Have you struggled with weight, love, money, or even being happy in life? Do you find that bad things happen to you all the time? Are you concerned that you'll never be happy in life?
I've been there before too. I used to think very negative things about myself until I realized that there's a better way.
Using affirmations will help you retrain your brain for success.
How We Treat Ourselves
Imagine for a minute that you are babysitting your neighbor's 6 month old daughter. When she starts crying, you wouldn't respond by poking her with your finger or knocking on her head with your fist, would you?
Of course not. You would find out what she needed through experimentation. Maybe she wants a bottle of milk, or a diaper change, or needs you to hold her to feel comfort after her parents left to see a movie.
Now imagine your body in pain, your emotions telling you that something is wrong, something with your finances or love life needs fixing. What do you do?
Do you tell that part of you to shut up and let you finish working on what you're doing? Do you stuff those feelings down inside you for later?
Or, do you acknowledge them and let yourself feel them?
If you did the first two, then you're poking yourself and knocking yourself on the head with your fist, beating yourself up. Right? You wouldn't do that to the baby, so why are you doing it to yourself?
If you acknowledge and receive the information that your body is trying to tell you, then you will have more success and receive blessings in this life. We can use our body as an intuitive reading tool that helps us know when there's problems that need solutions.
One way to overcome those struggles and challenges within ourselves is to fight back with positive affirmations. Walking in the truth of what we know of ourselves helps keep us from unbelieving and moves us towards believing and manifestation.
How to State Affirmations
All affirmations should be stated in the positive tense. That means that we're claiming what we want right now.
For example:
1. I am going to earn $100,000 in 2012.
2. I am easily attracting money to me right now and have peace around money.
In these examples, the first one is a future stated goal. It's not an accurate affirmation. It's like a carrot dangling in front of you, always one step ahead so you can't reach it.
In number two, it's a present, positive tense affirmation that says you're having this right now, this peace and money coming to you right now. Not in the future, but right now.
See how these two affirmations differ? Say both of them and feel what power they have in you. Which one is stronger, brighter?
When to Use Affirmations
You can use affirmations anytime. I mostly use them when I first wake up in the morning and whenever I start to doubt myself throughout the day.
It sometimes gets lonely working alone and saying affirmations helps me in my small business to remember what I'm working toward manifesting.
Imagine how many uses affirmations can come in handy for you.
Anytime you have an interview, say affirmations before going in.
You have a date, say an affirmation. You have a business meeting, say an affirmation.
You can use affirmations in any circumstance, no matter what and you'll find that they help you think more positively and increase your joy and peace.
Gabrielle Conde is an intuitive counselor, writer and spiritual coach. You can connect with her on her blog Mission Engage. Sign up for a free intuitive reading at http://www.missionengage.com/.
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