Affirmations!

This is a great place for us to share positive uplifting affirmations that help us grow.

A place to create affirmations for yourself and share with other in areas that you are working on.

An affirmative thought is 100 times more powerful than a negative one

-The Secret

The Power of Affirmations


By Remez Sasson

Affirmations are positive statements that describe a desired situation, and which are repeated many times, in order to impress the subconscious mind and trigger it into positive action. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the affirmations, they have to be repeated with attention, conviction, interest and desire.

Imagine that you are swimming with your friends in a swimming pool. They swim fifteen rounds, something you have never done before, and desiring to win the respect of your friends, you want to show them that you can make it too. You start swimming, and at the same time keep repeating in your mind, "I can do it, I can do it...". You keep thinking and believing that you are going to complete the fifteen rounds. What are you actually doing? You are repeating positive affirmations.

More than often, people repeat in their minds negative words and statements concerning the situations and events in their lives, and consequently bring upon themselves undesirable situations. Words and statements work both ways, to build or destroy. It is the way we use them that determines whether they are going to bring good or harmful results.

Often, people repeat negative statements in their minds, without even being aware of what they are doing. Do you keep thinking and telling yourself that you cannot do something, that you are too lazy, lack inner strength or that you are going to fail? Your subconscious mind accepts as true what you keep saying, and eventually attracts corresponding events and situations into your life, irrespective whether they are good or bad for you, so why not choose only positive statements?

"Promise yourself"

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel that there is something special in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature a smile.

To give so much to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large to worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,

And too happy to permit the presence of trouble."

- Christian D. Larson

THIA THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS IS WONDERFUL!!!!



Mari

Hi Thia,
I'll really like the "Promise Yourself" quote.
A man named Shad Helmsteder wrote a book regarding affirmations...but i
can't recall the title..
He had a lot of examples of what he called "self talk"..
A few of them that i use often are:
I choose to be happy now..
I choose to be calm and confident now..
I choose to forgive myself and everybody else.
I have come across a lot of affirmations from people in the gym before
doing a set.
One African American workout partner long ago had quite a bit of
self talk before a set and raised his fist re: Black Power. By the way he
was the strongest man..lb for lb in the NFL and fastest in the 40 yard dash.
This was 6 ft 8 inch Cullen Bryant from the "LA Rams". One thing that was
amazing about Cullen also is he went to law school after football.
My 2 cents is when you meet folks who you admire for some reason..ask for a moment of thier time..and "what works for them" Very often i come across
folks that do some self talk or affirmations..
Aloha,
tom

I found this video again and now know how to post them into the forum so am posting this in here!

Now this is the way we all need to start our day

I read an article in a running magazine today that talked about a physically disabled 7 year old who used affirmations to complete a run. It was very simple and very inspiring.