Exercise 10: Speak Your Mind
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org,
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Once you are aware of your deepest heart’s desire, you can live with the intention of creating your dream, your truth. Now is the time. You have felt absolute acceptance of your experience in the now, and you have cleaned house mentally, emotionally, and psychically, releasing energies which are not your truth. Your consciousness continuously expands with the understanding that every moment, you are creating your experience. You are having more and more experiences of being in the flow, swimming in absolute creative, instant manifesting of love. Love is the magnetic, creative body of pure consciousness, which gives you exactly what you ask for. You are ready to step up, and live life awake, in pure mind. This is when things get fun. So it’s time to play, to begin to manifest your dream. You are ready to begin creating your own affirmations. Below are some general guidelines to keep in mind when you are creating affirmations for yourself: Record them in your journal.
- Align affirmations with your deepest heart’s desire.
- Keep the language simple, clear, and direct.
- Keep language positive—state what you want, avoid stating what you don’t want. Example: the negative statement “I will not put myself down.” shifts to the positive statement “I love and accept myself completely.” If you say “I will not put myself down,” the main message the brain receives is “put myself down.” Always state what you want, and you will get it!
- Use present tense language; instead of saying “I will,” say “I am.” Keep an awareness of the actuality of your affirmation. You can say “I am becoming…more and more every day” (process language)
- Remember that thought, imagination, emotion, and sound are all vibrations which work together to create your reality. The more these four are aligned, the more effective your affirmations will be (breath contains all four of these vibrations. Breath is a key vibration in creating reality). Use words which express clarity of thought and evoke deep desire. Visualize the fruition of your dream, and feel what it feels like to realize it.. Breathe deeply and slowly as you speak, and speak clearly and with emphasis.
- Though you have done a lot of work on releasing old beliefs, know that these have created “comfort grooves” in your consciousness. It is very easy to slip back into habits that are familiar. Begin to just become aware of this, pay attention to what triggers these patterns. Use the Emotional Freedom Technique often, as a simple and effective clearing method.
- You may encounter resistance to absolute freedom, and to having your dreams come true. Issues of worthiness are likely to come up, as well as guilt about truly enjoying your life. This is normal. It is okay. Just notice these things. Again, use the Emotional Freedom Technique, tapping for these blocks daily. Accept yourself right where you are.
- Guilt is a major energy blocker. Remember to accept what is happening at any given time. Notice the connections between your thoughts, feelings, and experiences more and more, and be gentle and kind with yourself. Self-love and self-acceptance are basic keys to realizing your dreams. Even if you experience something you initially think is negative, try changing how you think about it. Learn from life. That’s the point! If you find yourself feeling disappointed with your progress, try being detached from specific outcomes, and notice flows of energy, keeping your focus on your heart’s desire affirmation.
- Enjoy yourself! Have fun with this process, and don’t take it too seriously. Allow yourself to experience the magical, fluid, playful nature of reality.
- Be thankful! Acknowledge the rich, diverse, intricate, fantastic, dreamy, love-filled nature of physical reality. Acknowledge your connection to all life. Get down on your knees and thank the earth; reach your hands up to the heavens and thank God! Live life with an “attitude of gratitude.” Laugh at the wonder of it all. Share your joy with everyone you meet. Gratitude is the most powerful affirmation.