SAMDA Healing Courses: Positive Affirmations TAKE YOUR LIFE BACK!

Here's the bottom line... Positive Affirmations are powerful statements that are used to build a positive internal dialog that can change your life on many levels - physical - improving not only muscle strength as recent studies have found but also supercharges your energy levels, mental - bringing your capabilities, strengths, talents, and skills to life and emotional - ensuring a happy outlook on life as your happiness and your success in life is determined by the thoughts you hold in your unconscious mind. They have been successfully used for centuries and have helped many people like you and I achieve extraordinary results in their lives. Positive Affirmations have turned many failures into successes and many miracles have happened in the history of human evolution because of them.

I am convinced that you've come across many people who are very satisfied after they practiced and implemented positive affirmations as well as many that have said it doesn't work. You also may have the intention to use them but are unable to or could not unlock the secret of how to go about it. Let me help you with that.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless. ~Mother Theresa~
What is a Positive Affirmation?

Like anything else, to be able to use them we have to understand what they are?

To Affirm: Means to state something firmly and publicly.

The word Affirmation has a few meanings:

The act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
The assertion that something exists or is true.
Something that is affirmed; a statement or proposition that is declared to be true.
Confirmation or ratification of the truth or validity of a prior judgment, decision, etc.
Law. A solemn declaration accepted instead of a statement under oath.
FACT!

As I said at the beginning of this page Positive Affirmations are powerful statements that are used to build a positive internal dialog and by consistently repeating these positive statements or declarations to yourself, you create positive unconscious thoughts. These new, positive, productive thoughts will then replay automatically throughout your life and each time they replay, they'll reinforce the new positive inner-image you have of yourself and your life in general.

Simply put, by replacing old, negative thinking with new, positive unconscious thoughts you’ll be able to access the endless resources of positive energy you have within yourself. And you’ll be able to create a new, positive reality for yourself.

Remember that the unconscious mind needs at least a certain level of believability and it is here that most peoples affirmations fall apart.

Even though affirmations consist of words, they often involuntarily conjure mental images in the mind.

To explain further these mental images assist the unconscious mind in realizing (making real) the affirmation. In order to ensure their effectiveness, they have to be repeated with attention, conviction, interest and desire.

Don't believe me, believe yourself! The power of affirmations is only limited by your personal conviction and belief that the affirmations are working. If they are only done half-heartedly, those are the results that will be received.

If you believe completely in achieving the goal stated in the affirmation, that situation is almost sure to be achieved.

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
~Frank Outlaw~

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How do Positive Affirmations Work?

Now that you have come to an understanding of what Positive Affirmations are, you need to know how they work and the answer is not as mystical as you might think. There is not enough room on this page to explain it all in detail, but understand the following:

Positive Affirmations...

motivate
they keep the mind focused on a goal they influence the unconscious mind and activate its powers
as they are positive statements, they change the way you think and behave, they make you more positive, energetic and active enabling you to transform both your inner and outer worlds
they act as a direct link to the Universal Mind to help you achieve your goals as they act like spreading radio waves
Also understand that your Positive Affirmations directly relate to your energy, your energy directly relates to the Universe and the Universe relates back to you. So in other words, our affirmations work, based on, who we are.

Affirmations are simply a tool; a tool for influencing you. And you - by way of your energy (or vibrations) and your actions, influence the Universal flow as it relates to your life.

So because Positive Affirmations actually reprogram your thought patterns, they change the way you think and feel about things, and because you have replaced dysfunctional beliefs with your own new positive beliefs, positive change comes easily and naturally. This will start to reflect in your external life, you will start to experience seismic changes for the better in many aspects of your life.

Do you know how and when to use Positive Affirmations?

Devote some special times during the day for repeating them.
Repeat them wherever you are, and whenever you want and have the time.

Before you start, ask yourself whether you really want to get what you want to affirm for. Keep in mind that should you have doubts and you are not really sure that you want what you are about to affirm, your doubts will stand in your way.

Affirm with love, faith, feeling and interest, and feel and believe that your desire has already been fulfilled. This kind of thinking will accelerate its fulfillment.

It is natural for the mind to bring up doubts and negative thoughts, especially if your current environment and situation are very different from what you want to achieve. Persevere, and do not let your negative thoughts and doubts conquer you.

The best way to use your affirmations is to read them 3 times a day; once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once at night before you go to bed, at a minimum, you should read them at least once a day. There are many ways you can do this.

Here are a few examples to help give you some ideas of where to put your affirmations.

Mirror Method


Place a copy of your affirmation on your mirror. Each time you look in the mirror, read the affirmation.



Visual Cards

Place multiple copies of your affirmation in various rooms or places you spend your time at during the day. At home on the fridge, on your mirror, in your office at work, next to your bed, or even in your car.

Using Your PC

One of the most creative methods I've heard of, is using your PC's screen saver to pop up a graphical image of your affirmation. I've seen people use from a simple text scroll for their affirmation, to a little more creative graphical image that has the affirmation with a supporting picture next to the words. Each time the screen saver pops up, the affirmation is read.



If you decide to make use of affirmations in your life, be prepared for change.

List of Affirmations

Just for today I will respect my own and other's boundaries.
Just for today I will be vulnerable with someone I trust.
Just for today I will take one compliment and hold it in my heart for more than just a fleeting moment.
I will let it nurture me.
Just for today I will act in a way that I would admire in someone else.
I am a child of God.
I am a precious person.
I am a worthwhile person.
I am beautiful inside and outside.
I love myself unconditionally.
I (can and will) have ample leisure time without feeling guilty.
I deserve to beloved, by myself and others.
I am loved because I deserve love.
I deserve love, peace, prosperity, and serenity.
I forgive myself for hurting myself and others.
I forgive myself for accepting sex when I wanted love.
I am willing to accept love.
I am not alone, I am one with God and the Universe.
I am whole and good.
I am capable of changing.
The pain that I might feel by remembering can't be any worse than the pain I feel by knowing and not remembering.
Remember what they say, be careful what you ask for you may just get it, because with Positive Affirmations manifestation happens quickly, we suggest you learn how best to use affirmations for yourself.


Affirmations... how to create them...

Creating Affirmations is a powerful technique that is not well understood. There are a lot of information available on this subject nowadays, but very few really know how to create them correctly. Start by taking some time to think about areas in your life you would like to improve and how you might want your life to be. It is worth taking some time over this process. Write the most important ones down in a list.

You will be well on your way to creating affirmations that work by keeping the following guidelines in mind:

The "P" Factor
Just like the "P" factor – position, position, position - in property we have the "P" factor in affirming – positive, personal, present (in the now).

Be POSITIVE - Use the most positive terms you can. Rather than saying "I am not fat", say "I choose to stay slim". The word "not" will be discarded by your unconscious mind, as it cannot distinguish positive from negative and will therefore hear "I am fat" which it will then seek to prove. Especially if you are a bit overweight, and are working at changing your beliefs around body image.

Use the PRESENT - You want your mind to know it has already happened. Make them short and specific. I suggest you keep in mind that the affirmation has to be believable to work. If you say "I have a million bucks", your mind will not believe you, need I say why? Combine with the choice method and rather say "I choose to have a million bucks". Here you might want to give yourself a time frame but always remember "believability". Your mind will do its best to bring it into reality.

PERSONALIZE - Personalize them with your name. As your unconscious mind only works for you, not for others, saying "My partner finds me attractive and loves me" will not be effective, because you have no control over your partner. Rather say "I choose to feel attractive and loved by my partner", as with this statement you are only controlling your own feelings.

Make them short and specific. I choose, I am, I can and I will are statements of self-belief to start them with. As you are learning to do affirmations, write them down so you will remember exactly what you want to say.

So this brings us to the foundation to an effective and successful affirmation.

Believability

First and foremost your affirmation must be believable to your unconscious mind.

In every instance this is the stage where most of the affirmations people use, fall apart.

For instance, you are so broke that you cannot even afford to pay attention... YET you now repeat to yourself "I earn 10,000 pounds or dollars per month", believable to your mind? I don't think so!

Would you not agree that this is an unrealistic if not completely unbelievable message you are giving to the unconscious mind at this point while hoping for and not believing in a positive response.

Here's a Suggestion

Always start by making choices and one of the best and easiest ways to do this is to begin your affirmations by using the words "I choose", so as opposed to:

"I earn 10,000 ponds or dollars per month"

Why not rather say "I choose to earn 10,000 pounds or dollars per month"

Try it!

Can you feel the difference? Even though you are not earning it yet, you are making a quantum leap in getting there by choosing to do so.

You now have the foundation, and are ready for the first building block to your successful affirmation.


Your unconscious mind continuously hunts for proof.

As your unconscious mind can not distinguish between positive or negative, right or wrong, good or bad it will hunt for proof either way.

Countless people stay in poverty because they associate pain, bad, wrong and so forth with money.


Think on this for a moment...

Every time you have to spend money, you think of your loans or your outstanding and unpaid bills which in turn unintentionally causes you crucial pain. Or whenever you desire financial abundance or prosperity your immediate response is, "It is wrong, I’m a bad person for desiring money" because most of us were raised to believe that scarcity is good and "being rich" is bad.

Now... what to do?

As it is the feeling you attach to money that makes you rich or poor.

So the logical question is... how can you turn this to your advantage?

You are absolutely right... Next time you go out shopping, think of the pleasure of being able to spend as much money as you want to, on whatever you desire and feel the pleasure instead of feeling pain.

What would happen if you associated pleasure with spending money?

Why not try the following?

At the moment you take out your money or credit card, say this affirmation to yourself "I always have more than enough to spend."

This affirmation is always true, as long as you have money left in your pocket (no matter how much), so the unconscious mind will believe it.


AHA! Why not combine the choice method which is the foundation with the proof method which is the building block.

For example next time you spend money say: "I choose to feel (foundation) that I always have more than enough to spend." You have money left in your pocket (building block), so the unconscious mind will believe it.

Observe how you feel. With these methods only a few times of real life choices and proof will make your unconscious mind believe it.

Next time you desire financial abundance instead of thinking it is bad or wrong, think of the good you can do, the opportunities you can give those close to you, look around you and immediately give thanks for one thing you have, any one thing YOU HAVE!

Now let's have a look at how to SUPERCHARGE your Affirmations.

Self Affirmations - You're Worth It!

Wanna Know Why?

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. ~Janis Joplin~
Self Affirmations is a powerful method that can affect and change your behavior and habits. It is an effective method for self improvement and for improving one's life.

If you pay attention to what is going in your mind, you will discover that the mind is in a constant state of thinking. You can use this to your advantage by using Self Affirmations to direct your mind toward achievement and success instead of occupying it with useless or negative thinking.


Positive Self Affirmations or positive self-talk were summarised by the late Robert Anton Wilson when he said "what the thinker thinks, the prover proves", very wise words indeed.

We are ALL capable of far more than we think we are.

Positive Self Affirmations are:

positive healing self-scripts that you give to yourself to counter your negative self-scripts
a way by which you can free yourself from the over-dependence on other's opinions, attitudes, or feelings about you and feel good about yourself
positive self-scripts that enable you to take personal responsibility for your health and emotional stability
a way of visualizing a new order and sense in your life, which you can work toward achieving
self-scripts that allow you to give yourself permission to grow, to change, to take risks, to rise up, and to create a better life for yourself
the recognition of your rights and affirming your claim on these rights, giving you an equitable chance of achieving your fullest potential
success prophecies that, when visualized, imagined, or believed in, do come true
Here's a truth for you... far too often, people beat themselves up all day long, so focused on the negative, never once looking at the positive.

WHY NOT break the habit of putting yourself down all the time and start a new habit of patting yourself on the back, it's ok, you're allowed.

I believe I am...

a unique and precious human being.
my own best friend and my own worst enemy.
a loveable and loving person.
capable of realizing my potential.
self-respecting.
responsible for my own behaviour.
learning from my mistakes.
creating a joyful life.
an important part of the universe !!


Starting right now, commit to practicing positive self-affirmations, look around at all the good that surrounds you, you'll be surprised how much better you feel. When you practice positive Self Affirmations or self-talk on a daily basis before you know it, it will become a habit and let's face it...