Daily Positive Affirmations...

The opposite of lying is telling the truth. It is the truth that allows positive feelings to accompany words of affirmation. Use the five techniques below to engage the feelings you want to feel when your affirmations are not your reality.

• Add the words “choose,” “willing,” or “potential” to your affirmations.

“I am abundant” may be hard to believe if you have debt. However, “I choose to be abundant” promotes feelings of empowerment and motivation to create change. Similarly, “willing” and “potential” shift affirmations away from a reality that may not exist and toward an attitude that can be cultivated now.

• The thing you think you want is not what you truly desire.

Four years ago my goal was to pay off all of my credit cards. I asked myself what I really desired by paying off my debt. The answer was love – nothing to do with money. I wanted a stress-free relationship with my husband. The debt was a dark cloud that lingered in our conversations, and I wanted nothing more than to have the freedom of unconditional love back in our household. Love is what I began affirming, and love is what I felt when I said my affirmations. Over the next six months, our income unexpectedly increased and allowed all of the debt to be paid off. To key up your feelings, ask yourself if you are affirming the thing that you truly desire.

• Get in the zone.

It is a select few who actually focus themselves when they say affirmations. Affirmations are an afterthought as they move through their day. If you give yourself 10 to 15 minutes each day to relax, breathe and visualize your intentions, you will find that it is easier to transport yourself into the life you dream of. It is in this space where your affirmations are true, even if just for 10 minutes in your mind. Research shows that our subconscious does not know the difference between reality and visualization. Your imagination can be the catalyst to sending out the feelings of the experiences you desire to attract.

• Smile.

Just as our bodies are adept at letting us know how we already feel, they are also skilled at shifting our feelings. Grinning from ear-to-ear while you say affirmations will put your mind in a state of joy and possibility where your dreams have the potential to come true.

• Begin with gratitude.

If you are still having a difficult time convincing yourself of a reality that is only in your mind, begin with looking at your life as is. Make a list of all of the things for which you are currently grateful. Sincere gratitude is an affirmation. Start by recognizing and giving thanks now to attract more things to be thankful for in the future.

•  Aries

  “I am open and willing to change.” 

•  Taurus 

 “I am open and receptive to only good things in life.” 

•  Gemini 

 “Only good lies before me.” 

•  Cancer 

 “I accept my life and myself exactly as it is.” 

•  Leo 

 “All I need is within me” 

•  Virgo 

 “I love myself and love life.” 

•  Libra 

 “I release the need for anger, resentment and blame.” 

•  Scorpio 

 “I release all need for approval.” 

•  Sagittarius 

 “I have the courage to change and to learn.” 

•  Capricorn 

 “I flow with the flow of life.” 

•  Aquarius 

 “I only attract people and situations that are harmonious and easy in my life.”

•  Pisces 

 “I forgive myself.”