Affirmations - Why Yours Need To Be Supercharged - Part 2

In Part 1 of this article, we talked about why your average run of the mill affirmations tend to end up in the dust bin. If you've studied the Law of Attraction or The Secret, you may have heard that what you think about is what you will bring about in your reality. So you get excited about that and then write impassioned affirmations about what you want in your life. If you are like me, you diligently start repeating these every single day. For a day or two, or even a week or two, and then your subconscious starts hitting you with what seem like very valid reasons to stop it. Stuff like "These aren't working", or "This is boring", or "This is just foolish". Eventually you just stop doing them. We saw that the reasons for this were twofold:

1. Because we are trying to change deep seated beliefs with our affirmations, the belief filters that we have in place don't allow change to happen quick enough, so before the affirmations can do their job, we stop doing them. This is what was covered in Part 1

2. We don't know how to pull ourselves out of the downward spiral of negativity caused by the day to day stuff and start thinking good thoughts in real time - like right NOW, so we stop the affirmations.

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.

But the opposite is true as well. If you can spend more of your time on the positive side of the spectrum and focus on what you want to have happen in your life, then more of that will happen for you. And if you can imagine it withe feeling and emotion, well, that just makes it come even faster. So it would seem reasonable that if you can find a way to turn a negative feeling around as soon as you realize you are experiencing it, then the easier it would be to get what you want in your life, doesn't it?

A lot of the Law of Attraction teachers stress that you need to CHANGE the way you think. Easier said than done. They recommend affirmations - we've already been down that road - or great books to read, or meditations (which I love) but it's not always convenient to find quiet space and time RIGHT NOW when you need them. All of these are great long term strategies, but it's rare to be in the middle of a crisis and be able to meditate or read a book.

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 you are down and out to think about what you will use as your secret weapon. Be prepared so that the next time you get that invitation to the Pity Party, you can confidently say NO WAY - I'm not going there this time.

About The Author:

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

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