On Affirmations. . .

Ten tips for effective affirmations

Using affirmations can be an effective tool for creating the future you want, but for many people the idea seems foreign and awkward. Here are ten tips to help get you started.

1. Know your outcome - Have a clear vision of the end result and avoid dwelling on the question, how will I get there?
2. Personal - Begin your affirmations with "I"...
3. Positive - Use a positive spin when saying and writing affirmations as opposed to the negative approach...
4. Present Tense - You want to keep the statement in the NOW moment for your subconscious mind to fully comprehend the change is for today, NOT someday...
5. K.I.S. - Use short, powerful sentences for programming new behavior in your subconscious mind...
6. Believable - The affirmation needs to be believable and attainable by you and for your own good...
7. Emotions - Use words that trigger emotions when you say your affirmations out loud...
8. Write - Take out 3 x 5 index cards and write each affirmation separately on an index card...
9. Repeat - Here's the work - for 21 consecutive days, read your affirmations each morning upon awakening and each night just before falling asleep, this is when your brain is most receptive to change...
10. Believe - Open your heart and mind to the possibilities and expect to make positive changes in your life using this technique...

From The Revelaing Word -
Charles Fillmore


  • affirmation--A positive statement of Truth. By the use of affirmations we claim and appropriate that which is ours in Truth.
  • affirmation, act of--The "yes" action of the mind; the act of affirming; the declaring of Truth; the mental movement that asserts confidently and persistently the Truth of Being in the face of all appearances to the contrary.
  • affirmation and denial--Two movements of the mind that express power to accept or to reject, to lay hold of or to let go.
  • affirmation, purpose of--To establish in consciousness a broad understanding of the divine principles on which all life and existence depend. By affirming Truth we are lifted out of false thinking into the consciousness of Spirit.
  • affirmation, remedial effects of--All unrighteous conditions may be adjusted through affirming the power of the great universal Spirit of justice. Affirm: "The infinite Spirit of love and justice is now operating in all my affairs, and all is well."