Affirmations can be a great way to help yourself in the
midst of a crisis or they can help you
maintain good mental health.
There really is an "art" to living a happy and healthy life. We hope this page dedicated to affirmations will enhance the quality of your life! What exactly is an affirmation? An affirmation is a positive sentence that conveys a goal as if it has already been accomplished. An example would be, "I am a calm person". Why are affirmations important? Affirmations are important because they help to establish a new way of thinking. It's the audible repetition that encourages a new way of thinking for ourselves. How do you construct an affirmation? Think of something you wish was different for yourself. Are you anxious have low self esteem, or feel under-confident. Would you like to quit smoking? These are examples of things that some people would like to remedy. Once you identify something that you would like to correct, think of how it would sound in a sentence that conveyed that it already was corrected. Here are some samples: "I am smoke free", "I love myself", "I am a confident person". As you can see these new sentences read as if your goal has already been accomplished. They are written in the present tense. Why would anyone want to write a sentence that seems untrue for them now? Anything we have seen or heard is stored in our subconscious mind. The subconscious mind is like a tape recorder with only two buttons; record and play. Unfortunately, it does not have an erase button. We all have "tapes" that are very negative in nature. Perhaps we heard some of them from our own families or friends. It's all stored in the subconscious part of the brain and can't be erased. Our goal with affirmations is to make new "tapes" for the mind that are totally positive in order to "reprogram" if you will, ourselves into this new way of thinking. How do affirmations work? Like any other exercise they won't work if we don't work at them. Once your sentence is written to address your particular circumstance it is recommended that you repeat this sentence out loud at least ten times a day. You may repeat it more than ten times a day but it is recommended that you repeat your sentence at least ten times each day to be able to benefit from the new information. Reading the sentence is good also but not as powerful as hearing the sentence. Some people read their sentence onto a tape recorder and then listen to the tape in the car while driving. Remember, as long as your ears hear the sentence you are making a recording for your subconscious mind. Can people work on more than one sentence? Sure. It would probably be best to stick to two or three initially It may be more difficult to take on too many at once as you will be repeating each sentence at least ten times a day. How long does it take for all this to work? It will take at least several weeks, even longer, to hopefully notice some results. Remember we are adding "new material" to our subconscious mind and this takes time in order to become part of our thinking and feeling process. Important! Be careful to avoid sentences that are not totally positive. "I hope some day to be smoke free" would be an example of an improperly constructed affirmation. It conveys doubt as to whether or not you will succeed in giving up smoking. "I am smoke free" would be the proper way to construct your affirmation. This sounds as if it has already been accomplished. That is correct for an affirmation. Fun! You are more likely to do something that is fun. Practice affirmations with a partner. Dance to your affirmations. Draw as you recite them; whatever works for you so that you will recite each one at least ten times a day. Congratulations. You have just learned something new. Keep up the good work! Blessings, Diana Ray |
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