Making Your Affirmations More Powerful

Part 2 of a series of articles about the power of affirmations and how to use them written by John Assaraf:

Making Your Affirmations More Powerful

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How to Make Affirmations Work for You

I want to share this great post about affirmations written by John Assaraf:

“Just imagine: If you could have it all, what would do and be in your life? What feats would you dare to accomplish and where would you go?”

Read the article at:

johnassaraf.com

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Why Positive Affirmations Really Work

I’m very happy to be able to bring this guest blog post written by my friend and business partner, Laureen Falco:

I got introduced to using “positive affirmations” many years ago when I read Louise Hay’s book “Heal Your Life”.  This book has positive affirmations for healing.  I bought this book in the early 80’s, and I’ve read it many times since.  I truly believe that we can totally change our outlook on life, by affirming ourselves.  I listened to meditation tapes and I also wrote out affirmations.

I grew up with a very traumatic family situation, and I had a lot of pain.  In order to “survive”, I had to shut down a lot of my feelings, and carry a large burden of pain and anger inside.  By listening to positive affirmation audios, and reading positive literature, I began to realize that by changing our thoughts, we can change our reality. I realized that I had no control over situations that happened with my family as a child, but as an adult, I realized that I had control over my “thoughts.”

There are a lot of spiritual philosophy’s that believe that we are 100% responsible for everything that happens in our life. It took me years to realize that this was true. I had the opportunity work with both a licensed counselor and a Unity – Course in Miracles teacher.  I took a “six month program” with these teachers, in which we delved into every single area of our lives – whether it was family, health, prosperity, integrity, etc.  This was a very intense program, in which we explored every area of lives where we were feeling both pain and limitations.  One of the homework assignments was to write out hundreds of positive affirmations.  We wrote out affirmations in three tenses – “I am”, “you are”, and third person “(name) is.”

At first, I thought – what?  I can’t write out a couple of hundred positive affirmations each week.  I complained that my hand hurt from writing!  But, deep down, I knew that they were trying to get me to “retrain” my thoughts.  If I spent years in a negative family environment, or negative work environment, it was going to take years for me to reprogram these thoughts.  Using positive affirmations gave me the confidence to believe that I really did deserve a great life.  The other thing that became apparent was that I had the power (finally) to create my own reality.  I could create anything I want, and I was putting the power back into my own hands.  No longer, was I feeling a victim of circumstances, or anger with my higher power.

By using positive affirmations, I began to feel powerful.  I began to feel for the first time in my life, that I was in the driver’s seat of my own life.  It was a freedom that I hadn’t felt in my life!

I’ve kept up the practice of writing, speaking and listening to positive affirmations for years.  I find that this method works for me.  Louise Hay promotes looking into a mirror and saying the affirmations to yourself.  When you think about it, who else is going to love yourself as much as you do?  Who else is going to tell you that you deserve love, great health, or prosperity?  Yes, it’s you!

I had the opportunity to work with the talented Claus D. Jensen in creating a positive affirmation audio.  We talked about the subjects of self-esteem, health, love and prosperity.  I meditated on it, and came to the decision that our first audio would be on “prosperity.”  In the current financial conditions (I live in Houston, TX), people are going through financial difficulties.  People are getting laid off from their jobs and with the current situation with the Gulf Oil Spill, local businesses are suffering greatly.

Claus and I have never met, or even talked together on Skype.  We literally put this prosperity affirmations audio entitled “Everyday Prosperity Affirmations” via Internet!  In order to prepare for this audio, I read and re-read a lot of my prosperity books by the greatest teachers.  I picked out the most powerful affirmations that I loved, and ones that I thought that listeners would find powerful too.

I recorded my voice track at the famous “Sugar Hill Studios” in Houston, TX.  I recorded my voice in the same studio that Janis Joplin, Destiny’s Child, and many other great musicians recorded in.  There was an excitement for me – just being there!  In fact, the sound engineers didn’t know what an affirmations audio was, and I had to explain it to them.  They really enjoyed listening to the tracks and editing everything.

Then, I sent the audio track to Claus, and he loved it!  Then, he proceeded to write the most beautiful music and produce the final audio.  So, creatively, we both inspired each other.  Then, because Claus was so moved by “The Prosperity Prayer” by Lynn Robinson, he created a beautiful video and bonus track for our audio.  It was like the creativity was pouring out of Claus – and from my perspective, it was a beautiful process to be involved with.

So, we are both so happy with the final “Everyday Prosperity Affirmations” audio.  As soon as we completed the audio, I had an opportunity to talk with the “Law of Attraction” guru Dr. Joe Vitale last March.  We know each other from my attendance at various workshops in Texas. Joe and he came up to me and gave me a big hug.  I told him that I was reading one of his books, and I had something I think he might be interested in.

He asked me, “Well, can I see it?”  I said of course.  I went to my purse, and pulled out a CD of our “Everyday Prosperity Affirmations” audio, and explained that I worked with Claus, and what a beautiful and effective audio this was.  He looked down at the CD for a moment, and then looked up at me, and said that he wanted to promote our audio on one of his “Clearing to Attract Money” calls.  I was confused for a minute, thinking he was going to help us find people would help us sell the audio.  He said that he wanted his audience to purchase the audio.  I literally had to stand in my shoes, and say “thank you”.  I told him that he was very generous and how much we appreciated it.

He said that he wanted to promote this audio, because Claus always writes the most positive comments on his blog!  So, I had Joe record a video just for Claus – saying just that.  Again, Joe has never met Claus, or talked with him, or even chatted with him Online at that point.  Amazing!

So, here is an example of how being positive, affirming others can benefit yourself.

Joe is now selling those “Clearing to Attract Money” audios – which includes promoting our audio on one of the recorded teleseminars.  I feel so grateful!!

So, now you know the whole story of how immersing yourself with prosperity affirmations can bring prosperity into your life.  So, what inspired action are you going to do today?

Ressources:
Download F.R.E.E. Prosperity Affirmations Ebook
Laureen Falcos F.R.E.E. report: “History & Benefits of Soy Wax”

Also read:
Powerful Affirmations
Affirmations for Reprogramming Your Mind

The Prosperity Prayer

The Prosperity Prayer is written by Lynn Robinson and the audio from this video is a part of the audio Everyday Prosperity Affirmations created by Laureen Falco and me. It is to be launched soon.

I have created the Video using iMovie ’09. The audio is produced using Logic Pro.

I hope you will enjoy the video!

Also read: Powerful Affirmations – Video

The Practical, Non-Metaphysical Side of Law of Attraction

This is post 14 in Connie Ragens 30 Days Blog Challenge.

Its a guest post written by Geoff Hoff:

I was very excited when I saw the movie, The Secret.  It had a lot I agreed with and there was much new information in it to ponder.  However, there were two things that didn’t ring true:

1) they talked very little about actually doing things – as they used to say in religious circles, ya gotta be in motion, God can’t steer a parked car.  And …

2) the special effect in the movie representing the energetic waves emanating from the person’s thoughts that brings the magic of the Universe in to play seemed really silly.

Phoowie on that, and all it’s ancestors and progeny, I say.  I think the Law of Attraction is much simpler and more direct than that

Our minds are great filtering devices.  We have so much input that we’d go crazy very quickly if our minds didn’t filter out what wasn’t needed or currently relevant.  When you’re in a room with lots of people, lots of conversations, you can focus in on just one of them.  The others seem to disappear into a soft, only slightly distracting buzz.  That doesn’t mean those other conversations don’t exist, it just means you aren’t aware of them, you’ve filtered them out.

When you focus both consciously and unconsciously on something, you are training your mind to notice that something rather than some other thing.  When you train your mind to notice that, it filters out things in your environment that aren’t that, and makes obvious the opportunities that are that or will bring that.  They seem to appear like magic.  They were already there, trust me, you just didn’t notice them.

Now I say “consciously AND unconsciously”, and this is important.  As an example that most people can relate to, if we were to concentrate on having money, visualize having money, get emotionally excited about having money, say affirmations about having money, without first acknowledging what’s already there in our subconscious mind about money, (telling the truth about what we believe rather than trying to change or fix what we believe) we’re just painting over the rust and the rust is what will “manifest”.  More specifically, it is that rust that you are still noticing, so you’ll move toward more of that.

It is easy to notice the thoughts that don’t support achieving what you desire, those thoughts we call negative, those thoughts we usually try to repress and resist.  (Remember, that which you resist persists!  What you focus on expands.)  Don’t resist those thoughts.  Notice them.  They’re there, so tell the truth about that.  You can even play with them.  “Hey, thanks, what a great thought.  You’re such a genius.  Now.  What do I want to think?”

Acknowledge them and accept them as part of who you are.  Once you do this, you are in control, not the thought.  When it comes up again, (and it will) do it again.  (“Hello, again!  Haven’t heard from you in a while.  How’s the wife and kids?”) Then choose to reframe it

What’s “reframe”?  Stop for a brief moment to acknowledge fully what’s there, then suggest a new thought.  It is said that “fear” and “excitement” elicit the same physical sensations, that it is only what we choose to call the feeling that makes it one or the other.  When fear comes up, thank it for being there and decide to reframe it as excitement.  Another example, if you often find yourself thinking “I can’t”, when you notice it come up again, say “Cool.  You can’t.  Gotcha, dude!” then reframe it into, “How can I?”

It’s okay to giggle a little at the thought before you reframe it, by the way.

Once you get into the habit of acknowledging what is already there and reframing it, surround yourself with images, words, people and things that support the new way of thinking.

Do use the word “attract” if you must.  (I do.)  Do use the word “manifest”.  (I do.)  Use the word “affirmation”.  But know that you, yourself, have the responsibility for and control over the result of your mind’s focus, not the Universe.  It is not waves emanating out from your head thing.  It’s you focusing without restraint upon what’s possible.  Train your mind to acknowledge and release the old patterns, the “rust”, and train it to really focus on what you desire as if you already have it, and you will (magically?  Hrmph) begin to move toward that goal.  (Notice I said move.  You have to move.  You have to take action.)  You will, indeed, have attracted it

This is taking control of the power of the Law of Attraction without all the magic and spiritual mumbo-jumbo.

~Geoff Hoff is a writer of both fiction and opinion pieces and of how-to guides on the process of writing.  He has studied alternate thought and human potential most of his life.  Two of his websites are:

www.LawOfAttractionWords.com
and
www.WritingAShortStory.com