Affirmations? Yes or No?

People often ask me if I recommend doing affirmations and I always reply that everyone does affirmations every day whether or not they realize that so one might as well choose the right ones. If you question that, think through an average day for yourself; are you always worried about being late? About traffic, family, money etc?  And then having what you feared the most come to pass? Repeated thoughts whether they are thoughts of increase or loss, intended to or not,will affirm. And worry thoughts are always negative because they are always caused by a lack of belief, plus worry thoughts create, not just the things you don’t want, but also negative feelings about yourself. You have to turn that ship around and affirmations can help you do that.

So what are the right affirmations? That depends. An affirmation should be custom fitted so to speak because there just isn’t a one size fits all affirmation. An affirmation can be something simple like; I can do it and I know I can or it can be complex and more along the lines of; infinite intelligence now guides me in the direction of my goals and I am grateful for all of my blessings. I prefer simple but with variety so I may just thank God for all of the wealth, success, health and happiness in my life. I also tend to think of a song whenever I do an affirmation, often its the theme to Star Trek Enterprise because music makes putting emotion behind my desire easier. For the next few days, pay attention to songs that evoke a good feeling for you, whether those are theme songs or elevator music doesn’t matter. I coached a lady, Kara and the theme song she chose was from Sponge Bob Square Pants.  The only rule about songs is that they must bring a positive feeling to you. Why? Because good things happen when you feel good. I have covered that before. I know that some people sing their ‘theme’ song to themselves whenever they find themselves in a tense or stressful situation without attaching any affirmation.

What an affirmation should not be; a request. A request would make it a contradiction,  you have already placed your order now its time to believe, not only that you will have what you want but that you are worthy of having what you want.

So go ahead, empower yourself because take it from me—you are worthy, you do deserve and you can do, be and have what you want. Affirmations are a reminder that if you keep your focus on what you DO want & take action every day, you CAN achieve whatever you want. You can do it and I know you can.