Wear Your Affirmations

What is the catalyst for a new beginning?  A life change can make you feel like you are jumping off a cliff, that you are forced into a new beginning.  A new beginning can also start with an affirmation.  Science is behind the claim that self-affirmations work.   Regular reinforcement of affirmations strengthens a chemical pathway in the brain, making the connection between neurons stronger, therefore more likely to conduct the same message again.

“Every thought we think is creating our future.”
  ~ Louise Hay, author

“In neurology, this concept is summed up in the phrase, Neurons that fire together, wire together.  Neural synapses that are seldom or never used get efficiently eliminated by the brain’s cleaning crews…  Neurons that are routinely fired in a specific pattern will strengthen their bond, “wiring together” in a complex network that will be automatically set off whenever a trigger is presented in one’s everyday life.”  (from http://hubpages.com/hub/self-affirmations)

“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”
~ William James, philosopher

Try it!  Pick a positive affirmation for yourself (using only positive statements), word it for the present moment (as though it has already happened), and make it short and to the point, such as I love vegetables.  Then remind yourself of it several times a day.  Even if you don’t believe it at first, be observant of how you feel about it over the next few weeks.  I’d love to hear about your results.