| What is an affirmation and how can affirmations | | | | thoughts, however when they look more closely |
| make a difference in your life? Well, you may not | | | | at them, they might notice they are focussing on |
| be aware of it, but you are using affirmations on | | | | the aspects of their life that they want to |
| a daily basis. Every thought you think, every word | | | | remove, and not the aspects they would like to |
| you speak and every action you make, are all | | | | include, and then cannot understand why they |
| affirmations. So whatever thoughts you have, | | | | continue to remain motionless in the achievement |
| whether they are negative or positive, are having | | | | of their goals. I don't want a mortgage anymore, |
| an impact on your daily life. | | | | becomes, I now own my own home. I don't want |
| Many people choose to believe that they have no | | | | to be single, becomes I am in a happy and loving |
| control over their thoughts, but each and every | | | | relationship. |
| thought you have is a choice - your choice. | | | | What you need to do is to take a look at the |
| Although sometimes it doesn't feel that way | | | | areas of your life where you would like to make |
| because your thought has become habitual, you | | | | some improvements. This may be your health, |
| still have the choice at any point in time to stop | | | | your relationships, financial situation or maybe it's |
| thinking that thought. It's just a matter of | | | | your career. Choose just one area to begin with |
| retraining your mind and your thoughts. We have | | | | so you can give it a good amount of your energy. |
| over 60,000 thoughts each day, so monitoring | | | | Think about what you do want in this area, and |
| and controlling each one would take a lot of time | | | | forget about the things you don't want. There are |
| and energy. Thankfully enough, we don't need to | | | | no exclusions in the universe, so if you are saying |
| control every individual one. It's the negative ones | | | | to yourself I don't want to be sick anymore, |
| that we think habitually we need to concern | | | | guess what you are going to get? That's right |
| ourselves with. | | | | Sick, because the focus of your affirmation is |
| An affirmation used positively and with the right | | | | sickness. If you want good health you need to |
| intent can make great transformations in your life, | | | | affirm to yourself I lead a happy, healthy and |
| however many people tend to give up on their | | | | active life, or I am in perfect health. |
| affirmations quite quickly when they don't see the | | | | Write your affirmations out, in a positive present |
| results immediately. To use affirmations | | | | tense, on several cards that you can place around |
| effectively, you must say your affirmations on a | | | | your home, office or even in your car, which you |
| regular basis - several times a day is great, they | | | | will see throughout the day. Then, every morning |
| must be said in the present tense, they must be | | | | as soon as you get out of bed, say your |
| stated in positive terms, but most importantly | | | | affirmations to yourself with feeling. Every time |
| they must be said with feeling also. How will you | | | | you come across one of your cards throughout |
| feel when your affirmation is realised? Grab hold | | | | the day, say your affirmations again with feeling. |
| of that emotion now and feel that whilst you are | | | | Then, when you are getting into bed for the |
| saying your affirmations. | | | | night, once again repeat your affirmations with |
| So, where your affirmation once went something | | | | feeling. Soon enough, these rituals will become |
| like; Ahhh, I am never going to be able to pay all | | | | habit and you will start noticing subtle changes in |
| those bills; you will now affirm to yourself, I have | | | | your behaviour that will lead you in the direction |
| plenty of money for all of my needs. Notice how | | | | of the results that you want. |
| our new affirmation is in the present tense - I | | | | Be prepared to accept these changes and be |
| already have the money - and it is also in a | | | | willing to have a go at whatever you are feeling |
| positive phrase. But most importantly, think about | | | | drawn to. Don't expect that just because you |
| how you will feel when you know that you have | | | | have been affirming to yourself that you are |
| enough money to cover whatever you need. Will | | | | debt-free that someone is just going to walk into |
| you feel excited or happy? Maybe, but you are | | | | the bank one day and pay off your mortgage. |
| also likely to feel safe, secure, satisfied and | | | | That's not what affirmations can do. What they |
| comfortable. These are the types of feelings you | | | | will do is draw you to different ways of thinking |
| will have if you continually had enough money to | | | | that may produce the extra income, or reduce |
| cover all of your bills. | | | | the additional spending that will bring you closer |
| The excitement would only be your initial feeling | | | | and closer to your goal of owning your own |
| when you first received your money. You don't | | | | home. |
| want to feel excitement; you want to feel serene | | | | Affirmations are powerful tools when used in the |
| in your knowing that all of your needs have | | | | correct manner, and you have nothing to lose and |
| already been met. | | | | everything to gain by giving them a go.... so, what |
| Many people believe that they are having positive | | | | are you waiting for? |