Daily Affirmations: Is There A Better Way?

Everyone wants to achieve their goals. And everyone wants to achieve them fast!

You have to have the right mindset, they say. You gotta have a daily practice, they say.

Have you done the whole reciting affirmations and placing them on sticky notes everywhere to no avail? Im right there with you if you have!

Heres my story with goal setting.

When I was in high school, I usually made a list of my goals on New Years Eve in my journal (that I kept religiously, but never really included anything about gratitude). It usually looked something like this:

1. Lose weight.

2. Get better grades.

3. Join something new.

4. Be more social.

I was probably able to gain a little traction in getting better grades. But, I hardly ever met my goals like this! And this sad little way of writing my goals continued through most of my college years.

Then, I started getting into feng shui and Law of Attraction. And I started hearing about affirmations and mindset. I still didnt really know what the heck I was doing. I was reciting stuff like Money flows easily and effortlessly to me or I am successful as a feng shui practitioner. But, things werent happening for me. They still felt stagnant. I loved my environment. I loved being home and entertaining. I loved that I wasnt stressed at home and that things seemed to go well for me for the most part. But, I just couldnt get a handle on the whole manifesting what I wanted bit!

I finally figured out why things werent happening for me the way I wanted them to. I had to clear blocks that had remained stagnant. Bottom line is that I didnt BELIEVE what the heck I was telling myself when I was repeating those affirmations. Its like my brain was just laughing at me! Oh, you want money to flow? Like down the river? is exactly what my brain was thinking. I had left out some pretty significant things.

You see, most of us need to be SPECIFIC. Like minutely detailed SPECIFIC. A general affirmation isnt going to cut it when your subconscious mind is laughing at you. It wants to protect you. If it knows you havent achieved something like what youre reciting before, and you cant get a clear picture in your mind about what it is that you want EXACTLY, all the affirmations in the world will amount to absolutely nothing. Because they dont go below the surface. You have to get below the surface. You have to give the WHY and the HOW when you set your goals. When you do that, when you get SPECIFIC, you give your brain a blueprint. And THATS what it needs to get you where you want to be.

For example, when I wanted to get outside and take my dog for walks more regularly, I wrote this down as part of my LifeVision :

During the week, I take Tito for walks at nearby parks and nature areas. I love being outside with him and exploring new walking paths at the many parks nearby. I enjoy taking in the fresh, clean air because it brings me peace and relaxation as I focus on being grateful for all I am blessed with. This time allows me to be filled with inspiration as I take this time to reflect on myself and my life. This physical activity helps me to relieve all of my stresses.

Because theres a HOW and a WHY in that short paragraph, it wasnt long before I was taking him for those walks every day when the weather permitted!

I encourage you to examine your affirmations and make them better with a how and why!

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