Posted By Elfie on November 27, 2009

Belief is made of facts. Change the belief & the facts change…

Beliefs are facts you believe to be true about yourself and life in general. Affirmations are powerful tools in changing your beliefs and resulting self-image providing you reinforce each statement as if it already exists – even if it does not.

Say your affirmations aloud a few times and listen to the words you use. You can gather affirmations from any source but the words must sound believable to you based on what you intend to reinforce or change. Rephrase them if they do not sound right, for what comes from you – works for you. Just be sure you do not ‘I will’ your intentions away. Nothing will happen if you place your desire in the unspecific void of ‘I will’ or ‘I want’.  Every statement you make verbally must be voiced in the present tense – as if it already exists.

Using the phrase ‘I AM’  or ‘I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN’ is initially how you affect the greatest portion of yourself on a subconscious level. The more of your senses you use the more effective the results. If you write an affirmation and read it aloud with desire and conviction, you are using your visual, auditory and tactile conscious senses as well as 100% of your feeling desire to reinforce it.  It is also important to EXPECT and TRUST you will get what you say. You are just reminding the Universe that this condition already exists.

“If I had the power to change only one thing in my life right now, what would it be?”

Simplify your Approach

Concentrate on a few affirmations that address the most important things you wish to change or reinforce until change is evident. Then choose two or three more and add them to your daily affirmation mantra.

Once you establish the habit of saying your affirmations each morning, you can become crafty like I did and begin to create your own affirmations to reinforce your willingness to change whatever area of your self-image you feel you want to address. By making your statements vaguely specific and specifically vague, you can influence the greatest portion of yourself in many different aspects of your life and identity.

I was amazed at my progress once I affirmed I deserved to get what I asked for. Many things I wanted began to manifest as a by-product of this daily self-validation. A growing awareness of less desirable aspects of my identity I wanted to change enabled me to address and change them as well. There was no end to the lovely surprises Spirit awakened in me when I became interested in my own identity, feelings, and beliefs.

When to Say Your Affirmations

If you say your affirmations in the morning, you will establish your mind-set for the day. Once a day is all you need, though it may be helpful for the first few weeks to say them at bedtime as well.

It helps to group affirmations into segments that address specific aspects of your being, with a particular emphasis on your willingness to change previous patterns of thinking, attitude, and behavior.

How many affirmations you choose to say is entirely your choice. May I suggest you begin with one from each category to influence your beliefs on a spiritual, physical, mental and emotional level.  Alternate between affirmations that reinforce what you want as already existing and those whereby you give yourself permission to change your existing thinking patterns.

Powerful Key Words to Include

Starting your affirmation with ‘THIS DAY’, ensures you are grounding your statement in the point of power of NOW. The ‘I AM’ ensures your expectation will materialize in the present, and the word ‘ALWAYS’ reinforces consistent results. Since your mental processes do not judge the data coming in (see ‘Keys to Living from the Inside Out’ to understand how your mental systems process all information), 50% of assuring change is to trick your brain into believing these intentions already exist. The other 50% is the energy-motion of faith; that your new desire is an actuality, even if your outer reality does not yet reflect your intentions. Faith requires no reasons and you will see it when you believe it, not the other way around.

Energy will manifest exactly what you believe you deserve, in spite of what you may consciously ask for. Whatever your glass ceiling on how much prosperity, joy, love or success you can have, that is exactly how much you will get. So raise your ceiling on what you believe you deserve. The universe just provides neutral energy to manifest your thoughts – whatever they are. You are already getting exactly what you believe you deserve based on your existing inner self-image.

I contemplated the word ‘effortlessly’ and realized that based on my core life programming, I had always believed that to get what I wanted took hard work, time, and effort. Only then would I be deserving of having my wishes fulfilled. Many of you with European parents like my own have a similar core belief that you can only get what you want through hard sweat and tears. That is why the word ‘EFFORTLESSLY’ is so powerful at the end of each affirmation.

Some affirmations that have worked well for me are:

Affirming Spirituality

“I know I AM here for a very specific purpose and have much to contribute to life”
“I AM always in the right place, at the right time, for the right reasons, for my higher good”
“I know I AM, and have always been, a unique & valuable being”

Willingness to Change

“This day, I have always been open to change – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always been willing to change my mind as required
to enhance my physical experience – effortlessly”
“I AM continually discovering newness about me each and every day”

Reinforcing Self-Confidence

“This day, I have always felt confident and at ease
within all & every circumstance – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always been able to communicate well with others,
even if their beliefs are different from my own – effortlessly”
This day, I have always trusted my desires & curiosity lead me to
new creative adventures of self-discovery – effortlessly”

Expanding Your Personality

“This day, I have always been filled with so much love that it
spills over on everyone I meet and interact with – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always loved everything about me,
seen or unseen, known or unknown – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always loved
who I am and who I am becoming – effortlessly”

Enhancing Intuitive Abilities

“This day, I have always used all my extended senses
to enhance my physical experience – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always felt safe to
open my creative spiritual channels – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always been able to
direct my energy towards what I want to experience – effortlessly”

Increasing Wealth & Abundance

“This day my life has always been filled with
financial prosperity & continuous abundance in all ways – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always been able and willing to share with others
the abundance that continually flows into my life – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always been immensely successful in
all my business, personal & creative ventures – effortlessly”

Increasing Awareness of Self

“This day, I have always been willing and able to
expand and change my beliefs – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always embraced the changes necessary
for my continued growth – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always trusted that my feelings
are safe, beneficial & expand my awareness of myself – effortlessly”

Affirming Body Consciousness

“This day, I have always been immensely healthy – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always loved my body
the way it is & the way it is becoming – effortlessly”
“This day, I have always trusted my body
to tell me what it needs for its health & wellbeing – effortlessly”

Gratitude

“This day, I have always been immensely grateful for
all the blessings and abundance that continually flow into my life – effortlessly”
This day, I AM always feeling tremendous gratitude
for all that I AM, and that I am becoming – effortlessly”

Note: These affirmations and others are included in my book, ‘Keys to Living From the Inside Out’ with a more expansive explanation of how they work and why they sometimes do not work.

Desire and Action Creates Results…

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