Affirmations - Why Yours Need To Be Supercharged - Part 2

by: DebbieThomas
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As we saw in Part 1 of this article, most affirmations, no matter how compelling or impassioned they may by, usually end up stashed away somewhere gathering dust. It just makes sense that what you focus on and pay attention to is what you will get. If you've studied the Law of Attraction at all or watched the movie, 'The Secret' that is the main theme. So all these people are saying it works, so you make a long list of what you want to have show up in your life. I know I sure did. I wanted my business to grow exponentially, I wanted my marriage to be better, so I wrote all that stuff down and diligently started to say them over and over. For about a week, maybe 2 and then my subconscious would fire back with "Lord this is boring", or "Yada, yada, yada" or something like that and I taper off and eventually stop doing them all together. We learned in Part 1 that there are two main reasons for this:

1. We can't get past our belief filters in our subconscious minds long enough to make the affirmations stick - this is was covered in Part 1, and

2. We don't really know how to handle negative situations or how to put the brakes on a negative tailspin, so when we start feeling this way, we abandon our affirmations because if they were working we wouldn't feel this way, right!

It seems that it is a lot easier to get into a negative downward spiral than it is to get out of one. It seems that way anyway. I used to have a saying back in the old days before I wised up and it went like this "I've earned this depression and I'm going to wallow in it for awhile." What a ridiculous thing to say, but I really believed back then that I was actually getting something from being depressed and grumpy and nasty. The Law of Attraction states that what you think about predominantly is what you will attract back into your life. Guess what I was attracting with that attitude - yep - more of the same, a lot more of the same.

On the other hand, your true desires will come to you faster if you can focus on them with emotion and feeling. So it would stand to reason that you need to be able to recognize when you are not focusing with good emotion and feeling and be able to turn it around at the drop of a hat, if you truly want to materialize your desired outcome, doesn't it?

So knowing that, many gurus tell you that you need to CHANGE the way you think and focus on the positive, but they don't tell you HOW to do that, do they? They might recommend affirmations - we've already seen how that goes - or books to read, or meditations - great idea if you can find quiet time and space RIGHT NOW. All of these methods can help if YOU DO THEM, but it's rare to be in a negative situation that's happening right now and be able to meditate in real time.

Wouldn't it make sense to have a tool that could help us to change our negative thoughts right here and now in the moment that we realize that we are letting the circumstances of life dictate how we feel? A tool that is right there, waiting for you to grab onto it without having to think about it. It should be just like reaching out and flipping a switch on and off. That's what is really needed.

Most people have been suffering in their negativity for so long that the idea of changing their thoughts in an instant seems literally impossible. But my suggestion is to put in some thought today, this minute when you are feeling pretty positive, about how you might flip the switch the next time you are feeling down and out. What could you say or do or sing that might turn it around on a dime. Get something stuck in your head - a little jingle or something that the minute you recognize that - "Geez, here we go again" - you can say - "NO, not this time." Something that you can apply without giving it any thought, it just goes on autopilot. Something that your 'Belief Detective' won't recognize as an affirmation. Song lyrics are great for that because you suspend your disbelief when you are singing. You don't have to believe the words, it's just a song.

So, don't wait until the next time something blindsides you to figure out your tool might be. Think about it right NOW! Be prepared. You don't really want to go to the Pity Party anymore, so be ready.

About the Author

Debbie Thomas brings you AttitudeZapz! Affirmation Jingles. These catchy little jingles with affirmations built right in will get stuck in your head and help keep you positive and motivated on the path to achieving all you desire.  

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