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Positive Affirmations Overivew

Warning: positive affirmations can induce happiness...

This is the cliff-notes version of the main articles on this site. More detailed explanations can be found by clicking on the links in selected bullets. If you have not used positive affirmations before, this is what it is all about:

Know what you believe. Make a list. Think about your past and how that has influenced your view of the present.

Do you believe that your thoughts take part in creating your reality? For affirmations to work, it is important that you adopt this belief as a foundation to change your future. Think about your life experiences. Read books on positive thinking. Talk with your friends and family. Decide if believing that you can change your life with your mind fits.

Look over your list of beliefs; which ones would you like to change? Release negative beliefs and replace them with their life-affirming opposites.

Use affirmations to instill new beliefs. The repetition of affirmations can actually physically change the neural connections in your mind.

Write, or find, affirmations that are easy to remember and in your tone of voice.

Keep positive affirmations positive. Using negative words will make you feel negative feelings. That is counterproductive. Use strong, emotive, positive words.

Affirmations work best when they are in present tense. present tense. Say them as if they are true in your life right now, today, at this exact moment.

Use meditation, relaxation or the moments before you go to sleep to open your subconscious to the ideas presented in your affirmations.

Visualization can engage your emotions deeply in your affirmations. Feeling is the key to generating enough energy to change reality. Smiling is also a powerful way to create deep feeling.

Know 100% that results are on the way. This goes back to the second bullet above. This is the main pitfall people find themselves in. They believe strongly when they say their affirmations, but then replace those feelings with doubt right afterward.

Be grateful. Notice the blessings around you now. Recognize small wins and the beginnings of your manifestations with thanks.

If you are new to affirmations or are unsure about using them, read Affirmation Myths Exposed.

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