Affirmations... crazy or what?!?!

I remember the first time I heard of an affirmation... my first thought was CRAZY!  Why would anyone repeat something over and over again, hoping it would come true.  It did NOT make sense to me.  But it did not make sense to me for many reasons, the most important being that I was not open to the idea of attracting anything to myself.  I did not think it was possible.  In fact I thought anything like that was ludricous... until I thought of the Gospel.  For those of you who do not know me I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints or for short I am a "Mormon".  The Gospel is built on faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and when I thought about this I began to think how faith in something unseen is similar to affirmations.  Now bear with me as I attempt to explain my thoughts!! 

The idea of knowing something is there despite not seeing it takes a great deal of faith... and knowing I can attract ANYTHING I want into my life by repeating it over and over again takes a great deal of faith.  Heavenly Father is ALL GIVING and all we have to do is ask.  When we repeat something over and over again we DO begin to believe we deserve it, therefore we allow it to be given to us by our Father in Heaven.  When did we forget that He IS our father and what do fathers want most for their children?  He wants us to be happy and to enjoy all the gifts we allow to come into our lives.  SO... affirmations are a way to attract those gifts into our lives and realize we DO deserve to be spoiled by our Maker!  So affirm away and remember He loves each and every one of us and He wants us to be happy.  On a side note, this does NOT mean a person should sit back and repeat affirmations and think their desires will appear out of thin air.  We must get out there in the world and become a part of it, by SERVING OTHERS, working and being a part of society.  Pay if forward and know that when you serve, YOU will be served as well.  KARMA baby!

Some great affirmations:

- I choose a positive frame of mind.

- I have love and support in my life.

- I am a beautiful, out going person who is liked by everyone I meet.

- My body is healthy and fit.

- I attract wealth and abundance into my life at every breathing moment.

These following are from http://hubpages.com/hub/List-Of-Positive-Daily-Affirmations, along with the ending 4 ways to assist in making your affirmations work for you.

- I welcome and am open to receive all abundance that comes into my life.

- I have a bank account with more than enough.

- Everything I do turns into success.

- I attract postive-minded people to me; I draw all things positive to myself.

- I am caring, smart, supportive, positive and fun to be with.

- I am able to take risks and try new things without fear.

- I behave in ways that promote my health more every day.

1. Because your experience will create the conditions that allow affirmations to manifest, word the affirmations carefully to make them crystal-clear. State your real, innermost desires and articulate your most expansive sense of self. Affirmations based on a narrow self-concept deliver results that fall short, cause suffering, and further diminish the sense of self.


2. Be deliberate in your affirmations. Spontaneous thoughts voiced out in an intense emotional state may produce undesirable effects, so consider many possible alternatives before choosing the affirmation to silently intone. Silent affirmations are more effective than spoken statements, because they entail more intensity of concentration and resonate through your entire body instead of in your surroundings.

3. Link your affirmations to actual daily actions to lay the ground for their manifestation. For instance, affirming that you will win the lottery can only be set in motion when you play in it.

4. Find a way to make it easy for you to do positive daily affirmations. You may find that it is not a habit for you to make these statements on a regular basis. To circumvent this problem, I have been using Subliminal Power, a software that sits on my PC, flashing out subliminal affirmations subtlely as I work. I figured this to be a better solution for me than using an audio, since I am on the PC more often and am not in the habit of listening to a music CD.