I just read a great book by Life Coach Cheryl Richardson titled The Unmistakable Touch of Grace. This excellent book emphasizes how our lives are always being touched by unseen, benevolent and active forces. I am aware of the power of Grace in daily life and seek to share that in all that I do and teach.
Several years ago I was struggling with direction in my own life. I was working long hours and felt like there was no clear parth for my career. I was physically tired and mentally burned out. I reached out at that time to the pastor at the church in my hometown. I shared with her some of the unusual and intense spiritual experiences and coincidences that were going on in my life. I also told her of the intense energy I experienced when I tapped on EFT meridian points. I admitted that I felt alone and very different from other people. I didn’t really know what to do with all this energetic input I was recieving but felt I needed to do something about it. Our conversation eventually moved to the strong and unwaivering relationship I experienced with God. Although I felt different, I felt connected and secure in God’s love and never worried about death or the fate of my soul.
This wise pastor looked me in the eyes and said, “Betsy, many others have experienced God the way you do. Historians of many faiths refer to them as mystics. You are a mystic.”
This was something new. I had no idea what a mystic was. I wondered if this was a new label for “crazy”. Fortunately, my dear pastor sent a book home with me that day to help me understand: Why Mystics Matter Now, by Frederick Bauerschmidt. It was through this book that I finally found peace and got to know my favorite historical mystic, Hildegard Von Bingen.
Mystics are people who have direct experiences of the Divine and who use these experience in the service of others. My experience with Divine energy is very direct and intense. I am growing more comfortable with the term now. It certainly has nothing to do with being crazy.
My conclusion – EFT and energy work is a mystical experience. For me, it comes in the form of the kinesthetic waves which run through me and open my own energy system to intersect and connect with the energies of other people and creatures. This flow of energy transcends space and time. I have been granted access to work and play with this energy. I have accepted this gift with positive intent. It may be mysterious, but that is okay.
Teaching EFT and energy self-care to others reminds me that all of us can be mystics in the true sense of the word. EFT self-care allows individuals to invoke their own deliberate encounters with Grace. People who apply EFT and other energy balancing routines regularly learn to accept themselves, experience joy and feel more confident. When that happens, there is peace. It is through this Grace that the real healing takes place.
