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16 Jul 2010 My Words Are Driving My Faith
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Yes I DO believe we can winThis is a quote from Day 12 of John Di Lemme’s 210 affirmation challenge.

It is not too late to start this challenge today, and I highly recommend it.

Actually the correct quote is:

I am driving my faith by my words now.

I am on Day 16 of this challenge, but you can start today.

There is no deadline to begin your 210 days. You would simply finish 209 days from today. So you have not missed out. Start today, in fact right NOW!

Are Affirmations Enough?
One thing that is striking me as I follow this challenge and it provokes a question:
Is simply affirming (repeating, declaring) something enough to change your life?

The answer is: No.

Positive words plus ACTION will change your life.

So when I declare: I am driving my faith by my words now, I am telling my brain to speak ONLY words that will build my faith.

This means that during the rest of the day I will be alert to speak faith words and avoid every conversation and comment that could be detrimental to my faith.

So what then is an affirmation? King David made many strong affirmations in the Bible. One of the outstanding ones is found in Psalm 103:2

“Bless the Lord oh my soul, and forget not all of His benefits”.

David made this affirmation in a time of great stress in his life (and if you remember David had a lot of those times in his lifetime). This was much more than an affirmation, it was a command to himself.

He was commanding his brain: You are going to bless the Lord whether you feel like it or not.

This is what an affirmation really is. So when I say: “I am driving my faith by my words now” I am telling my brain to send me positive instructions to put into action today! Instructions that will lead me to fulfill my why!

JillAre your words driving your faith today?

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18 Mar 2010 The Power Of Focus
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DreamingI am presently reading the book The Power of Focus by Jack Canfield .. . It is one of those books that includes some action plans at the end of every chapter, which is great.

Focus seems to be a subject that keeps pulling me its way (I am sure you have noticed :)

This evening I decided to check out the meaning of the word “focus” in the dictionary and found 8 definitions.

Let’s take one of these definitions for today:

The concentration of attention or energy on something.

This is the aspect of focus that can have a very big impact on your life.

For example:
When you give a lot of attention and energy to a thought, whether it be a positive or negative one, the thought becomes bigger. This is fine when the thought is positive.

But what if it is a negative thought? It gets bigger also, and usually ends up blown out of proportion right?

Positive:
When you give a lot of your energy and attention every day to speaking positive affirmations, your mind will begin to focus on these words. This will keep you motivated to pursue your dreams (especially when you chose affirmations that point you towards your dream.

For example: You may be working on building a successful business.

Every day you speak out things like:

  • Today my mind is clear to receive new ideas.
  • Today my mind is focused on my present project. I am enthusiastic about completing it.
  • Today I see new clients taking an interest in my business.
  • Today my sales are increasing.

When you give your energy and attention to words such as these, what kind of things will you find yourself expecting?

New ideas, completing of your project, new clients, more sales – right?


Negative:
But if you were to allow your mind to play with words like:

  • Today I seem to have a mental block, ideas are just not coming.
  • Today I just don’t feel like working on my project.
  • I wish I could see some new clients coming my way.
  • I really wish I could see more sales.

Can you see how negative those thoughts are?

If you give your energy and attention to such words, what kind of things would you find yourself expecting?

Lots of failure, no sales, no ideas, no desire to continue – right?

Can you see the relationship between focus, expectation and results?
The power of focus in your life can bring blessing or cursing –
the choice is yours!

I know that you will give your energy and attention to thinking on the positive affirmations and so you WILL succeed at everything you put your hand to do.

Write down three affirmations that will help focus your mind to expect success in your business, project and life.

JillNow declare these affirmations several times today. Notice the difference!


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