Introduction to Positive Affirmations

The Introduction to this Positive Daily Affirmations Blog comes from an article I wrote and is posted in its entirety on my web site HandCraftedCollectibles.com


Affirmations are many things to many people. The Dictionary define Affirmations as to Affirm something that is true. Affirm a positive assertion or statement. To declare something solemnly and formally as true.
Positive Affirmations awaken the truth within us and stir it into our own positive reality. The title of this article "I AM WONDERFUL" could sound bragging or conceited but in reality it is true, I am wonderful and so are each of you reading this article.

We are all created to be wonderful but sometimes we loose sight of that. We get caught up in the stresses of life and we can get beat down and worn out and loose sight of the fact that we are wonderful. That is a truth and therefore a powerful word phrase of affirmation.

Affirmations are statements of change or inspiration. Affirmations can be one word, one sentence, one paragraph or even a religion, movement or cause as long as it has powerfully positive influences in your life.

HOW DO AFFIRMATIONS WORK? Positive affirmations can strengthen our minds and bodies. They can help motivate us or cause a change for good in our mind and thus affect the way we think, act or feel. Everything we do starts from our minds. They are power words or word of truth that represent motivational or inspirational thoughts. Your thoughts precede your actions. Before you lift your arm to get a glass of water you have a thought, "I'm thirsty", "I need to clear my throat with a sip of water" etc. These thoughts call to action the movement of raising you arm and hand to get that glass of water.

Affirmations are based on "thoughts precede actions." Taking a quote from the Bible, "As a man thinketh, so is he." Proverbs 23:7. If something happens to make you happy it registers in your mind which can spread over your body in a positive way but it starts in your mind.

IMPLEMENTATION So how do they work? Let's take for example someone who feels no love. For whatever reason they feel that no body loves them, through time they feel they are not worthy of love. This example could be perhaps one of the worst conditions a human could find themselves in emotionally.
The power or positive affirmations works this way. Create a short phrase that speaks the truth to the soul. The truth part is important. All religions hold to the tenant that one of the attributes of their God is love. Therefore, as we are created in His image it is a truth that we are worthy of love.

For this example we will use the following positive affirmation phrase "I am worthy of love!". Repeat this phrase over and over (10, 20, or more times) several times a day.

Some my say repeat 40 times six times a day or something to that effect. We hold to the concept of repeating over and over, several times a day as it works for you but in needs to be more than repeating the phrase once a day.
Whenever you can repeat the phrase out loud do it. This is similar to hearing it out loud by someone else and your mind hears it audibly and that carries more weight in your mind. However it might not feel right to be sitting at your desk in your office with many people in ear shot hearing you say out loud "I am worthy of love!". Repeating the phrase "I am worthy of love!" in your mind over and over also works and should be done whenever talking out loud doesn't work.


ONE WORD REMINDERSYou can take these positive affirmation statements and drill them down to one word, for the examples we've used so far, one affirmation word could be "Love" and the other could be "Achieve". Each of these words can serve as a reminder of the full affirmation.

We have .925 Sterling Silver Jewelry Charms that are called Affirmation Charms. They are circle shaped pendants with usually one or two words engraved on both sides of the round charm. These Affirmation charms are 2.7 grams of solid sterling silver. They measure about 7/8" round. /

You can take the power words out of your personal positive affirmations and you can wear these charms on a chain as a necklace to remind yourself of the affirmation you’re working on. Some wear them on their key chains, some on bracelets or zipper pulls. But the one thing in common is that they are using them as a stylish reminder of something important.

REAL LIFE EXAMPLE One woman lost her husband in a senseless murder. Her daughter introduced her to affirmation charms by giving her several to wear on a chain. These were words like Faith, Courage, Strength, Patience and Peace to name a few.

Every morning as she went through these pendants as she put on her necklace these words reminded her of memories, thoughts and feelings that gave her strength and courage to go on.

This woman, one her own, added more affirmation charms to her necklace to give her other reminders for other memories, thoughts and feelings. I met her about five years after the tragic death and she was still wearing them and looking through them each and every day.

She was well kept and radiant with a great outlook on life. She gave much of the credit to these affirmation pendants and the power they had in helping her remember positive thoughts, feelings and memories.

CONCLUSION Positive Affirmations are words or phrases that are designed to inspire and uplift your soul and to help overcome the negative influence that can surround us. These affirmation words can defeat negative self talk. Affirmations help to remind us that we can be better and improve our lives. These affirmation pendants can help reinforce the affirmations important to you. For the full article For details of Affirmation jewelry charms