How “I can’t” is protecting me?

Recently a loving, and knowledgeable energy friend of mine pointed out how often I am saying “I can’t” with regard to a certain situation in my life that I am wanting to change.  For those who know me, I am FAR from being an “I can’t” kind of person.  I’m more like the “Watch me” type–unless there is more to the story!

Back a few years ago, I headed into the darkest days of my life and while I won’t go into the details here (read it under my bio), suffice it to say, I wasn’t sure how I was going to survive and come out of it.  I was so extremely overwhelmed that I’m sure I was saying “I can’t” every time I turned around.  Thinking back, what I truly meant was, I have too much to do, I am too overwhelmed and I can’t be the same person you expect me to be anymore–so back off!  I was the person people relied on, the strong one, the one who was the “rock”.  Now the rock was crumbling and I couldn’t possibly handle anything else other than my own situation.  “I can’t” served as a protection in many ways and while I still might be using that phrase, now it means– I haven’t figured it out YET.  I have done oodles of my own tapping, and broken apart and released many of those overwhelming states and situations of those past dark days.  I am excited about my future and I WILL figure out a way to release additional blocks in my way.  That’s who I am and how I’m built.

In my opinion, the words I say/you say come from the beliefs and blocks that I/we are holding on a subconscious level.  I appreciate when the people who know about the energy of words, help me by bringing my attention to a pattern that isn’t serving me.  I don’t stress about changing my words as much as I pay attention to what my words are trying to tell me, teach me or how they are helping me by protecting me.  If I change the belief that is driving my words, the words will automatically change for the better.  So what is YOUR “I can’t” protecting you from doing or being?  There is more to the story and tapping can and will help you uncover it.  So?  Are you tapping yet?