What are Affirmations?

Affirmations are a phrase much like a mantra or motto. Simply put, affirmations are a positive phrase that you repeat out loud, or say internally to yourself over and over again. Repetition is a key in using an affirmation because with enough repetition what is said will become automatic.

Do they actually work, and if so, How?

Absolutely and undoubtedly they work!
However, how well they work depends on many factors. Some of these factors are based upon how much you personally believe that your thoughts and words can and do change reality. In my opinion there are two base ways of looking at existence here: either absolutely everything matters, or nothing really matters at all. There is a lot of room between these two extremes but for now I find the best viewpoint to attempt to adopt is that things do matter, if not then why are we here at all. (a topic for another article)

A Few other basic factors that come into play with affirmations are when you use them, why you use them, and how often you use them. From my own personal experience, the best times to use affirmations are right before you go to sleep at night and as soon as you wake in the morning. This works because when you are in-between a sleep/wake state the mind is better able to program the subconscious. The next import factor is why you are using an affirmation and this basically comes down to desire, which is the source of why all of us are here according to Buddhism. A desire is stronger than a want, but not necessarily as strong as a need. If you pay attention to a desire too strongly it does not manifest usually because you have not released the desire into the subconscious mind. The last part is how often you repeat your affirmation. So if you repeat it for one day and see no results please don't be discouraged. The best way to use an affirmation is to keep it going as long as is needed. Like the Bible says, to pray continuously and unceasingly. If you repeat it twice every day for a week, morning and night at the time when your subconscious is more open I am absolutely positive you will get results!

This is the way I learned to use an affirmations powerfully:

• First, take a sheet of paper and fold it into three sections.
• Next , write out your affirmation on the inside of the paper.
• Lastly, each morning when you wake, and just before you sleep read your affirmation OUT LOUD.

The Following are examples of affirmations that I received while studying at The School of Metaphysics. Each of these if repeated everyday will begin to shift your experience in different ways. Try them out for yourself!

1. I Will Know Myself

2. I Radiate Love Continually

3. I Will Find the Good in Every Situation

(Caption 1: The Sunset is Beautiful From Here)
(Caption 2: Well, I always did want to be Taller) 

4. I Will Trust in the Infallible Workings of Mind

5. I Am

6. I Draw New Friends to Myself Everyday

7. I Produce Abundance, Prosperity, Love, and Expansiveness In My Life Everyday

8. I Will Know My Purpose

9. I Will Learn from Every Experience

(Caption: I should have brought s'mores)

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