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Lauxa · 01-21-2009, 01:33 PM

I have not posted here in a while, although I have been continuing my "thought experiment". This will be my last post on this thread, just to recount what I have "manifested" in the last 6 months since starting this experiment.

* Posture is much better.
* House is much cleaner.
* Had the nicest garden this fall I've ever had and neighbor commented.
* Kids are more cooperative.
* Long-standing (10 years) hand/wrist pain disappeared.
* More energy.
* Part-time job I love (and just recently was offered more hours).
* No smoking for the past month.

So, with all the benefits, why am I ending the "experiment"?

Because I have finally found a couple of ways to transition to positive affirmations.

The first builds off the negative affirmations technique. As soon as the negative affirmation comes into my head (for instance, I don't have x in my life) move immediately into the question "what would my life look like right now if I had x in my life?" I have found this to be the most effective way to use the negative affirmations technique.

The second came to me when I was watching the movie trailer for Louise Hay's You Can Heal Your Life. She said that affirmations are like the seeds of the things you want in your life. So even if you don't have those things now, you say that affirmation and it is like planting a seed for it to manifest. This is something I can wrap my ego around, without my ego getting all uppity and immediately rejecting the affirmation as out of hand.

So between these two new techniques, I expect to be leaving negative affirmations behind and hopefully continuing my journey of self-improvement at an even faster pace.

01-21-2009, 01:33 PM	#47 (permalink)
Lauxa Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,545	postmortem I have not posted here in a while, although I have been continuing my "thought experiment". This will be my last post on this thread, just to recount what I have "manifested" in the last 6 months since starting this experiment. * Posture is much better. * House is much cleaner. * Had the nicest garden this fall I've ever had and neighbor commented. * Kids are more cooperative. * Long-standing (10 years) hand/wrist pain disappeared. * More energy. * Part-time job I love (and just recently was offered more hours). * No smoking for the past month. So, with all the benefits, why am I ending the "experiment"? Because I have finally found a couple of ways to transition to positive affirmations. The first builds off the negative affirmations technique. As soon as the negative affirmation comes into my head (for instance, I don't have x in my life) move immediately into the question "what would my life look like right now if I had x in my life?" I have found this to be the most effective way to use the negative affirmations technique. The second came to me when I was watching the movie trailer for Louise Hay's You Can Heal Your Life. She said that affirmations are like the seeds of the things you want in your life. So even if you don't have those things now, you say that affirmation and it is like planting a seed for it to manifest. This is something I can wrap my ego around, without my ego getting all uppity and immediately rejecting the affirmation as out of hand. So between these two new techniques, I expect to be leaving negative affirmations behind and hopefully continuing my journey of self-improvement at an even faster pace.