I would love to read more Writing in Valencia posts, so I'm excited if my comment prompted any more!

Thanks again!
S

I cannot wait to read your "Writing in Munich" book.

Thanks again, S!!! So nice of you to write!!

1) Start writing every day (2 pages)
2) I wrote my affirmation on my little Mac post-it and put it in the right hand corner of my screen. In green. A nice serene post-it color.

And I'm so buying your book once it comes out! I love your writing, your frankness and humor, and have found this series really inspiring. I'm starting my own "Writing in Munich" word doc and am actually looking forward to writing my two pages of crap every day. Because I am a powerful, loving and creative being, and I can handle it, and I can have anything I want.

S.

I do think that my Dad's affirmation worked for him. I know they work for Carolyn See. I think it is fantastic if affirmations work for you. I suppose I believe if the affirmation wasn't too far from my truth I could manage it. I do tell myself a little prayer, even though I am agnostic, that is in essence an affirmation. "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well." Those words sooth me. But, when I get into affirmations about money and success that I can't manage it.
You so perfectly say why I think I find affirmations so difficult, "childlike belief that anything can happen, the magical is possible and that there might be mysterious forces willing to help."I am a bit on the pessimistic and Eeyore side and have no faith in magic or mysterious forces. But, I do think positive self talk can never be a bad thing.

Thank you again!!!!:-)

As I am pretty much devoid of faith I think that is what prevents me from anything akin to affirmations. That said, I would hate to miss out on something that might make a difference.

So, when you have a success story,of how implementing these new beliefs work would you share then? Truly, with all my heart, I hope they work!!!:-)

In my opinion, affirmations are designed to activate the same part of the brain used in spirituality; belief in God, or Allah, Witchcraft, or whatever.
During times when I've used affirmations, a magical transformation begins to happen, accelerating progress in my chosen area (simplicity and specificity is important, as illustrated by your Father's choice).
But, during times (like now) when I haven't practiced in quite some time, my gut reaction to common affirmations is "how f'ing ridiculous is that, you f'ing simple-minded jackasses!?"
As my ultra-religious Mum and Sis always say… It's all about Faith. They use these principles, only it's called prayer. When I went through the toughest time in my life, a divorce, they practiced these "affirmations" with me over the phone for hours on end (me being game out of utter desperation), steadily transforming me into a strong and vibrant soul again, with a world of possibilities at my feet.
Looking back at journals from that time, I see entries that sound incredibly pathetic and juvenile. But it's really about transformation from the inside-out.
You've really done me a service here today, Belette… you've prompted me to embark on creating a meaningful set of two or three affirmations… no, that word is too loaded, like prayer… I'll call them beliefs, that I repeat over and over at times like when driving or working on tiles or whatever, and that I never share with anyone. Why not share? Because, no matter how enthused I am at how magically things begin to happen, and how I think sharing this experience with others ("evangelizing" as it would be labeled in Christianity) is my "duty" as a human being, it's really just not the same creature as viewed from the outside. I won't even keep a journal on the subject.

Thanks for the spark, Belette…
David

I haven't. But, I will check it out. Thanks for the reccomendation!!!

You are going to be a fierce scrabble by the end of summer!

Damn, you prove that affirmations work!!!!!!

Well, I guess it was the other who got the conversation going.;-)