Positive Living Through Positive Affirmations by Sylvester Renner

Affirmations are simple positive thoughts or statements that express a desired or current state of being. An affirmation can help you review your mindset and put into words the situation, event, habit or ultimate goal you have set or are setting for yourself. The process involves you meditating on and repeating these affirmations, or positive statements, in your mind (and on your lips) over and over again. As you meditate on and repeat them, the words take on new life, new meaning and the potential is released to bring the words into reality.

. Words are very powerful and affect both your conscious and subconscious mind. As this process occurs, your behavior and habits start to change, one day at a time, day after day. The gradual effect may be unconscious initially – but will soon become conscious. The change starts from within and gradually reveals itself outside. Eventually the internal change will directly affect the external circumstances of your life in a positive manner.

. For example, here are two important affirmations to consider:

. I love myself and I accept myself for who I am.

. When I give love, it comes back to me multiple times.

. By thinking and meditating on these two statements, you are releasing yourself from any guilt, condemnation, low self-esteem or any other character flaws you perceive in yourself. You position yourself to attract love by loving yourself and giving love to others. Being positive, open, giving and receptive releases you from negativity and connects you to a positive flow of goodness and renewal in life.

. Affirmations trigger natural forces to act in a positive way and inspire you to take action. For this to happen, you need to meditate on, believe and repeat the affirmations with conviction, faith, attention and earnestness. That is when you will start to feel and experience each affirmation at the level of your subconscious mind. The new you will arise from your subconscious mind. You build new habits. You develop a positive attitude towards life. You believe in your own skills and capabilities. You are empowered. New strength, ability and life are released from your innermost being.

. You Create Better Circumstances For Yourself.

. Positive affirmations can fill you with new energy and zest for life. Consider these affirmations and how they may affect you:

. Each cell in my body is filled with health and energy. I feel energetic from within.

. My body will heal itself, quickly and easily.

. Remember that positive affirmations are words that help release the power within yourself and the universe to make your dreams come true. Positive affirmations motivate you, inspire you and energize you. Positive affirmations condition and program your mind until you automatically maintain positive attitudes and beliefs.

. Over time, positive affirmations have the ability to reach and transform the very soul of your being – and your entire life

. Changes Do Not Happen Overnight

. Consider the harm that is a consequence of the negative words or affirmations that are either spoken over you or that you knowingly or subconsciously tell yourself day after day. These words or negative mindsets may have been unconsciously acquired from our family, upbringing or environment. No matter how long these have affected you, you can change this wrong thinking pattern. You can replace this through positive affirmations.

. Have you heard the phrase “rock solid”? It is generally used to define something hard and unchangeable. But, when the same rock is constantly hit by small droplets of water, it gradually erodes away and changes shape over time. Affirmations act like the water droplets on our subconscious mind. Fortunately, rather than being rock solid, the mind is pliable. When you faithfully meditate on and repeat positive affirmations, you will change the thought patterns, habits and images embedded in your subconscious mind.

. It does not suffice to repeat an affirmation once or twice, or for a few days. You need to keep meditating on it and repeating it again and again till it is firmly embedded in your subconscious mind. Allow the affirmations to become your own – believed and personal to you – through repeated meditation and speaking.

. Affirmations in the same category reinforce each other and help you to redefine your perspective and create a new image in your mind. This will help motivate you and compel you to take action – to improve your life. Positive thoughts are energizing and uplifting – infusing the strength and desire for self-improvement. The repetition of the affirmation should be concentrated, strong and emotionally charged.

. Gradually, as you keep repeating an affirmation, an image of positivism is chiseled into your subconscious mind and you are gradually encouraged into or pressured into taking positive action. Your mind will accept the affirmation as truth and do whatever it can to change the existing conditions to fall in line with the affirmation till it becomes a reality.

. How Changes Are Accomplished

. Affirmations help you define your goal or your desire in words. They become statements of what you picture as success for yourself and situations you desire to replace that are in existence now. When you repeat those words in your mind or say them out loud, they create mental images that your subconscious mind is easily able to relate to. These are sometimes described as creative visualizations of you reaching a goal or fulfilling a desire. If you find visualization difficult, affirmations may help you as they are easy to understand and repeat. Over time, visualization will also become more natural to you. Visualizations are powerful because what you see in the mind, you will experience as reality. A clear visual image in your mind will reinforce belief and conviction – thereby releasing faith.

. As you repeat the affirmations, your mind gradually accepts them as the truth. This will directly affect your actions and your behavior. The power of the affirmations will accumulate and push out those negative beliefs, habits and attitudes that are out of sync with the positive ones. Eventually, after some training, your subconscious mind will automatically reject a negative or restrictive thought that crops up and replace it with an equally strong positive and constructive thought. This will inadvertently change your mindset and you will see great improvement in your personality. Your new positive mindset will attract people, circumstances, events and situations into your life – supporting and promoting your future achievements.