Language forces us to perceive the world as man presents it to us ~ Julia Penelope
It’s time to use our own words to declare the good and to get rid of the bad, the evil, and the trash of the world. (In other words: It’s time to start lifting up our selves and our accomplishments with positive affirmations.)
Successful people tend to have a common thread that characterizes them: They take time to declare, affirm, and speak positively about themselves, their family, their friends, and their business every single day.
This practice of self-affirmation is so ingrained in these motivators, that even when the chips are down, they will not ever turn to negativity. Call it what you will – meditation, reflective time, prayer time – they make it a point to thread the ritual of bringing positive words and thoughts throughout their days. Every single day.
Some say the best time to remind our selves of our importance and worth is in the wee hours of the morning when you can program your mind in the silence of the dawn and start your day off on the right foot. Like ordering from a menu, this can be the time you can order what you want for the rest of your day, designing how a positive and successful day will develop. Choose your words wisely.
I’ve read many books and articles over time about self-development and the power of our words. This continues to be a topic that fascinates me, as it’s something that impacts my spirit and my daily happiness.
Doctors are currently using a new method called “Healing Therapy Using Your Own Voice” for those who are suffering from depression, lack of self-esteem or emotional issues. Instead of prescribing the patient into medicated oblivion, they are driving them to use positive words and statements, instead, like:
I’m a winner! I have a wonderful future ahead of me! I have a great group of friends! People love me! I’m happy! Good things and wonderful opportunities are going to come my way!
Though this can seem a bit over the top, and perhaps reminiscent of Stuart Smalley (for those of us classic SNL fans), you can’t argue with the results. Psychologists and therapists are finding that, when their patients who suffer from the aforementioned issues employ this method and utter positive statements about themselves several times throughout the day, they experience not only marked improvement, but oftentimes full recovery.
Please take note: Everything said about you and your life will have more impact when it’s YOU doing the talking, versus someone else. When you criticize yourself, you are cursing your life. It can happen in a flash! The minute you start bringing negative words of defeat into your life, your mind will instantly conform to what your mouth is saying. Our minds are very obedient to the sound of our voices.
So the bottom line is that it is our responsibility to bring positive words into our days and to declare good over our life and family. Talk about your blessings and say goodbye to the curse! Repeat to yourself:
“I am blessed, I am prosperous, I have everything I need and more than enough, I am happy, my life is abundant, I am grateful for everything I have, I’m strong, I’m healthy, I’m whole, my life is successful, I’m a winner!”
Taking action, while uttering these words of faith, victory, success over your life is your greatest chance of making the declarations happen!
Look in the mirror and flirt with yourself. Talk pretty. Tell your heart and your soul how beautiful you are, how special you are… Those great, unique qualities that you know you possess? Brag to yourself about them! Toot your own horn and mean it. Recognize that you are your dearest friend, the one who can bring you up when you’re down and tell you it’s all going to be OK. That you can do this. That you are amazing.
Oh, and faith – the knowledge that you are not alone and that God is helping you to fight your battles – can be of the utmost importance, here.
When you’re reminded of past failures and hardships, you must change the hard drive in your mind and, instead of wallowing in the memories and stagnating with negative energy, declare:
“I can conquer this. I may not know success yet, but I have another chance! Today is another day. TODAY IS MY DAY!”
You have to hear yourself saying it and meaning it. I promise you, when you hear your own voice saying these positive things, your brain receives it as a command, believes it, and starts working to make those things happen for you. The Universe even gets in the game and starts conspiring in your favor.
These days, finances are the number one problem for many. People cannot pay their bills, living paycheck to paycheck with what seems to be a broken sack that is bottomless. I know because I’ve been there, too…
And if this is your case, remember to repeat to yourself:
“I am rich, I have more than enough, I am rich, I am the head and not the tail, everything I touch and do is successful, I live in abundance.”
I hear you saying, But Elsie, how can I say that if it’s entirely untrue?!? Faith comes by hearing, loves. God says you have to believe what you’re saying before seeing it. Visualize what it is you need, so that it may manifest. We must speak with faith and by faith.
If you are sick, look up scriptures about health. Declare positive statements and write them on a sheet of paper and repeat them like a parrot all day! Change your words! Speak blessings over your life. Bless yourself!
Speak words of faith and encouragement to your disease. Be it financial, emotional, relationships or work-related. Use your mouth! Order what you want from Life’s menu you have created! You have the power.
Make daily affirmations. I am the queen of the affirmations! Every morning when I get into my car, I start making declarations of what I want for my day – in a loud voice and with power. (Oh, what the neighbors must think.) But it works! I would never share with you a method of affirmation that has not worked for me!
The time to begin is NOW! Here’s a great way to start: Determine to make positive declarations for 21 days minimum. Perhaps you might want to record your affirmations on your phone and play it at the beginning at the end of each day. Say it in the mirror, sing it in the shower, recite it while you cool. Whatever your style, in three weeks, these wonderful self-affirmations have a chance to be ingrained in your mind, soul, and body.
Oh! Please also make it a point in these three weeks to stay away from those negative people that are totally contagious. Beware of those with filthy mouths full of putrid words that will affect your soul and spirit. Runaway, if you must. Surround yourself with those people who bring you joy and further affirm your worth and your extraordinary self.
Remember that YOUR WORDS are your TREASURE. Your words have the power to resolve any situation. Why not speak good over bad?
If you do your part, God will do His. I know this to be true.
Happy days are coming your way!