Daily Affirmations Will Create Happiness

By Kaylie L Holbrook

Do you often have days where you feel down and frustrated with life? It is easy to get caught up in those negative feelings and wallow in your sorrow. But, it is also easy to pull out of the depression by using daily affirmations on a regular basis. You can actually manage your thoughts and attitude by using daily affirmations.

To start off, what is an affirmation? It is a statement or a thought of validation, it reinforces the thoughts or feelings that you have. For example, on those days when you feel down in the dumps you may think about how terrible your life is-- that is a negative affirmation that reinforces the negative feelings that you are having. But, you have the control to turn the negative around! Instead of dwelling on the negative emotions that you are feeling at the time, begin repeating positive affirmations to replace the negative.

What kind of positive affirmations can be used to bring happiness? Well, think about the things that you desire. If you are battling feelings of self-doubt or low self-esteem some positive thoughts that you can use include things like: I am healthy and well, I am happy with my body weight and shape, I am excited about the progress I am making in life, I make good choices every day.

In the beginning these daily affirmations may seem like lies to you because you do not feel that way. But, make a strong effort to really focus on the good things. Really focus on the positive thoughts that are associated with the statements, imagine how you feel to have those statements come to reality and put all of your energy and focus into that good feeling that you have. It is important to continue to repeat these affirmations throughout the day so that you can keep the good feeling with you.

Daily affirmations are a very effective and easy way to pull yourself out the sad feelings that you are experiencing. We all want to experience happiness and joy, use these statements to bring about the things that you desire!

About the Author: Kaylie L Holbrook has the secrets you need to change your life immediately with daily affirmations. Experience amazing changes in your life at my website: http://www.dailyaffirmationsonline.com.

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Positive Thought For Success

By Martin Forshaw

I have decided to write this article as I believe that many people could benefit if they familiarise themselves with the power of positive thinking. I strongly believe that by creating the right mindset (a positive mindset) you will see better results for whatever it is you want to achieve.

I would firstly like to give you some working examples whereby positive thinking has significantly helped me achieve results in my personal and professional life. Firstly, whilst at university, I was very often required to give presentations and I was delivering a minimum of 5 per week (only for one semester). I suffered from a lack of confidence and I was so convinced I would mess the presentations up, I inevitably did. This went on for the whole semester, until I read a book on positive thought. It taught me to block out the negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones, which I did by pretending that I knew more about the particular subject than anyone in the world. Then by thinking positively, for example I will deliver this presentation with minimal stutter and hesitation in a clear pronounced voice. I would also go over the perfect delivery in my mind to install into my mind exactly what I wanted to happen and I noticed significant results. This is because my mind was focused 100% on things that I wanted to do and not bogged down with the useless negativity.

I also play a lot of sport and I have implemented the positive thinking strategies here. When I play golf I used to stand at the tee on the first hole with lots and lots of negativity going through my head. What if I miss the ball completely? What if I slice it? What if I hook it? I now stand at the tee thinking I am going to hit the perfect shot, straight and far. Does it always happen? Nope! But it happens twice as much as it used to. It helps by picturing in your mind exactly what you want to do, I believe this way you are letting your brain know and it can go about trying to help you accomplish it. Start thinking negatively and your brain may take this as instruction as to what you want to do. I think when you say it like that, it makes the most sense.

I believe strongly in the power of positive thinking, although I really only consider myself a novice as I have only scratched the surface in terms of what else I might be able to achieve from it. Give it a try next time you are in a negative situation, you have absolutely nothing to lose.

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Make Change A Positive Experience

By Ronnie Nijmeh

Change is something that most people do not deal with very well. We are generally creatures of habit and when something - big or small - changes we often feel that our world goes into a downward spiral. This is exactly why we need to prepare ourselves for change and disallow any negative thoughts that enter into our mind.

You can actually use the power of positive affirmations to help you deal with change constructively and in a positive manner. The way you deal with change is your choice, so the goal is to choose well!

Affirmations are simple statements that describe the way you want to think or feel about something, and in this case, the way you want to think, feel, or cope with the changes in your life. These affirmations are meant to help you deal with things in a positive manner by doing away with all negative thought. Negativity is everywhere but free positive affirmations can help you limit its affects on you so you are able to lead a happier and healthier life. More importantly, so you can live the life that you want to live.

How to Infuse Positive Affirmations Into Your Life

Incorporating positive affirmations into your life is simple. You need to develop your own, or you can find free positive affirmations that describe how you want to think, feel, or deal with change.

Affirmations can be as simple as, "Change offers new beginnings. I thrive on new opportunities!" as you can see, this is a simple statement, but when you believe in it, you can make the change that you encounter in your life a positive thing.

When you believe in your personal affirmations you can make the changes you encounter a positive growth experience. You may be scared of change, but more often than not, your fears are irrational and unrealistic. Instead, if you believe that positive things will come as a result of new life experiences, this will give you the power to overcome the fear that comes with the unknown and to be able to make the most of your new situation.

Change is something that so many of us fear whether it is a new location, a new relationship, a new job, or the end of any of these things. Instead of allowing negative thoughts and anxiety to consume you, employ your positive affirmations and change the way you think. When you do this you can allow this change to be anything you want it to be. Change can be a new beginning, a chance to get things right, or the first day of the rest of your life. See how easy it can be? Having free positive affirmations can help you turn what could be a fearful situation into one of opportunity!

Using positive affirmations may take some work. Remember that the more you believe in the words you think and speak, the more power that they will have for you. Remember to surround yourself with positive thoughts and make the most of what is still to come in your life after the change.

Ronnie Nijmeh is the Chief Inspiration Officer at ACQYR.com, a motivational website with positive affirmations, motivational articles, and free wallpaper downloads. Learn how you can get inspired today.

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Mine Is Not The Right Way, It Is Simply Another Way

By Sharon Fredrickson

Recently, the California Supreme Court ruled that denying same sex marriage was unconstitutional. As of June 16th , I believe, it will now be legal for same sex couples to marry and you can image that this decision caused a lot of stir. While some said that decision was fair and just, others said that it was a horrible choice made by the courts. As I went to look at the weather on our local newspaper website, the headlines announcing this decision was there, in big bold print, for all to see. In smaller print and a bit off to the side were article headlines about a young girl dying as well as other pretty yucky headlines. (I now know go to weather.com so as to avoid the news even more.) I'll admit I read the decision story and while it offered the typical news, I was more surprised and completely wrapped up in reading the comments that were left by readers. Because this decision caused such controversy, there were literally hundreds of comments posted by readers concerning this issue. Some were happy about the decision, while others literally felt as though it could end life as we know, it not just here in California, but in the United States. By the way, there were little if any comments left about the other stories.

Part of what makes this country great is the fact that we can say exactly what we feel. So, while the differing opinions didn't bother me in the least, the way those opinions were being expressed deeply saddened me. Obviously not all of them, but more than enough expressed feelings of hatred from both sides. Some people who said they were Christians were saying how much they hated gays and I even saw one post were the writer (again welding a shield of Christianity) said he was glad because now he would know where gay people lived and could "do something" about them. Some of the people that were in agreement with this decision were very ready to call Christians and other religious people closed minded haters. While some of these people were saying we all needed to be open minded, their next sentence expressed resentment and hatred towards Christians.

While I was saddened by what I was reading, I wasn't necessarily surprised. There is one thing that people will fight, kill and die for.... the ability to be right. "It's my way or the highway." How do they know they are right? Their God told them so. (Remember when I say God I am referring to the Creator. You may choose to refer to him/her in another way, but for this conversation I'm going to refer to the creator as God.) The problem with this thinking is that as I've just said, we all have the choice of how we define God. So which one gets to make the decisions? Some say it's the one's we learn about in the Holy book. O.K., which book? The Bible, the Koran, the Bhagavad-Gita, the Talmud, etc. Once again, I submit to you that we need to get away from saying what is right and wrong and simply ask what works and what doesn't work.

I feel comfortable in saying that if we polled many different people, we would all pretty much want the same thing, a safe and peaceful world. If that is in fact the intention of people, then we need to step back and ask if our thoughts, feelings and/or actions are working to achieve that goal. When we are spending so much time and energy trying to prove that others are wrong and doing it through hate, it just doesn't work. You can't force change. You can't scare people into change. You can't do peace, you have to be peaceful. You can do love, you have to be loving. It's time we all step back and look at each other as we were meant to, which is simply as an extension of our self. Most of all, it's time we enter this one little sentence into our daily lives. Mine is not the right way, it is simply another way.

Sharon Fredrickson

Sharon is a thought leader who has achieved top honors in her business world and is a thriving entrepreneur. Sharon's background in leadership, motivational, and inspirational training gives her a unique and powerful ability to address life issues from an integrated and comprehensive level which inevitably makes you feel like you can reach for the stars and grab them.

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Stay Positive in Mind and Life

By Teddy Mueller

I am turning a little corner here. I have written many different articles, Music, Retail Business, History of Rock, yet I need to write this one. We as a people need to find our way. Life is not the same as even 10 years ago.

We need to change with the times as much as we do not want to, we must. If you look at history, we are on top because of war, we built the best planes, the best tanks, the best of all warfare. You may not like to hear this, but if it was not for this you would not be here. We would not be the super-power we are! Be happy you are here! I am not sure we are doing the best job in this area. You and I must decide this and make decisions what to do. Be smart, look beyond what people say, why do they say it, look for sincerity and truth! Don't be fooled by trickery! Be smart in what you see. Now back to why we are here!

I know you all have been negative, doubting yourself, being negative within your mind, your body, and your soul! It happens to all of us. I don't understand why, but I will not have it live in me. My life is difficult, hard, emotional, not to mention people putting me down, telling me I am worth nothing, saying I don't add-up. Why do I dress that way, why do I talk that way, why do I look that way, why do I think that way,....why, why, why......! I am sick of it, What do you think, the media, television, it's sickening, you have nothing to say, that is sad! Real sad, can't we look at truth and what's real, this media add's up to nothing. If you want to look here and be happy good luck with your future, it's false advertisement and add's up to nothing. Believe in this if you must, it won't last and will beat you every-time, unless as we speak earlier that we have the strength

People who don't understand others, or aren't willing to try have a problem themselves! That is some of the reasons and problems we have today. Let's take a good look at ourselves! We know we must take a good look at ourselves. Let's do it.

Please let's keep a positive outlook on our life and in our mind. I have been around the world in life and in my mind, please be positive in all you do, be positive in your body, soul, mind, and in all you do! Death is not a place you want to be! For it is over then! There is no turning back! We have all felt so low that it is the only place to go because we we're lost! But we do have a place to go, believe in yourself, you have the answer, with the help of your higher power, you have all the answers, just believe, have faith, know you are worth a power no-one on earth will give you, it is a spiritual power You have many places to go, dreams to make happen, Love that can come true, all of this can come true! You must believe in yourself. I know you have heard this time, and time again. It is the truth, if you don't believe in yourself , who will? Please believe in yourself! We must look deep inside ourselves to seek out the answers for what we need and we can do it. We don't need someone outside to tell us what we need, deep inside all of us we know what we need! Don't be fooled by all this! You know in your heart what you need to do. I believe in people. I know they know what is important, the are just afraid of facing the unknown. Yet it is not unknown, it only feels that way. Shake off the unbelief in yourself, shake off the unknown in your mind. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, Again BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!!!

Don't doubt yourself, Be Positive, Live Life, Push the problems away, they don't deserve the attention. Hang in there. I know it's tough, but please get through it, you will keep all the things you have going for you, your integrity, your personality, your humor, your special coolness, and especially your soul! You may not see it but others do. Think about your life, we seem to take it lightly but others don't take it that way. It's easy to put ourselves down, that's easy, anyone can do that. Stand up for yourself, look at your strong points, look at what you can offer, believe it do it, it's not easy , you make the choice! Follow your higher power, he'll guide you! Remember people change the world...! They always have. Dream, Look to future, Learn, Study, Be a person who is not afraid, Be a person who does not give up, Be a person to accomplish what was something that was impossible accomplish at a time before you! Stand tall, make things happen! Don't be a follower, be a leader. You will have to fight, kick, scratch, all of it...! To be a winner have to be better than the rest! If you listen, your just like the rest-Don't go there! Study, Look, I said it before, be better! Figure it out! No-one is going to give it to you, figure it out!!!!

As a people, we must study, we must be smarter, we must study and be better! If not all we are is a people following what's come before. I don't want to be that...!

I want to see people have a positive mind, a positive life, a vision to change the things that have come before, and a way to make them better, we have along way to go, please people wake up, get up, listen, look, see, become part of the solution and not the problem.

I am not trying to preach, I am only trying to have us open our minds. If we don't, we lose! I don't want us to lose, this country has great heart! With all it's disagreements, and problems, remember 9/12-We came together like the world has never seen! Remember!

Lets get a positive mind and life-Look hard and you will find it...!

About the Author:Teddy Mueller started his career as the drummer for classic rock band Axe, touring with Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, ZZ Top, Iron Maiden, Joan Jett, Alice Cooper, and many, many more, Teddy has been around the world playing his drums and played for crowds of over 50,000 people! Since then, Teddy is a voting Grammy member as well as working in the retail business environment as manager and district manager for major retail companies. To learn more about Teddy Mueller, visit his website: http://TeddyMueller.com

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