How To Create Your Own Positive Affirmations & Statements
Affirmations are powerful tools you can use to help
you live the life you've always dreamed of.
What are affirmations?
Well, they're positive statements that you say out
loud on a regular basis. The goal is to re-program your
subconscious mind so you can remove any negative thoughts that
prevent you from living your dreams.
Affirmations work by overwriting negative thoughts,
which are stored in your subconscious, with positive ones.
The Benefits of Affirmations
We all have mental recordings repeating again and
again in our mind. Most of them come from childhood and have
been directing our actions for years. Unfortunately, many of
these old recordings are constantly feeding our mind negative
information.
These negative recordings don't always come from
direct statements from people, but they tend to be general
theories we've come to believe about our situation or ourselves.
If our parents always cautioned us about strangers,
for example, we may have the mindset that sees the world as a
dangerous place. If we came from a family without much money, we
may have limiting beliefs about our finances that prevent us
from attaining or keeping wealth.
The good news is you can override these destructive
messages using the power of affirmations! Affirmations can
reinforce good behaviors and change ones that need changing. To
make those changes, you need to create affirmations you can
identify with so they can help you improve.
Keep these key points in mind to create effective
affirmations:
1. An affirmation must be in the present
tense. Your subconscious doesn't have the ability to
accept a promise of future behavior. "I will eat healthy foods"
doesn't give your subconscious a timeline or deadline to perform
your promise to yourself.
- Instead, state your affirmation as though it's a
behavior you already exhibit. "I always make healthy food
choices" is a present tense statement your subconscious can
accept as a fact.
2. For affirmations to work properly, they
must be stated in the first person. In other words,
don't create an affirmation saying, "You must eat healthy
foods." In order for your affirmation to matter to your
subconscious, it must be personal and use the word "I."
- "I will choose healthy foods every time I eat" is
a personal statement your subconscious can apply to your own
behavior.
3. Finally, an affirmation must be stated in
a positive manner. "I must stop eating junk food"
sends your mind a distorted message; it interprets the same as
"I eat junk food." This type of statement will lead you in the
opposite direction of your goal!
- Instead, "I choose fresh, healthy snacks when I
am hungry" is a positive statement telling your mind the exact
desired behavior.
How To Use Affirmations
Begin using affirmations by choosing a few short,
clear statements about the things you'd like to see happen in
your life.
Try some of these:
- I enjoy exercising every day.
- I love eating nutritious fresh foods in healthy
portions.
- When I am free from the desire to smoke, I breathe
clean, fresh air.
- I have everything I need to be content and happy
today.
You can write your affirmations on note cards and
keep them with you in your purse or wallet. Whenever you have a
few moments to spare, take them out and read them aloud.
State the affirmations in a clear, firm voice with a smile on
your face as you say them. This will help you become more aware
of the positive vibrations of the affirmations, allowing them
easier access to your subconscious mind.
Using affirmations on a daily basis is a terrific
way to boost the positives in your life. Start using this
powerful tool today to bring the changes you most desire into
your world.
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