Grade Three was the most marvelous year that I’ve had in elementary school.  My teacher taught our class with enthusiasm and fun.  Out of the many things she shared with us, tapping had to be the one that worked the most magic.

I remember the very first time that I tried tapping outside my classroom. It was during a violin concert. I was feeling anxious and worried because the judges at the festival were harshly critiquing every child’s performance.  My hands were clammy and beginning to freeze up, so I began to tap.  While I tapped I reminded myself that whatever the judges thought, all I could do was to play to the best of my ability…and whatever happened during my performance, I was still an awesome kid!  After tapping, I walked up to the stage and with total calmness I let my music take me away. The judges must have been impressed because later that night I received a call informing me that I had made it into the Highlights Concert.  Without tapping, I don’t believe that I ever would have made it.

I continue to use tapping to help me in many stressful situations.  Music to me is like the icing to chocolate cake.  Even though I love to perform I get nervous at times. My hands freeze up and I’m not able to play the melody that comes from my heart.   Though I sometimes feel frozen with worry, this sensation soon washes away whenever I tap.  By tapping on pressure points all my worry, envy and sorrow is washed away and my heart is filled to the brim with confidence and joy.  Tapping gives me the strength to follow my dreams and become a better person.  Tapping is the way I get through the bumps and snares life brings.  No one is perfect, and no one will ever not have a time when they come upon sorrow or fear in life, but I know that with tapping there is always a solution to help me move on and lift me through the rough patches.