has gotten me out of some rather unpleasant circumstances.
According to many who teach affirmations, it's not a good one,
but I can tell you from my own experience -- it works!
Just to make sure we fully understand each other, I should define
what I mean by "affirmation". An affirmation is a statement
which refocuses our mind with the intention of altering the
experiences we have in our lives.
A classic affirmation may be something like:
"Every day, in every way, my life is getting better and better."
This is the famous affirmation taught by Emile Coue in the
classic book, "Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion."
(By the way, this book may be found in the Research Library
offered as a bonus with all PowerKeys Publishing memberships.)
The principle behind affirmations is that by repeating the
statement over and over again, our minds start to believe it,
and from there, the power of belief starts to direct the course
of events in our lives to produce the essence of the statement in
our experience.
Traditionally, affirmations are supposed to be phrased in the
present tense (happening, or existing now), and positive (stating
the desired condition directly, rather than through the use of
'not').
Many years ago, when I was just starting to learn these
principles, I had many negative conditions in my life. When
things seemed to be at their worst, and I could not see any way
to cope, I repeated the following affirmation over and over.
"Things are not as bad as I think they are."
It may seem strange that I didn't use an affirmation that said
something more like "My life is a glorious picture of perfection.
Everything happens exactly as I want it to."
After all, that would seem to fit the standard definition of what
an affirmation is supposed to be, right?
Maybe, but it wouldn't have worked.
Here's why. To be effective, an affirmation must be believable!
If you try repeating an affirmation that makes your stomach turn
because you know it's absolutely not true, then the only thing
you're doing is reinforcing the belief that things are bad.
And that's not what you want.
Even though that little affirmation doesn't measure up to
traditional standards, it works because it was something I could
believe. I could believe that I didn't have an accurate idea of
what really existed in the world around me.
And admitting that I didn't know everything opened the door for
my inner mind (and the Power of the Universe) to show me a better
side of the world.
Each time I felt so low that the only thing I could focus my mind
upon was the idea that I was wrong, I would spend a few minutes
repeating this strange little affirmation to myself.
A few minutes was all it took, because I started to feel better,
and I could believe that there were better things happening, or
at least they COULD happen.
And that was enough to get the ball rolling in the right
direction. The very next day, I would always find a bit of "good
luck" coming my way, making the sun shine brighter, and easing my
way down Life's highway.
Hopefully, things aren't that bad in your life. But if they are,
or if you know something who thinks things are that bad, I
suggest using this affirmation:
"Things are not as bad as I think they are."
As surely as the sun rises the next day, so will your spirits.
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