More Exercises
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org,
please feel free to visit the school website)
The following section gives instructions for you to follow to work with affirmations. Be sure to follow them. They are loosely structured for the most part, so you can integrate them into your life as best fits for you. These exercises are not intended to be any more than a jumping off point in exploring the connections between your thoughts, imaginings, dreams, feelings, actions, and the creation of your experience.
Exercise 1
For the next week, begin and end your day with the hearts desire affirmation. Then create an affirmation for yourself for that day. Watch how things unfold for you. Record your experience in your journal.
Exercise 2
Throughout the day, use specific words from your affirmations to reinforce them and evoke magnetic energy. Words such as “flow,” “love,” “abundance,” “health,” “joy,” “awake,” “one,” “connect,” “reach,” “center,” “effortless,” “source,” etc. work well, and are excellent to include in your affirmations.
Exercise 3
Take several long walks (at least 3), during which you repeat an affirmation over and over. You can also try repeating the affirmation one time for each step (this will slow you down. Let it.) Walking is a powerfully effective way to integrate your affirmation into your consciousness for manifestation. The energy of nature is flowing and supportive of this process. Write about these walks and your experiences in your journal.
Exercise 4
Create an affirmation for every aspect of your life. Create a section in your journal for each of these areas. Write about your visions for these parts of your life, and how they connect with and support your heart’s desire. Use the affirmations in as many different ways as you can think of. Integrate them into your consciousness. Live them. Start with this list, and add any others you think of:
- Self-love, Self-acceptance
- Health— mental, physical, emotional and spiritual
- Love relationships
- Relationships with children (including future children)
- Relationships with parents
- Right livelihood
- Relationship with nourishing energy flows (incl. breath, water, food, sun, trees, other beings)
- Right home/living environment
- Relationship to Earth
- Relationship with unseen beings (incl. guides, angels, loved ones)
- Oneness
Listed below are some examples of ways you can use your affirmations. This is meant to give you ideas, and open your mind to integrating a new way of thinking into your consciousness. Eventually your goal is to be thinking in positive, life affirming ways, and expressing your deepest truth in all aspects of your life, in order to effortlessly create your dream NOW, and realize this as your natural way of functioning as a human being. There are endless ways to affirm life, and this, again, primarily entails a shift in consciousness. The power of speaking affirmations lies in the process of discernment, of realizing who you are, and who you aren’t. Eventually you will know yourself as all things and as no-thing. You are the “one,” feeling the rhythmic birth of creation within your being. The process of becoming aware of this is waking up, and using your affirmations will help you on this journey. So there is no right or wrong way, in fact, the best way will be what works for you, what is effortless and flows with your life. These suggestions are meant to get you thinking of ways to say YES.
- Say your affirmations when you are just barely awake and still in bed. This is a powerful time to set intention for the day, and works with the deeper layers of consciousness.
- Greet the rising sun and breathe in the light while speaking your affirmations. This lends the energy of the Great Sun Being to your intentions, and is a very positive and life affirming act. This is also the ideal time to pray for all beings, and to give thanks for your life.
- Say your affirmations in the shower. I do this regularly, because it is a private place, it is easy to integrate into my routine, and the flow of the water is very clearing and energizes my intentions. This is also an excellent place to receive guidance from unseen beings, and to connect with pure mind and direct knowing. The water cascading down onto the crown chakra opens it and clears it, and the water helps conduct energy. I like to envision the light of pure mind flowing into me as the water falls on me.
- If you drink coffee, tea, juice, or a smoothie in the morning, hold your hands over the cup before you drink and say your affirmation while charging the drink with your intention. Then ritually drink your libation, offering it to your awakening consciousness. Keep an awareness of your affirmation as you drink.
- If you have a leisurely morning, (or any time!) light a candle and sit quietly in front of it. Imagine the candle flame represents your awakened mind. Breathe for a bit, and feel yourself becoming very still. When you feel ready, speak your affirmation into the candle flame. Hold the awareness that you are connecting with the power of your awakened mind, in order to create your dream. (If you find yourself beginning to receive information and guidance at this point, you might want to have your journal ready.)
- Speak your affirmation and set your intention while making your bed. This is great for clearing yesterday's energy and affirming the new day.
- Say your affirmations in the car while you are driving. If you are taking kids to school, get them involved, and make a game out of it!
- Take an early morning walk and say your affirmation. Use the ways described above, or make up your own rhythm.
- Take breaks throughout your day to stop and reaffirm your intention. Do this on a schedule, or completely spontaneously.
- Use one power word, like stillness, peace, or light, to trigger your consciousness to integrate an affirmation. This is easy to do throughout the day.
- Use the life aspect affirmations in corresponding places; self-love in front of a mirror; relationship with earth in a peaceful natural environment; relationship with food in the parking lot before grocery shopping or at farmer’s market; relationship with money in the bank, etc.—use your imagination!
- Say your affirmations while preparing food, and then hold awareness that as you eat each bite, you are taking in the energy of pure consciousness, and that you are “becoming” your true self!
- Play with the reality that you “die” each night as you go to bed, and are reborn in the morning, a brand new person. You have just one day to live, and you only know pure self. How do you want to spend your day? Create your affirmation from this point of view. This one is really fun!
- If you have a family that you live with, set a time once a week to get together and talk about your dreams. Then create affirmations for each other, and set the intention to support each other. It is very powerful and quite important to support each other’s truth in a family environment. It is not necessary that everyone’s dreams are the same, though this can be nice, but it is vital that all involved are accepted and supported in their realization of their own truth.
- A 13 year old Indigo girl I met gave me this one, and I give her full credit. I don’t remember her name, but she did ask me to share it with others. She told me if you want something, to follow these 4 steps; (She called the process “Wish, Pray, Dream, Have,” and said that’s all you had to remember. She was very matter-of-fact about it, citing several instances where she had used it in her life, and saying it always worked if you followed the steps.)
- When you wake up in morning, wish for it with all your heart. Pray for it all day long.
- Set the intention before you go to bed to dream about it at night. When you wake up you’ll have it!
- Say your affirmations just before you go to sleep. Again, this works with the deeper layers of the mind. Also, you can set the intention to dream about ways that you can take action to realize your dream.
Some Last Tips
- Always remember the importance of aligning your intention with your heart’s desire. Act from this place.
- Keep journaling!
- Give thanks!
- Have fun!
- Share the love!