Thanks for your response, Rick. Yes, “savvy” sounds like a good one to explore.
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Hi Jewel! 
I look forward to hearing about your being succulently supported and uplifted!
Confidence in Being (aware of here and now) matters to me right now, I’d like to make that a focus.
(I just got off a call where Rick suggested Being as a focus instead of ‘giving’ which I was wondering about, and makes sense for where I’m at.)
I went through most of these calls as they came out and am definitely happy to revisit any concepts you’d like to talk about.
Lovely to see you here Jewel 
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Thanks Kate. Aware of the here and now sounds like a really good focus for sure.
Warm Best Wishes on your “Being” practice~! 
Hi - I want to start this program again - even though it’s 7 months later now, and I kind of fell off the wagon last time. Hopefully I can make it all the way through this time and stick with my focus.
As I’m re-listening to class #1 I still find myself contemplating the feeling of being “uplifted” and also I might add - “carried along by grace”. Will explore it more to see what feels true to my core at this time.
P.S. Is anyone else going through this right now and wants to play along? Are you still a member here Kate? How did your explorations with “Confidence in Being” go?
(Art by Inge Look)
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Mmmm, I am always “doing the course” so to speak. Being carried along and uplifted by grace is essential in my day.
Of course, I used to look for Big Obvious Uplifts. You know, the kind of thing where the strength of grace was undeniable! See! Proof!
Haha. I remember times when that was true. This morning, the uplift was the invitation to lean against a tree in the sunshine through the mountains. Uplift. And the energy to carry me another bit down the trail (literally, and “of life.”)
Adore the art… thank you!
Rick
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Know What Matters to You…
“The essence of emotional freedom is having a sense of what really matters to me in my core—and enough freedom to feel those things as part of my life experience.”
We’re inviting you to choose one emotion that matters to you right now—and give it time, attention, and real-world expression. Not perfectly. Not forever. Just long enough that three weeks or three months from now you can honestly say, “Yep, that part of me is alive here. It’s participating.”
Begin Here: One Emotion, Your Way
“Bold like my uncle Bob is not my bold. I get to have my kind of bold.”
Let’s pick one state of being—not to fix your life, but to express a true part of you. Your “one” can refine as you go; two can pair nicely (like calm and confident). What matters is that it’s yours, not what others think you “should” feel.
Try saying a few candidates out loud. Notice your throat, heart, and gut:
“Eager… content… playful… present… wise fearlessness… resourced… appreciative…”
If you’re stuck in the “not that” (e.g., “not anxious”), keep feeling for a clean yes that isn’t defined by the problem. There’s no wrong answer.
Why One? Focus Changes the Vibe
“A bouquet is gorgeous—but trying to hold every flower at once dilutes our focus.”
When we spread ourselves across seven states at once, nothing gets enough attention to take root. Choosing one gives your whole being—from head to toe—time to practice, embody, and radiate it. Others will feel the vibe shifting, even on your “grumpy” days.
A Personal Touchstone: Calm & Confident
“I wasn’t walking as someone who was calm and confident—yet that phrase felt exactly like me.”
I (Rick) spent six months turning toward calm and confident—tapping, meditating, journaling. Not perfection, just practice. Even the horses felt the difference: intention, tuning, vibe. Clarity about what matters changes how the inner critic operates. If I want calm and confident rather than perfect, the critic loses its favorite leverage.
Baby Steps Count
“Sixteen steps and a two-year-old can still reach the next floor.”
Small, repeatable touches matter. Grocery run? We can do “competent task mode,” or we can tune to eager or playful or curious and watch the moment re-color itself. Little steps accumulate into lived identity.
EFT Tapping Round — Clarity When It Feels Confusing
“I’m open to clarity about one thing.”
Side of Hand: Even though this feels hard and confusing in certain ways, I’m open to clarity about one emotion that matters to me right now in my life. It matters to me—it’s not about them. Even though my thoughts tend to go right to the negative, it’s okay for me to stop and drop in here. My emotions matter to me. They’re the soundtrack vibrations of my life, and I want to have more savvy with them and express the things that matter.
Top of Head: But it’s so confusing.
Eyebrow: Maybe it’s clarity that I want.
Side of Eye: It feels like disconnection to me.
Under the Eye: Am I asking for more connection or more solitude.
Under the Nose: But it changes all the time.
Chin: Good. Ah, and it’s okay for me to pick one I want to experience regularly.
Under the Arm: Does the inner work ever stop? Maybe I’m asking to feel content with who I am and what I feel right now.
Top of Head: Don’t I have to be super-duper ecstatically joyful.
Eyebrow: Ah… what if what’s right for me.
Side of Eye: …doesn’t have to be a big, large feeling.
Under the Eye: I get to decide what it is.
Under the Nose: And there’s good news,
Chin: There’s no wrong answer.
Take a breath. Notice any tiny shift. Even a wisp counts.
Forbidden, Missing, or Misnamed Feelings
“Anger might be suppressed—or your true octave could be passion’s fire.”
Some of us were never allowed anger or grief. Explore what’s actually true in your makeup. Anger can become oomph; grief can have many tones beyond one cultural script. You might discover your system plays passion more naturally than anger, or blessed more readily than “happy.” Honor your instrument.
Name It Precisely
“Depressed” and “happy” are huge buckets; specificity gives you handles.
Low-energy states can be lonely, burned out, disconnected, morose. What’s the clean opposite you want to practice—present, uplifted, supported, blessed? Precision helps you choose practices that fit.
Doorways & Refinements
“If calm and confident is the destination, ‘resourced’ might be your doorway.”
We can refine a known quality (focus without over-activation; generosity in work, home, friendship). We can add nuance (unflappable: notice what flaps me and build skill there). We can reclaim a playful nature that got suppressed by vigilance. Choose the doorway that gives you traction today.
Wise Fearlessness & Beauty
“I know what matters. I evaluate risk. I act from clarity and oomph rather than fear.”
If getting back into the world feels scary, try wise fearlessness: go see the beauty of nature on purpose, with your senses awake. Let the state be small at first. Gravity (and life) still exists; you can practice anyway.
Caring Includes You
“Caring lives in the me-space and the we-space.”
If caring is your word, include yourself. If self-caring serves you better, claim it. In a team, caring looks different than in creative solitude. Keep tailoring the word so it fits your real life.
Gratitude, Appreciation, and Being Tuned In
“There hasn’t been a day without something to appreciate—sometimes we just don’t practice it.”
If you’re an appreciator who doesn’t actually feel it much, that’s ripe ground. Or try “tuned in”: arrive, drop in, sense the vibe of place, people, weather, and the we-space. Make it a gentle ritual at transitions.
Your Why (Write It Down)
“If I had this state regularly, what would that do for me?”
Lower blood pressure. More presence and visibility. Easier receiving. Freedom to help more, enjoy more, live more fully. Let your why be substantial. Stack the reasons. Let them pull you forward.
Keep Going Together
“This is our devotion: to craft ways—together or with support—so you get to experience what matters to you.”
We’re eager—profoundly curious—about where you’ll go with this. Choose your word. Touch it daily. Tap when noise arises. Let the practice be human-sized and kind.
Bless you. Appreciate you. Bye for now.
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