Why your Affirmations May not be working

By Karen Lee Stocker

For those of you that are using affirmations and they are working for you, keep doing it!

What is an affirmation?
It is a positive statement in the present tense.

The key to making your affirmation work is to make it true for you.

People use affirmations to give attention to their desire. If I say: "I have 10 well paying happy clients," and I don't, and I only have 4, then a little voice says: "that's not true," which sends a negative vibration.

Law of Attraction responds to how you feel about what you say and how you feel about what you think. It doesn't feel any better even if you say it 100 times. The words have to be congruent to the feelings.

How come some peoples affirmations work for them? If you say I love my neighbours, and it feels true to you, then it matches and it feels good.... which will send a positve vibration.

Next time you use an affirmation use your indicator [feelings] to see how it feels. If it feels good use it and if doesn't correct it.

Correction: I'm in the process of having 10 well paying, happy clients. Only you can tell how it feels. It feels better because it's true. If it's not true it doesn't feel good.

Examples: I have ideal health.
I am finacialy free.
Correction: I'm in the process of attracting ideal health.
I 'm in the process of becoming finacialy free.

Remember, the Law of Attractions job is to match your vibration whether positve or negative, it simply responds to what you are sending.

Teaching Children Law of Attraction

By Karen Lee Stocker

When teaching children the Law of Attraction, it's important to be on the same level as your kids. For example: using words like "vibration" or "manifestation" will go over their heads. You want to use words they understand.

I find by teaching them about "vibes" is the best way to get started. You can explain to them about a "negative vibe" by using an example of being bullied at school or going to a bad neighborhood that feels scary. You can describe a positive vibe as going to a birthday party or winning a baseball game as a "positive feeling" or "positive vibe".

Once they understand there are 2 different feelings or vibes, of course they all want to feel good, so you can teach them how to tap into good feelings or vibes. The first thing I like to do is teach them about gratitude and appreciation. Letting them know what you appreciate and why you are grateful for all the things you have in your life can start them in the right direction.

I was coaching a mom of a 10 year old and she started letting her son know how much she appreciated the many things that he was doing. Then, she got a phone call from his teacher saying: "What have you done different with your son? He is getting along better with all the other kids and in general seems much more positive."

So, if you want to see a better result with your children let them know why you appreciate them!

Appreciation and gratitude are two very strong positive feelings and the Law of Attractions job is to MATCH VIBRATIONS. Start being more deliberate in offering the vibration of appreciation and gratitude.

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Karen Lee Stocker is a Certified Law of Attraction Facilitator and a Leader for Weight Watchers Canada. Find her online at Law of Attraction In Action and at LawofAttractionWorkbooks.com.

Why Your Affirmations May Not Be Working... and How They Can!

by Michael Losier

Have you have been using affirmations to get what you want, yet you stand back and notice that nothing is happening? Have you given up on your affirmations and feel it is a waste of time?

There are reasons why your affirmations may not be working for you. Understanding the relationship between your affirmations and how they make you feel is the key to making them work for you.

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An affirmation is a statement spoken in the present tense to declare a desire. Saying “I have a happy, slender body” is an example of a positive affirmation.

Many teachings on affirmations insist on stating them as if you already have what you desire, present tense. For example:

• “I have tons of clients”
• “I make lots of money”
• “I have a great relationship”

Remember that Law of Attraction is always responding to the vibrations that we’re sending. The words we use and the thoughts we think, cause us to send out a vibration. The sentence “I have a happy, slender body” will feel differently to different people. For someone who considers themselves to be heavy or overweight, when they hear themselves say the affirmation “I have a happy, slender body”, in most cases they immediately tell themselves the opposite. “No I don’t! Look how big I am! I’m the biggest I’ve ever been! It’s not true! I don’t have a happy, slender body!” What’s important here is the reminder that Law of Attraction is always responding to the vibrations that are being sent whether negative or positive. A thin person, for example, could say “I have a happy, slender body”, and it would feel good for them, while a person who doesn’t have a happy, slender body will feel a negative vibration.

It’s not what you think or say that matters, its how you FEEL about what you think or say that counts.

Recommendations for Rewording Your Affirmations So They Feel Better.

The key to using affirmations is that they need to be true for you in order to make you feel good. Some of you have been taught to always state your affirmations in the present tense. I suggest you consider yourself to be “in the process”.

The “process” (the process of manifestation), actually starts when you think about your desire, talk about your desire, write about it, or when you give it any kind of attention, energy and focus. You ARE in the process when you say “I’m in the process of…..”, the sentence becomes true, and if it’s true for you, it feels good which is a positive vibration. Some examples of how to use this statement are:

“I’m in the process of….”

• I’m in the process of creating ideal family relationships
• I’m in the process of becoming more abundant
• I’m in the process of attracting more clients

New each statement is true for you and it feels good. When it feels good, you are sending a positive vibration which the Law of Attraction responds to accordingly.
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Michael Losier, a Law of Attraction Trainer and author, supports people in understanding and practicing the Art of Deliberate Attraction, so they can have more of what they want and less of what they don't. Michael has been applying the principles of Law of Attraction for many years and enjoys a wonderful and rewarding life in the city of Victoria, BC, Canada. He facilitates a number of in-person Law of Attraction seminars as well as Teleseminars to a worldwide audience.

For more articles by Michael Losier, Teleclass information or to purchase the book, Law of Attraction, The Science of Attracting More of What You Want and Less of What You Don't, visit www.LawOfAttractionBook.com.