Affirmations Basics - Part I

Affirmation Basics - Part I - Before You Affirm, Deny! "The Secret" did much to raise public awareness about the Law of Attraction. One of the simplest ways to express this Law is like attracts like. Its attractive power works in all realms: physical, mental, spiritual. In the physical world, every thing produces after its own kind: Apple seeds produce apples. In turn, the apples produced contain seeds that, when planted, create more apples. The same is true on the mental level where thinking and feeling take place. Prosperous thought seeds produce prosperous thoughts. In turn, the prosperous thoughts produced contain seeds that, when planted, create more prosperous thoughts. This activity is the Law of Attraction in action. On a personal level, if you have ever felt a rush of emotion - good or bad - then, you have experienced the Law of Attraction in action. When you feel good, your mind goes on the hunt for other things to feel good about. And, the more strongly you feel a positive emotion, the more fervently your mind searches to find other positive feelings. The same is true of feeling bad. When you feel bad, your mind goes on the hunt for other things to feel bad about. Why should this matter to you? It should matter because your thoughts and feelings build your world. The better your thoughts and feelings, the better your world. Happy, joyous, prosperous thoughts and feelings will create a world for you that stands in stark contrast to one built on sad, depressing, downtrodden thoughts and feelings. Here is some exciting news! You control the direction that the Law of Attraction takes in your experience. Just as you have control over whether you plant apple or turnip seeds, you have control over whether you plant prosperous or impoverished thought seeds. As the only thinker in your experience, you decide the type of crop that will be harvested. So, what do affirmations have to do with any of this? Quite simply, affirmations are a tool for building your mind. An affirmation is a positive statement of Truth. Its purpose is to establish in your mind a broad understanding of the divine principles on which all life and existence depend. Living on purpose is the act of deliberately choosing the thought seeds you plant. Affirmations are positive thought seeds that direct the mind to think positively and to create positive experiences for you. In actuality, you use affirmations all the time, whether you are conscious of this behavior or not. Every thought contains within it a new thought seed. Right now, those thought seeds are charting a course for your future. Your today is the harvest from the thoughts and feelings you planted previously. And, your tomorrow will be the harvest of the thoughts and feelings you plant today. Your future shines so brightly! Can you see the good that awaits you?! Anything good is possible for you! Here is the point where most people get off track. And, it is the point that "The Secret" overlooked. There is an essential step you must take before you use any affirmation. Affirmations are only one tool for creating a positive, prosperous mindset. But, they have a companion tool that controls their proper functioning. That companion tool is called denials. Before you affirm what you do want, you must deny what you do not want. Denials erase, cleanse and release from your mind the beliefs, thoughts and concepts that stand in the way of the life you want to have. Before the farmer plants any crop, he must turn the soil and make sure it is fertile. This is the work of denials. They turn the soil of your mind so that you have fertile ground in which to plant positive affirmations. So, before you affirm, you must first deny. The next installment of Affirmation Basics digs in to this essential tool for creating a mind receptive to positive affirmations.