In response to susie1960’s comment: Hi Suzie! I’m still very new to using positive affirmations - started in late November 2009, while reading Louise Hay’s Heal Your Life book. It took a while to get going, but NOW I do them every day and I AM starting to see and feel results. I’m also reading about many other metaphysical topics and my mind is opening to myriads of possibilities. The most dramatic change I am noticing is that when I put on that smile in the morning (no matter how lousy I think I’m feeling and yes, sometimes it takes a GREAT effort), people around me smile back! My colleagues, my friends even my sister and my teenaged son (usually) respond positively. This creates a clear space for good energy to flow back and forth. I believe it is well worth the effort. I also understand depression. There have been so many days when I would wake up in the morning feeling so down that I just wished I could disappear from the face of the earth. As morbid as this may seem, each time I read an obituary, I secretly thought that I would rather be in that person’s place. Sometimes it would take a good 45 minutes in the morning of just reading over affirmations or saying them over and over again, by rote, before I could get myself out of bed to rush off to work.

Over this relatively short period of time, doing affirmations has gotten easier for me. Yes, I do experience setbacks, but I feel that I’ve reached a point of no return. I cannot imagine my life without them now. Have faith that the process works. This community is here to support you. You are a beautiful, capable and worthwhile human being. Many blessings to you. Anna

Reply to AnnieB

Welcome back to affirmations. You have gone through a lot but I want to commend you for moving forward in a positive direction. Good for you! There will be little set backs but I believe that you can have amazing results from the recent work you are doing :).

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Reply to Raylene

Hi AnnieB, Thanks for being a friend. I am sooo in need of this kind of support. Years ago,I used positive affirmations with amazing results. Then somehow I was overwhelmed by life events and sent me down a long long path of negativity and depression. I am beginning again! The last two days have been really challenging, but this time I am not getting caught up in it.

Reply to susie1960

Hi Suzie! I read through your affirmations and soooooooooo many of them resonate for me, too! I’ve added you to my list of friends. Welcome and many blessings to you! AnnieB

Reply to AnnieB

Thanks for your kind words and for adding me as a friend. This is an amazing community and I hope you find what you are looking for…I believe you will. If I can be of any help, please let me know.

Hugs!

Reply to Raylene

Welcome - great list :)

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