Affirm IT

I am whole, perfect and complete now.

Money comes to me from all directions. 

I forgive myself unconditionally.

I love my body.

I am worthy of the very best life has to offer.

I am creative and productive, now!

I am loving and accepting,  people are drawn to me.

I live in harmony and balance.

I forgive and release the past living fully in this moment.

I love myself so I treat my mind, body and spirit with love.  

I love and accept others just as I love and accept myself.

I see the perfection in all of creation.

I am a conduit for divine love.

I trust myself, believing in myself and in my abilities.

I honor my feelings and trust my intuition.  I give myself permission to be.

I treat myself with respect and honor.

I am free to create my highest idea of me!

I deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

I trust that God loves me and wants the very best for me.

I trust the process of life!

I now have the perfect position and it is very profitable.

I AM Important!

I am safe and free.

I take care of myself and nourish myself with love.

I am not limited by anything but my own beliefs.  I am now open to receive my highest good.

My beauty radiates from within drawing my perfect mate to me.

I am healthy, happy, whole & complete.

All is already alright.

I am enough!

The possibilities are endless!

To put it quite simply affirmations are truth statements. 

Why do we need Affirmations?

Think of it this way, our thoughts and words are the building blocks of our world.  Each of us has the power within us to call into being what we believe to be true.  So since every thought you think and every word you speak is creative.  The world you see around you is the one you have created.  Do you like what you see?  If your answer is a resounding yes, it is because you are already making conscience choices for your life.  If you do not like what you see, know that you can change your life by re-programming how you think.  Affirmations are useful tools in this endeavor.

How do Affirmations work?

We use affirmations to correct our thought patterns.  Think for a moment about your internal dialogue.  Do you put yourself down or criticize yourself?  Do you compare yourself to others or put them down?  The mind has a tendency to participate in these negative thought forms that rob us of our energy and block our ability to re-create our experience. Think about this for a moment.  You create your world through your words and thoughts.  If you think or say "I'm a loser," "I'm broke," or you fill in the blank, what are you creating?  Affirmations allow you to reprogram your thinking.

How do you create an affirmation?

Choose the information or issue you would like to reprogram.  You can do this by thinking about what in your life you want to change, what you are dissatisfied with, or any area that causes you distress.  Decide what would make you feel better.  For instance, you may have issues around your body and want to change the way you "feel" about your body.  Keeping in mind that some of feelings you have about your body maybe deeply rooted issues,  there maybe a lot of thought patterns to release before the new programming is operational. 

Start by deciding how you want to feel about your body, think grand.  If you want to love your body create your affirmations with that idea in mind.  A simple, repeatable one liner will suffice.  Let's simply affirm "I love my body."  Set your intention on saying this in gradually increasing stages, begin with 10 times per day, then 40, then 100 and keep increasing your repetition.  Now here is the important part:  each time you say your affirmation  you will probably feel some resistance.  Your mind will deny it and usually with some feedback "how can I love this fat body?" "I'm too skinny," or for some other reason.   This is where the real work begins, you must follow up each objection with the affirmation.  Try saying "yes, I may be fat, but I love my body anyway."  This will be hard at first, but fake it till you make it the truth for you. 

There is more.  Whenever you make a declaration it seems that everything opposing it shows up to make you stand up on new truth you are declaring.  You may be bombarded with what you do not want, changing any habit takes time, diligence and discipline. 

Here are some other points to keep in mind when writing your affirmation. 

Keep it positive.  "What you think about, you bring about" so make sure your affirmation is what you want to be true. 

Stay in the present.  Make NOW statements, not for the future.  Like in prayer if you desire something in the future it may forever stay in the future, "yet to come" without ever arriving.  Saying "I want to love my body" will keep you wanting to love it, and not actually doing it.  Say "I am," "I have," or whatever just keep it in the present tense.  Make it true now! 

Make it personal.  Make your affirmations for you only.  Resist the urge to try and change someone else, it depletes your energy, your faith and shows no respect for the autonomy of others. 

Follow the K.I.S.S. rule.  Keep it simple, smarty.  Make it short and to the point so that you can repeat it easily and often.

Aim for the highest idea.  Don't aim for what you can tolerate.  You can have exactly what you desire, you just have to work for it.  Speak your word for the highest idea possible. 

REMEMBER, YES YOU CAN!

Denials can be added as an important part of affirmations.  Deny what you don't want and affirm what you do.  I like to constantly remind myself that "only love is real."  When I am tempted to see differently I simply change my mind because I know the truth.  

Everything that does not appear to be love is a call to love because "only love is real."  

• Jealousy is a call for love.  

• Competition is a call for love.

Only love is real!