Question Re: Affirmations (Response from Leaders)

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, , and All Group Members, Wow! Reading 's comments (below) really gave me goosebumps!!! I too, am so similar to in so many many ways, and I can TOTALLY relate to what she said below. In fact, I have tears in my eyes at this moment. Guys, I have changed miraculously through affirmations and through the teachings of Louise Hay. I mean, ...you wouldn't have recognized me 5 years ago, or 10, or 20 or 30 years ago!!! I have come so very far -- moving from the negative to the positive!!! And, It was hard, and painful, and a long drawn out process. But, I kept at it, too. I kept telling myself that I was beautiful, that I was lovable, and that I was successful. I kept doing

affirmations in front of the mirror, while driving my car, and while cleaning the house. The reason why I send in the "Back to Basics" so many times to this group is because: this is where I had to start -- with the "All is Well." I can't begin to tell you how many many times I've said those words, "All is Well." Or how many times I've repeated the whole "Back to Basics" memo, ...and my family has done this too! No, there are times I get discouraged, and times aren't always bright & sunshiney. But, I keep putting one foot in front of the other, doing the "motions" day after day after day, and before you know it -- you start seeing changes in your life, and in your thinking, and in your ATTITUDE! Do I have to say "all is well" over and over again NOW?! My goodness, yes!!! If I skip it for too many days, I

tend to fall back to my old bad habits of negativity and seeing things differently. But, I'm truly telling you that IT IS POSSIBLE TO CHANGE ONE'S LIFE FOR THE BETTER! It does take regular practice, and it does take going through the motions, and saying the words before one really means it deeply. You have to fake it until you can make it!!! I know that this works, and I know that because I've tried it, my family members have tried it, ...and because I have heard of so many people's stories through this affirmations group. You guys won't believe how many people have come to this group and been negative and defeated, and who did these things and it changed their lives!? I'm dead serious. And so many of these people have gone on after much time of doing these things on their "own" and without this group. And, we have seen some people return after

awhile, and get that "booster jump" in this group daily, and they've gotten "it" again, and then left the group. Back and forth. I truly wish I could get everyone out there who has been deeply affected by this transformation to write in and share their stories with you. But, the basic fact is that I can't do this for you. ONLY YOU CAN DO THIS FOR YOU! I can make suggestions, but you have to take the ACTION!! Sending all of you my love, peace, and hugs, PJ (owner of affirmationstode-stress yahoogroup) RareBreeeze@... wrote: ,I'm so glad you asked this question. This has been a biggie for me - BELIEVING what I was saying. I remember when I first joined this group and started saying

and writing affirmations. I didn't believe most of the things I was saying, not at all!! It has taken a while, but now I realize that the longer I try not to judge what I am saying and just keep saying it until it becomes a part of me - I do start believing it. I remember one day after work, driving down the road on my way home, and my world was just practically falling apart. I was crying so hard I could hardly see to drive! I started saying "All is well" "All is well" over and over and over. Well, I knew that all really was not well. But it was a very long drive home and I said it over and over all the way home. By the time I got home, I still didn't believe all was well - but I was soooooo much calmer and could even greet my family with a smile. Now for some reason, when things start getting me down, all I have to do is think "All is well" and it brings a smile to my

face.I've always had a problem loving myself and wondering how in the world anybody else could love me. So I'm real big on affirming that "I am a wonderful person" "I am loved" etc. I even affirm how beautiful I am!! I have come SO far in finally accepting me for who I am and I actually love myself now - warts and all...LOL My personality and physical faults are not faults at all - they are all part of my uniqueness - and my life is exactly the way its supposed to be for now. In March I had brain surgery and had half of my head shaved. So to not look like a punk rocker I cut it all off. I had long beautiful hair and I've never been a vain person, but gosh I missed my hair. I hated looking in the mirror. One day while standing by my husband at the sink while I was taking medicine (I never get tired of telling this story - and most of you have heard it before) I

said "Do I look as ugly as I feel?" My husband said "The fact that you are alive makes you the most beautiful person in the world!!!" That changed my whole attitude. Now my hair is growing out and sticking out all over the place and I look like Clay Aiken - but I am alive and I am beautiful. I still miss my hair and every once in a while start feeling sorry for myself. But I am alive and I still get to watch my wonderful little girl grow up and I get to feel this wonderful Fall weather and watch the leaves turn brilliant colors, and I get to experience the wondrous magic of Life!! And so now, when I say "All is well", even if all hell is breaking loose around me, I BELIEVE all is well. Because it really is!!So my advice to you and everyone that has trouble believing: keep saying and writing and thinking affirmations anyway. Even if you feel stupid (it was extremely

hard for me to look in the mirror and say "I am beautiful" after believing for years that I was ugly!!) The longer we focus on the positive - the easier it is for us to allow the positive into our lives. Blessings,You know how they always say BELIEVE in what you're saying ....Um, how? Does this come with repetition and meditation and time?I mean, if life has pretty much dealt you a whole wack of oranges, it's tough to believe that you're going to get strawberries now.And you're right about the helping others in this group -- it is a wonderful feeling to help someone along their way. To me, it got extreme on the dumping and rare on the helping yourself/affirming the positive.But, yes, there's no better feeling than caring for and helping another life -- human, animal, plant

....Do not let your fire go out,spark by irreplaceable spark,in the hopeless swamps of the approximate,the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all.Do not let the hero in your soul perish,in lonely frustration for the life you deserved,but have never been able to reach.Check your road and the nature of your battle.The world you desired can be won.It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours. ~ Ayn Rand ~ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AffirmationstoDe-Stress A positive thinking, positive affirmations support group, that discusses ways to cope with the stresses of daily life. Come aboard! PJ and Gang