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How To Write Affirmations

October 29, 2009 By Lena 2 Comments

countrypathWhen you start using affirmations it’s natural to use ones that other people have created. As you progress, however, you’ll find that you get more benefit from creating your own.

When you write your own affirmations they take on more of your own energy and are more attuned to your individual goals.

There is a definite process to writing affirmations. Follow these seven rules and you will find yourself writing affirmations that resonate with your energy in no time.

1. Make it personal. Affirmations are all about you, so make sure you write them in the first person.

eg. “I AM having an incredible day today!”

2. Write in the present tense. It’s important to stay in the present moment when you write affirmations. Even if you’re working toward a goal for the future, the affirmation you write or say today is all about changing how you feel at this moment in time.

eg. “I AM feeling relaxed.”

3. Keep it simple. One line affirmations work best because they keep you focused on the target.

eg. “I AM calm.”
eg. “I feel great!”

4. Keep it positive. Affirmations are meant to help you make positive changes in your life. Avoid using negative words in your statements.

eg. “I AM beautiful!”
(as opposed to “I AM not overweight.”)

5. Be realistic. Make sure that the affirmations you write are something you can believe in. If you choose something unrealistic, you won’t believe in it, and your subconscious will ignore it.

6. Write with emotion! Pour as much emotion into your affirmations as you possibly can. The more excited and happy you are to accomplish your goal, the more positive energy will flow through your words.

7. Find your own style. Keeping all of the tips I’ve mentioned in mind, it’s important that you write your affirmations in a way that resonates with you.

And now, a few more tips…

Now that you’ve got the hang of writing affirmations, it’s time to put your new skill into practice.

Write your affirmations out every day. You can put them into a journal, or write them on index cards, or even just on little scraps of paper that you keep in your pocket.

My favorite method is a combination of a journal and sticky notes that I put up above my monitor so that they’re in my line of sight when I’m working.

Say your affirmations out loud after you have written them down. This infuses them with even more of your energy and helps to make them more real.

And finally, don’t be afraid to change your affirmations whenever you need to. You are always growing and changing, so it only makes sense that your affirmations should grow and change with you.

Learning how to write affirmations is a skill everyone should develop. They help to keep you in a more positive frame of mind, and can be a big help in keeping you focused on achieving your goals.

Have a great day!
Thanks for being here!
lena

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Get Out of That Rut: Easy Ways to Increase Your Creative Energy, Part 2

October 8, 2009 By Lena Leave a Comment

ruttedtrack01You’ve heard the saying “a change is as good as a rest” haven’t you? When it comes to giving your creative energy a boost, there’s definitely some truth to it!

When you’re stuck in a creative rut, little things that change up your routine can help to get the energy flowing again.

Here are 7 more ways to put your creative energy on track. (See four more ways in Read Get Out of That Rut, Part 1)

  1. Change the route you normally take to and from work.
  2. Read a book that you wouldn’t normally consider reading.
  3. Strike up a conversation with the person next to you in line at the coffee shop, grocery store, etc.
  4. Check out a new store you’ve never been to. Window shop if you feel nervous about just going in to browse.
  5. People watch. You can sit in a park or at a cafe and create stories for the people who pass by.
  6. Have coffee with a friend you haven’t seen for awhile. It’s so easy to lose touch that you’d be surprised just how much of a creative boost you can get from renewing old friendships.

As I’ve said before, boosting your creative energy doesn’t have to take a lot of hard work or money. Small changes are sometimes all it takes to get the flow going again.

Get creative!
lena

P.S. Get in the habit of carrying something to write in, like a Moleskin notebook, when you’re out. You never know when that next great idea will hit you. :)

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10 Quotes To Inspire You

October 2, 2009 By Lena 2 Comments

Stick around here long enough and you’ll find out just how much I love quotes. They pretty much run neck and neck with affirmations as my favorite tools for motivation and inspiration. So to start the weekend off right, here are ten of my favorite inspiring quotes.

Enjoy!
lena

  • Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones that you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. – Mark Twain
  • Well done is better than well said. – Benjamin Franklin
  • Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T.S. Elliot
  • Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  • All that we are is the result of what we have thought. – Buddha
  • People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily. – Zig Ziglar
  • Begin with the ending in mind. – Stephen Covey
  • If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place. – Nora Roberts
  • Experience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him. – Aldous Leonard Huxley
  • Don’t go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Affirmations Are Like Acorns

October 1, 2009 By Lena Leave a Comment

01gowiththeflowFor me affirmations are like the acorns of the spiritual world. From the little seed of thought that affirmation plants in our mind, the possibility of something so much bigger can come into being. All we have to do is nurture it and believe in it.

Affirmations form a large part of my life, and I use them every day. I write them, I speak them, and lately I’ve taken to creating art out of them.

Here are a few I use to remind me to be happy no matter what:

  • I AM worthy of happiness!
  • I go with the flow. My life is fillied with easy and happiness.
  • I see and appreciate the beauty in my surroundings.
  • I enjoy everything the world has to offer! I give myself permission to celebrate!
  • I choose only the thoughts that nourish and support me in a loving manner.
  • I relax and accept the good that I know I deserve in my life.
  • I follow my heart. I AM happy!

Using affirmations such as these allow me to celebrate the good things in my life. I’m a worrier at heart, so having positive affirmations in my arsenal allows my to step back and plant the “thought seeds” necessary to allow me to refocus on the good stuff when I notice myself getting too wrapped up in the stress of the day.

I didn’t always do so well with thoughts like these. There was a time when I didn’t believe a word of it. But I’m getting better, and now just even typing these words out to share with you has me smiling and breathing deeply and knowing that indeed I do deserve to be happy.

I hope that you find them as useful as I do. :)

Be Happy!
lena

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