Positive Affirmations

What are Affirmations?

Affirmations in this context are positive statements, describing a desired situation or something that we wish to manifest in our lives. These statements, when repeated again and again to ourselves, impress the subconscious mind. This leads to changes in belief, behaviours and actions which take us toward what we are affirming.

In reality we are constantly affirming through our thoughts and words, whether we are conscious of it or not. These thoughts and words can be positive or negative and through our self-talk we are creating our experience of life.

When we consciously decide to make positive affirmations, we are deliberate creators of our experience. In order for these affirmations to be effective, there are several things to bear in mind:

The statement should be in the present tense.
You make your statement as if the situation or thing you want to manifest is already here. In fact, it is! The affirmation is bringing you into alignment with it so that it shows up in your experience.
When you make affirmations, it is important to FEEL that it is already achieved. Get in touch with how you want to feel as that is the reason you want to manifest it in the first place.
Say your affirmations with conviction. You can also write them down. You may also wish to record them onto an MP3 or CD so you can listen to them frequently.
Don't worry if you have doubts at the beginning. You may feel that what you are affirming is not true. The subconscious mind does not differentiate between what is true or not. If you keep telling it something often enough, it will just accept it as true and trigger the appropriate responses.

A while back, I listened to a CD of positive affirmations playing in my car. I had it running on a loop and every day for 30 days I listened as I was driving. As the days went on I felt generally more and more positive and by the end of the 30 days I felt on a real high! So I know they work and urge you to give them a try.

You can make your affirmations general or very specific. One of my general ones is "I live my life in love, inspiration and joy." Some ideas are listed below and you may wish to adopt some of these or make your own that are more personal to you, or include more specific details.

Affirmations for success:
It is easy and simple to achieve success.
Success loves me and always seeks me.
Success is flowing now into my life.
The power of the Universe is helping me to achieve my goals.
Every time I inhale, I fill myself with the energy of prosperity.

Affirmations for happiness:
I am letting happiness manifest in my life.
I deserve to be happy right now.
Happiness always seeks me.
I am developing the happiness habit.
Happiness is welling from inside me day and night.

Affirmations for health:
All the systems of my body are functioning perfectly.
My body is infused with the energy of health.
The healing energies of the Universe are filling my body and mind.
The healing energy of health is filling every cell of my body.
Day by day my health is improving.

Affirmations for money:
Plenty of money is flowing now into my life.
Every day I am getting more and more money.
I am a money magnet.
Many money channels are opening for me.
Money flows to me easily and abundantly.

Affirmations for business:
I easily attract my perfect customers
My business is thriving
New business flows to me easily and effortlessly
My business is expanding day by day
I love my business and I love to serve my ideal customer

Some of the above affirmations were taken from www.SuccessConsciousness.com by Remez Sasson and you may find this a good resource for further information.