Affirmations: What Is An Affirmation?

What Is An Affirmation?

When we think of affirmations, we usually think of a positive statement, a declaration of the truth or existence of something. Many people even think that affirmations are something that the metaphysical world has concocted as part of this ‘airy-fairy’ movement of spirituality; however, that is not always the case.

An affirmation is something that you affirm for yourself. An affirmation is something that you declare for yourself. It is something that you are claiming or calling your own, for yourself and your life. When we affirm something for ourselves, we declare it now; we claim its existence for ourselves and for our life.

We make affirmations for ourselves constantly, even when we are not doing so consciously. We are constantly claiming things for ourselves; we affirm things for ourselves through our consistent and repetitive thought patterns. It is the things that we tell ourselves over and over again. For example, often we declare consciously or unconsciously that we do not have enough intelligence, money, time, or love in our lives. It is done in such a way and with such habit that we don’t even realize what exactly we are doing. We end up calling these qualities to ourselves unconsciously through our thoughts, the repetition of those thoughts, and through the consistency of our outlook or viewpoints of life, and our belief systems.

You may not believe that ‘positive’ affirmations work, however take the time to look at your basic thought patterns and you will see that your life is a direct reflection of those thoughts. If you truly do look at the relationship between your thoughts and your life in general, you will see that affirmations are already at work in your life; you will see that you are building your life already with your thoughts.

Throughout the rest of this week and the beginning of next week, we will be looking at the dynamics behind affirmations; not only what they are, but how they work and how to write your own affirmations for yourself.

But for now…

I AM Love! I AM Life! I Am Laughter!

Love, Live, and Laugh!

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