Perfection can be seen as negative. Like when it prevents us from finishing something. (“I can't say it's finished, it's not perfect... Yet!”)
Perfection can be seen as positive. When we look at a perfect sunset, for example. We might even see it in people around us, within us maybe?

Obstinacy can be viewed as negative. Then it's called stubbornness.
Obstinacy can be viewed as positive. Then it's called persistence.

What about procrastination, then? Don't tell me we can see procrastination as positive? Well, I'd say so.

Clearly, procrastination can be seen as negative. Particularly when it reminds us of all that we avoid doing, day after day, week after week, month after month (shall I continue?)

But procrastination can also be seen as positive. Think about it. What if  it had something to teach us? What if it was protecting us from doing something that is not really right for us, or doing it in a way that is not right for us?

What if procrastination was a clue? What if it was telling us : “You have a choice here, do you know that? “

Let's talk about my newsletter.

I had initially decided to provide you with a case study, an FAQ (more specifically one answer!), a free script and maybe a blog every month.

Keen to be perfect, I may publish all of these... or none of them! (This way at least, I'm sure nothing is imperfect!). The result is that “bad procrastination” wins and the newsletter remains hidden, out of your reach!

My persistent-obstinacy means I still have the wish to provide you with all of this.
My stubborn-obstinacy tells me: “If you don't spend enough time getting it ALL ready and perfect, it won't be good enough”. “Bad-procrastination” wins and you see no newsletter for a while, again...

Where is “good-procrastination” in all this, then? You could argue about it. The time I didn't put into the newsletter went somewhere else. In the time spent with/for my clients, some time was used for my personal life too :-), for planting my vegetable seeds for this year, for preparing and participating in a French EFT Virtual Summit and answering questions from it. All answers that could be of interest to others, incidentally...

All this lead me to realise that yes, listening to you, this newsletter is a good idea, so I shall activate my persistent-obstinacy. On the other hand, observing my procrastination, I realised I have a really long list of topics for FAQs, tapping scripts and blogs, all of which could be made available to you fast enough, while case studies are much more time consuming and delay everything else. I have to confess that my “friend” Perfection is particularly active and stubborn when it comes to sharing someone's story, for this person's highest good as much as for the highest good of the readers with whom that person is willing to share her experience!

I therefore now choose to allow Persistent-Obstinacy to take over Stubborn-Obstinacy, and to contemplate the possibility of continuing this newsletter in a slightly less formal way, and continue to support you in exploring EFT in YOUR daily life, maybe with less regular case studies, but more regular information and tips.

Even though this solution is not perfect, and even though I'd like to take the time to send a regular, complete, perfect newsletter, I choose to thank Procrastination for opening my eyes to the perfection of my imperfections. And you know what? I still love and accept myself anyway, even with this imperfect solution!

Enough about me. This newsletter is for YOU. So here are a few topics for you to explore and tap on:
When are you experiencing stubborn-obstinacy, and when is it persistent-obstinacy?
When is perfection blocking you?
If your procrastination was directing your attention to a choice, what would that choice be?

Write down your answers, and see where tapping will lead you with this?

Thanks to my friends POP!

Tappingly yours.