Posted by Mark H. on May 4, 2000, at 20:35:43
In reply to Re: Nope!, posted by Shar on May 4, 2000, at 20:14:20
Shar,
You're not a cynic -- most of us think that way. You say things ALL DAY LONG, both out loud and silently to yourself, that you do not believe with any conviction, yet we resist saying an affirmation that is reasonable and demonstrably TRUE because we don't know the difference between "simple" and "easy."
Have you ever been in a play? Ever had to lie your way out of a bad grade or a speeding ticket? Of course you can say these 10 words with conviction!! Will each repetition bring up some negative stuff that contradicts it? Sure. Will you want to stop after four minutes and say, "This is really stupid -- why am I doing this?" Of course.
We imagine that we are so smart because we have high measured IQs, but we do stupid stuff all the time.
If you will say those ten words, with conviction, 500 times, you will feel some change, and I predict that it will be a positive change. Maybe you'll just sleep a little better. Maybe the truth of the phrase will make more sense to you. Maybe you'll let go obsessing (I used to obsess about socks in the Lands End catalog -- now that was useful!!). It's just a tiny, insignificant experiment in proving to yourself the power of conscious thought in affecting the patterns of your own thinking and the emotional responses that follow.
"I can't say those words and believe them" is just a different mantra than the one I'm suggesting -- what effect do you suppose thinking that has on your feelings?
Isn't this interesting? I'm not trying to be a pain in the ass, I'm just hoping we can support one another in using every tool available to us and maybe even invent some new ones that help make life more joyous for all of us.
Wanna play?
Many thanks for your response,
Mark
> Mark,
> Affirmations are among the very few things I haven't tried. Do you have to believe them when you're repeating them? Or, just saying them helps replace the depressive thinking?
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> I must be a cynic, because I could not say that and mean it or believe it.
>
> Thanks,
> Shar
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