Author: Jane Louise
Sometimes it might seem as though your affirmations may be ineffective, as though there is a missing piece. It is likelythat this has something to do with what is actually affirmed,which surprisingly is often not the affirmation that is stated.In fact, it is frequently the opposite.
Why is this? It is because within yourself, you do not yet believe that the affirmation is true, so you feel as though youare lying to yourself and therefore you negate what you have tried to affirm - and sometimes this leads to strengthening the negative instead!
Affirmations are merely statements, and until your mind accepts them as fact, they have very little positive power. The key,therefore, is to allow your mind to accept them as fact.
So how do we go about this? Instead of merely stating what youwish, eg "I choose to feel great!", you can reframe this affirmation into a question to yourself. For example, "How can Ifeel great about myself?", or "Why do I feel great about myself?".
This has two effects. Firstly it is still doing what you initially intended, that is, to affirm a positive message toyourself. Secondly it programs your mind to look for reasons tofeel great. Our minds love to solve questions.
You can see why this can make your affirmations far more powerful and effective. While you're not trying to convince yourmind of something that isn't true, you are also re-programming your thinking into a more positive frame, so that it has thepower to become truth.
Try this with your affirmations today, and see how effectivethey can become for you.
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