Hi Hopsy,
A ways back in this thread I tried to explain my take on how it seems to me the universe "works" and how human beings fit into that pattern. It is something I usually can see in hindsight. Sometimes now I can get a feel for what might be coming but only in a general, big picture sense.
The affirmations idea is something I have a lot of trouble understanding and accepting. A week or so ago, I decided to try it for myself and see what, if anything, would happen. Only because I am accepting the idea that we decide on our happiness. That happiness can exist regardless of the external circumstances of our lives.
Somewhere here on the board I think there was the idea of saying what you want to be--only say that is what you ARE. So, I filled up the tub, added some foaming aromatherapy and soaked and exfoliated. Actually I do this almost every day--my very own calming ritual. But this time I said to myself the following:
I am a good friend
I am a good wife
I am a good mother
I am a good daughter
I am a good sister
I am a good neighbor
I am a good worker
I am a good person
I am a good writer
I did not allow myself to even think what I usually do--I'm a good friend except for the times I'm impatient, I'm a good mother except for the first 6 to 10 years of C's childhood, etc.
I always kill any positive idea of myself with a negative slam. I figured I had nothing to lose by ignoring the negative part. Not even allowing it to form up in my mind. Only the positive part was allowed. Afterall the good parts are at least as true as anything negative I could come up with.
I slept well that night and woke up feeling like another area opened up in my thinking. It seems like something shifted in there. I had planned to do the same thing every day for awhile to really see what changes were possible. But... got side-tracked. The thing is, I think this affirmation idea is realistic. Just based on that one day.
Hope this helps.
Pennyplant
