Skip to main content

The Power of Positive Affirmations

Hi Everyone,

I thought this was a useful article to share,

The Revolutionary Power of Affirmations Written by Scott Armstrong & Jafree Ozwald

Affirmations are a simple, powerful way to transform your life. Anytime you choose to be in conscious control of your thoughts, you are taking the reigns back on what you determine to be reality. Whenever you say or think an affirmation that resonates deeply within your being, it becomes the framework that creates the world you see around you. By repeating special affirmations to yourself throughout the day, you are choosing to pave an inner highway towards manifesting the life you most want to have, instead of being run over by the life you are trying to avoid.

"We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation." ~Florence Scovel Shinn

Research has shown that we have between 45,000 and 51,000 thoughts a day. That’s about 150 to 300 thoughts a minute. Research has also shown that for most people 80% of those thoughts are negative. Now, we have been taught to think that most of these 51,000 thoughts are “sub-conscious” thoughts, meaning they are below our conscious level of awareness. Affirmations make you consciously aware of your thoughts which actually make your sub-conscious thoughts conscious. When you start making conscious positive thoughts, you actually become more aware of the negative thoughts that are attempting to dominate your life.

"One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whether the statement be true of false. It comes to be dominating thought in one's mind." ~Robert Collier

When you’re not aware of your thoughts, they can tend to flow in a negative direction since 90% of the thoughts you had yesterday are carried over into your mind today. Thinking negative thoughts only because you to think more negative thoughts. To get out of this rut, you need to take conscious control of your mind and AFFIRM the thoughts you want.

To make something "firm" is to create an affirmation. When you assert something to be true in your life your entire body resonates with that feeling and sensation, causing you to attract similar feelings tomorrow. In order to make something happen in the physical universe, you first have to have the positive thought that says, "I am going to make this happen." Think about it. In order for you to start manifesting whatever you want in this physical universe, you first need to a-firm that it is going to occur for you.

"It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen." ~Claude M. Bristol

Affirmation Action Step

-Pick the most important thing that you want to change in your life. Is it

being more financially secure? Is it having more time or being more at peace

with yourself?

-Find an affirmation that resonates with you best about this area. There are lots

of free affirmations on the Web, or you can find our pick of the best on

www.BestAffirmations.com. (For Example I have an abundance of wealth, health, and happiness.)

-Say this affirmation at least 100 times throughout the day. Have it

become part of who you are fundamentally. If you can’t keep track,

say your affirmation 10 times every hour for 10 consecutive hours.

Reflections

Read and write on the following questions:

What are the three best things that happened to you today?

What are you most grateful for?

Do you feel any differently now than you did yesterday?

Did anything fun or important or unexpected happen today?

Good luck,

Loretta.


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Migraines Helped Through Reflexology -- Study from Denmark

Please click the headline above for the complete story from Sylvia Carlson. The results from this Danish research indicate that an astounding 81% of those in the study reported being helped by this therapy. Many even believed it was their cure. Migraine sufferers, that's worth checking out!!!! Was I one of those unfortunate enough to suffer the debilitating pain of migraines and even if I didn't know much about reflexology, after reading this article I feel rather certain I would give reflexology a chance. Also, I love visitors. Stop by my reflexology site, too.

Learning How Reflexology May Help You

Earlier this week I found myself on an incredible internet journey. . . DESTINATION: Articles and Info about specific ways reflexology may help you, your family and your friends. I was serious about this. You must understand, in the USA not too much research has been done to document the results reflexologists see everyday. Other countries (Denmark, UK, and China mostly) have done extensive research. Their results have encouraged them to place reflexology into the mainstream of the medical community. Tennessee, the state where I live and practice reflexology, was the first state to actually set reflexolgoy apart from other modalities and professions, and its regulation does fall under health related boards. That is certainly a positive!!! My journey did lead to some interesting locations I would love to share with you. I believe if you will check these out you will learn so much about the value of reflexology as not only one of the most incredibly relaxing experiences you may have, but...

Keep Your Life Simple

Cleaning out some of my vast collection of emails, I came across these words this morning. As we head into the incredibly jam packed weeks ahead, I believe these speak volumes to how we each determine the most important priorities for ourselves and our families. Very well written, and I only wish I could give credit to the one who penned them -- alas, that person remains anonymous to me at this time. Should I learn of the source I will certainly share with you. Perhaps there lies more precious wisdom from this same individual. Insulate yourself from the killing pace of change. Granted, we have to keep up when it comes to business, but do we really need to strive to have the latest and greatest in all aspects of our lives? My answer is no. We don’t have to be trendy in every aspect of our lives to keep up. On the contrary, you’ll find it easier to run at the front of the pack if you keep your life simple, and if you keep in touch with who you are and where you’ve come, rather than what ...