What Everyone Should Know About Energy Healing

I attended talk therapy for most of my adult life, and though it helped me identify where I needed to heal, it didn't necessarily show me how to do so. It wasn’t until I started going to an energy healer that my true internal transformation occurred. Working with this energy healer ignited a spark within me and ultimately inspired me to become a practitioner myself.

As an energy healer, I'm often met with curiosity, fascination, and a bit of skepticism when I tell people what I do for a living.

Energy healing is a holistic practice that activates the body’s subtle energy systems to remove blocks. By breaking through these energetic blocks, the body’s inherent ability to heal itself is stimulated.

That definition is a lot to process, so here are five facts that can clear up any confusion or misconceptions you may still have about energy healing.

1. Cultures have studied the body's energy centers for thousands of years.

Reiki is the Japanese tradition of energy healing, and it dates back to the early 20th century. Chakras, the seven energy transmission centers of the body, are described in ancient Hindu texts. Meridians, the energy superhighways of the body, are the road maps on which traditional Chinese medicine practitioners based acupuncture.

Although various ancient cultures used different modalities to stimulate the body’s natural ability to heal, they all saw internal energy as a powerful force of good.

2. Energy healing is based on scientific principles.

We all learned in high school physics class that matter is made up of molecules. Even something that is solid, such as a table, is vibrating all the time. As humans, we, too, are vibrating.

When you say someone has "good vibes," you are really talking about that person's vibrational energy — happy people vibrate on a higher frequency. You can feel their effervescence!

Places have vibes too. When you walk into a room in which a fight has just occurred, you may feel a dense energy that makes you want to leave right away. The beach has a light vibe due to the salt (a natural energy cleanser) and moving air. The air at the beach vibrates at a higher frequency as well.

As an energy healer, I'm often met with curiosity, fascination, and a bit of skepticism when I tell people what I do for a living.

3. You don’t have to be spiritual to benefit from energy healing.

Just like you don't need to understand the law of gravity before you can fall down, you don't need to completely grasp the concept of energy healing before you dive into the practice. I would recommend going in with an open mind for maximum benefit.

Any time is a good time to visit an energy healer. If you are stressed, anxious, or physically drained, an energy healing session can help you relax and feel more balanced. And if you're already feeling good, it's always possible to feel a little better! It's important to note that energy healing is a complementary modality that shouldn't exclude any Western medicine you may be taking.

4. Energy healing is totally accessible.

There are many different types of energy healers, and you can find them practically everywhere.

There are Reiki practitioners all over the world, and the beauty of Reiki healing is that it can be given and received even if the client and practitioner aren’t in the same room. Why? Because the power of intention causes energy to flow to where it's most needed.

Acupuncture practitioners are also very accessible, though the clients doneed to be in the physical presence of the needles. This modality stimulates the flow of chi to rebalance the body.

Reflexology is another modality that frees up blocked energy and promotes healing by stimulating the meridians, organs, and systems through points on the feet, hands, and ears.

Even massage is an energy healing practice, for it releases tension in the muscles, encourages the flow of lymph, and allows for deep relaxation.

Get a referral for a reputable practitioner if you are new to these practices — inquire at a yoga studio or ask a friend who's into alternative healing. Starting with a brief 30-minute Reiki session can give you a taste of how powerful energy healing can be.

Energy healing is a complimentary modality that shouldn't exclude any Western medicine you may be taking.

5. You can maintain your energetic health at home.

Just as you shower and brush your teeth every day, energetic cleansing is also a daily commitment. Once you visit with an energy healer, keep the good vibes flowing by taking a bath in Epsom or pink Himalayan salts for 20 minutes whenever you start to feel the heaviness creeping back into your body. Smudging, or burning sage around you, also clears negativity from your aura. High-vibe crystals have their own healing properties and can help give your energy field a boost.

All you need to begin your energy healing journey is curiosity and a willingness to learn. Who knows? You might just get hooked!

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3 Ways Tuning Into Your Body Can Lead To Stronger Relationships

Right now, whether you're aware of it or not, your body is adjusting to meet the demands of the moment. For example, you may be shifting positions in your seat to get more comfortable while reading this blog.

Most of the time, however, we have no idea of what our body is doing or what micro messages it's communicating to us and to others. What’s miraculous about us as human beings, though, is that we have the ability to catch these movements and either adapt, ignore, resist, or move against them.

That's why movement awareness, or becoming mindful of our body's signals and actions, is so important. In fact, it can increase our intelligence, boost our mood, and even improve our communication with others. Here's what you need to know:

1. It can help you think more clearly.

Research shows that the brain can take cues from body movements to understand and solve complex problems. In 2009, University of Illinois psychology professor Alejandro Lleras, along with Laura Thomas of Vanderbilt University, conducted a study on problem solving and body movement. They set out to test whether a person's ability to understand and problem solve could be influenced by how he or she moves.

The results showed that participants who were instructed to swing their arms back and forth (and thus become aware of their bodies' movements) were 40 percent more likely to solve a complex problem than those who simply stretched their arms one by one. “People tend to think that their mind lives in their brain, dealing in conceptual abstractions, very much disconnected from the body," Lleras said. "This emerging research is fascinating because it is demonstrating how your body is a part of your mind in a powerful way. The way you think is affected by your body and, in fact, we can use our bodies to help us think.”

2. It can help you stress less and feel happier.

Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist, has done extensive research on how our body language can affect how we feel. In her TEDTalk, "Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are," Cuddy noted, “Power posing, such as raising the arms above the head as when a player scores a touchdown, increases testosterone and decreases cortisol, the stress hormone. Contracted movements, on the other hand, diminish your personal power and, in turn, your effectiveness.”

Practicing movement awareness can help you tune into when chronic, subconscious thinking patterns kick in. For example, you might notice your whole body becomes tense when you try to take control of a situation that you’d be better off letting go of. Or you might look down and see your leg shaking furiously, which could indicate that you are getting anxious or bored.

Start observing your body movements and breathe, move, lift your arms up and wave your hands, open up your chest real wide, and shake that tail feather. Watch your mood shift almost instantaneously.

3. It helps you improve your communication with others.

We all walk around with our own “billboard" that communicates messages about what we're thinking and feeling. For most of us, this is largely unconscious, whole-body communication. It can include vocal tones and inflections, physical gestures, postures, involuntary movements, breathing, pacing of speech, and numerous other subtle and not-so subtle signals.

If you broadcast mixed messages to those around you, you’ll get mixed messages in return. And the messages we broadcast on our billboard can mean the difference between success and failure, intimacy and isolation.

But when we're conscious of our body movements, we can then become aware of what we’re really feeling and communicating. We can start to connect more authentically with others.

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The 7 Chakras for Beginners

7 Chakras for Beginners: Healing, Balancing, Opening Chakras: Exercises, Foods, Colors

The seven chakras are the centers in our bodies in which energy flows through.

Blocked energy in our seven chakras can often lead to illness, so it's important to understand what each chakra represents and what we can do to keep this energy flowing freely. Here's our quick summary:

1. Root Chakra — Represents our foundation and feeling of being grounded.

• Location: Base of spine in tailbone area.
• Emotional issues: Survival issues such as financial independence, money and food.
• More on Root Chakra healing

2. Sacral Chakra — Our connection and ability to accept others and new experiences.

• Location: Lower abdomen, about two inches below the navel and two inches in.
• Emotional issues: Sense of abundance, well-being, pleasure and sexuality.
• More on Sacral Chakra healing

3. Solar Plexus Chakra — Our ability to be confident and in control of our lives.

• Location: Upper abdomen in the stomach area.
• Emotional issues: Self-worth, self-confidence and self-esteem.
• More on Solar Plexus Chakra healing

4. Heart Chakra — Our ability to love.

• Location: Center of chest just above the heart.
• Emotional issues: Love, joy and inner peace.
• More on Heart Chakra healing

5. Throat Chakra — Our ability to communicate.

• Location: Throat.
• Emotional issues: Communication, self-expression of feelings and the truth.
• More on Throat Chakra healing

6. Third Eye Chakra — Our ability to focus on and see the big picture.

• Location: Forehead between the eyes (also called the Brow Chakra).
• Emotional issues: Intuition, imagination, wisdom and the ability to think and make decisions.
• More on Third Eye Chakra healing

7. Crown Chakra — The highest chakra represents our ability to be fully connected spiritually.

• Location: The very top of the head.
• Emotional issues: Inner and outer beauty, our connection to spirituality and pure bliss.
• More on Crown Chakra healing

THE SPIRITUAL POWER OF INCENSE

The magical scent of incense can lift our spirits and transform the energetic vibrations of a room. Since ancient times incense has been used in  religious practices. Whether to appease the gods ,  it has remained a powerful tool for spiritual use. In addition to exploring practices using incense, you will also learn about some ways its use can enhance your life.

INCENSE AND ITS POWERS

The burning of incense often accompanies prayers,  and invocations a. As the smoke rises up to the heavens it often represents the requests reaching their destination and approval by a divine entity. Incense is also believed to have properties that dispel negative energy. Burning sage or “smudging” to purify and clear a room is one example. The smell of incense can also bring about heightened sensual awareness and consciousness for the user.

INCENSE AND RELIGION

Incense has long been associated with religious practice. It is believed that its use began in Ancient Egypt, eventually spreading to the rest of the world. Today incense is used in many religions including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Neopaganism to name a few. Buddhists often use incense in their temples and for meditation at their personal altars.

As the smoke rises up to the heavens it often represents the requests reaching their destination and approval by a divine entity.

Christians use it during worship to symbolize the prayers of the faithful going to heaven. Among Hindus, incense accompanies practically all forms of worship. Neopagans and Wiccans employ the use of incense in their rituals often to represent the elements and to create an atmosphere conducive to magic and the presence of deities.

INCENSE FOR PERSONAL USE

Whether you perform any form of spiritual worship or not, the personal use of incense can help you in a number of ways. It can clear a room of negative energy and purify your space. It can help clear your mind and increase your focus during meditation or any activity requiring concentration.

In many cases it can help relieve stress and restore emotional balance. Many psychics claim it enhances your psychic ability and induces dreams. You can even use it to help attract love and abundance.

When working with incense the type you choose is dependent upon your purpose. If you choose one because you enjoy its scent that’s fine. Often we are intuitively guided to what’s best for us. However if you are working towards a specific goal you may want to consider using some recommended scents.

For cleansing and purification try Cedar or Sage. To clear your mind and enhance your meditation consider Frankincense, Jasmine, Lotus or Myrrh. If you want to relive stress use Lavender or Rose. For grounding and balance try Pine or Sandalwood. They also work well for healing. Vanilla or Spice is often suggested to help energize you. If your goal is enhancing your psychic skills try Anise, Frankincense, Lotus, or Myrrh. For inducing dreams try Honeysuckle, Jasmine or Rosemary.

To attract more positive things into your life Patchouli is an excellent option. If you are seeking love then you may want to experiment with Jasmine, Musk or Rose incense. For goals related to wealth and abundance, many experts suggest Cinnamon, Sage or Clove. Patchouli also works well for money matters.

The beauty of incense is that it is relatively inexpensive. It is available in various forms like cones, rocks, and sticks. In many cases you can purchase individual sticks of most varieties. What a wonderful way to experiment with different fragrances and powers!

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Your Personality Color To discover your personality color, ask yourself:

what is my favorite color?

Answer this question now before reading any further.

Don't think about it, be spontaneous with your answer; accept the first color that comes into your mind and don't analyze your choice. 

It is this instinctual choice of a color that tells you a lot about yourself, how you function and how others see you.

It is the means to understanding your behavior and your character traits as well as your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual states.

It reflects the way you operate in the world, your strengths and weaknesses, your vulnerabilities, your deepest needs and your challenges at that time in your life.

Is It a Color I Always Wear?

Your personality color does not have to be one you wear all the time; it is usually your favorite, the color that excites you the most and makes you feel alive when you see it. That being said, you are often drawn to your personality color for clothing and home decorating. It is often a predominant color in your aura.

What if I Like More Than One Color?

If you have two or more equally favorite colors, read the information on each one to fully understand yourself and what motivates you. You will find that you relate to parts of each color profile.

Dislike of a Color

The colors you dislike can tell you a lot about yourself as well, often reflecting your weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

Your most disliked color will relate to areas in your life that need to be given attention or past hurts that need to be healed. Think back to your childhood or any earlier time in your life where you may have developed a dislike of the color. There is always a connection!

Rejecting whole colors can create imbalances in your life so it is a good idea to try to incorporate a small amount of your disliked colors into your life by using them in clothing or underwear or in your home or work environment, to help balance your energies.

Does Everyone Have a Favorite Color?

Most of us do and many of us have had the same one since childhood. Some will change this color once or more times during their lifetime while others will have one color for their whole lifetime. Some will prefer another color for a while, depending on their needs at that time, but will come back to their original favorite when those specific needs are met.

For those of you who don't think you have a personality color, look at the clothes you wear and the way you choose to decorate your home or office. Are there one or more colors you consistently choose? Then these will be the colors that reflect your personality and your deepest needs. Whether you like or dislike a color can be dependent on your own life experiences and your positive and negative associations to the color as well as your need for the qualities of that color.

Surround yourself with the colors you love, either by wearing them or using them decoratively in your environment. They will empower you to be true to yourself, to show your true colors.

Always use a small amount of other colors with your favorites to keep your energies and behavior balanced.

Have You Changed Your Favorite Color?

If you have changed your personality color, or favorite color, try to identify the circumstances surrounding your life at that time as your new favorite will reflect qualities you need to attract into your life to help you deal with those circumstances.

What Does Your Personality Color Say About You?

To read more about your personality color, click on the link for each color

If your favorite color is red, you are action oriented with a deep need for physical fulfillment and to experience life through the five senses.

If orange is your favorite color, you have a great need to be with people, to socialize with them, and be accepted and respected as part of a group. You also have a need for challenges in your life, whether it is physical or social challenges.

Choosing yellow as your favorite means you have a deep need for logical order in your everyday life and to be able to express your individuality by using your logical mind to inspire and create new ideas.

If green is your favorite, you have a deep need to belong, to love and be loved, and to feel safe and secure. You need acceptance and acknowledgment for the everyday things you do for others - just a 'thank you' is sufficient.

Lovers of blue have a deep need to find inner peace and truth, to live their life according to their ideals and beliefs without having to change their inflexible viewpoint of life to satisfy others.

Indigo lovers have a need to feel in harmony and at one with the Universe and to be accepted by others as the aware and intuitive spiritual beings that they are.

If purple or violet is your favorite color, you have a deep need for emotional security and to create order and perfection in all areas of your life, including your spiritual life. You also have a deep need to initiate and participate in humanitarian projects, helping others in need.

If your personality color is pink you have a deep need to be accepted and loved unconditionally.

If turquoise is your favorite color your deepest need is to create emotional balance in your life, to be able to express your hopes and dreams no matter how idealistic they may be and to make your own way in the world under your own terms.

If your favorite color is magenta, you are a non-conformist who sees life from a different point of view.

Lovers of brownhave a deep need for a safe, secure, simple and comfortable existence with supportive family and friends.

Lovers of black have a need for power and control in order to protect their own emotional insecurities.

If white is your personality color, your deepest need is for simplicity in your own life and to be independent and self-reliant so you do not need to depend on anyone else.

With gray as your favorite color, you are the middle of the road type, cool, conserved, composed and reliable. You tend to conform just to keep the peace.

If silver is your favorite, you are intuitive and insightful and have a strong connection with a higher spiritual guidance.

With a personality color gold, you radiate charisma, personality and individuality, making others feel relaxed and valued in your company.

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Birthstone for February: the Amethyst

Crystals of Amethyst on display at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC.

Photo courtesy of Jennifer M

The February-born shall find
Sincerity and peace of mind,
Freedom from passion and from care,
If they an amethyst will wear.

Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz (SiO2). The name originates from Greek and means “not intoxicated", a reference to the belief held by the ancient Greeks and Romans that the stone prevented drunkenness.

Amethyst owes its colour to iron impurities, the presence of various trace elements and irradiation. Interestingly, the color of amethyst is not constant throughout a single stone but is often laid down in patches parallel to its crystal faces. As a result, amethyst must be cut carefully and in a way that makes the tone of the finished gem appear constant, with the “brilliant round” most popularly used to maximize uneven colour. Other cuts are used when the colour is better distributed, including the very popular cabochon.

Amethyst can range in colour from light violet to deep purple. Stones are graded using the terms Siberian, Uruguayan or Bahain to represent high, medium and low quality stones respectively, regardless of the actual source. The most ideal grade is called "Deep Siberian" and has a primary purple hue of around 75–80%, with 25–20% blue and red secondary hues.

Amethyst has had a long an interesting association with mankind. Because its hardness is that of quartz, it has remained a popular stone for jewellery making throughout the ages. Its use can be traced back at least 25,000 years, when Paleolithic people in Europe first used it as a decorative stone.  The Greeks and Romans believed it warded off drunkenness and adorned their drinking cups with the stone, while medieval European soldiers wore amethyst amulets as protection in battle in the belief that they kept their owners cool-headed. Saint Valentine is also said to have worn an amethyst engraved with the figure of Cupid. In Arabic tradition, amethysts are believed to protect their wearers from bad dreams and gout.  Leonardo Da Vinci wrote that amethyst could dissipate evil thoughts and quicken the intelligence. Because amethyst was thought to encourage celibacy, it was used extensively for ornamentation by the Catholic church and often worn by bishops. The colour purple is traditionally associated with royalty, and amethyst was commonly used to adorn the raiment and jewels of state of monarchs and rulers, particularly in Europe since some of the finest deposits in the world were once found in Russia. In fact up until the 18th century, amethyst was included in the cardinal (most valuable) gemstones along with diamond, sapphire, ruby and emerald.  However when sizeable commercial deposits were discovered in Brazil and Uruguay the value of the stone decreased accordingly.

Today, amethyst is considered to be a lovely and affordable gemstone, found in many different forms of modern adornment.  It is also popular in the form of geodes or druzes amongst gem collectors.

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The Hindu God Ganesh - Who is this Elephant Headed Deity Anyway?

Ganesh is one of the best known and loved deities in the Hindu pantheon of gods, and indeed is the most recognized of the Hindu gods outside of India.  But who is this elephant headed fellow, and why is he so popular?

Ganesh (also spelled Ganesa or Ganesha and known as Ganapati, Vinayaka and Pillaiyar) is the Lord of Good Fortune who provides prosperity, fortune and success.  He is the Lord of Beginnings and the Remover of Obstacles of both material and spiritual kinds.  Interestingly, he also places obstacles in the path of those who need to be checked.

Because of these attributes, Ganesh is widely revered by almost all castes and in all parts of India, regardless of any other spiritual affiliations.  His image is found everywhere, in many different forms, and he is invoked before the undertaking of any task.  Ganesh is also associated with the first Chakra, or energy wheel, which underpins all of the other Chakras and represents conservation, survival and material well-being.  He is considered to be a patron of the arts and sciences and of letters.  Devotees believe that if Ganesha is worshiped, he grants success, prosperity and protection against adversity.  In a lesser known role, Ganesh is also the destroyer of vanity, selfishness and pride.

The attributes and characteristics of Ganesh have evolved over many centuries of Indian history. Several of the sacred Hindu texts relate myths and anecdotes associated with his birth and exploits and help to explain his distinct iconography.  He is popularly held to be the son of Shiva and Parvati, although the Puranas (ancient Hindu and Jain texts narrating the history of the Universe and describing Hindu cosmology, philosophy and geography) disagree about his birth, stating that he may have been created by Shiva, or by Parvati, or by Shiva and Parvati, or may simply have been discovered by Shiva and Parvati. It is a little known fact outside of India that Ganesh has a brother Skanda, who is worshiped particularly in southern India as the embodiment of grace, bravery and love of virtuous deeds.

Iconic representations of Ganesh show considerable variation, his form changing over time from that of a simple elephant in earliest depictions to the Ganesh we know today, typically having the head of an elephant and a large rotund belly. He is generally shown with four arms, although the number may vary from two to sixteen. When in the four-armed configuration he usually holds his own broken tusk in his lower-right hand and a laddoo sweet in his lower-left hand which he tastes with his trunk.  An axe or goad is held in the right upper hand and a noose is held in the left upper hand. In a modern variation, the lower-right hand does not hold the broken tusk but is turned toward the viewer in a gesture of protection and fearlessness (the abhaya mudra).  Each item carries it's own important spiritual significance and they (and the number of arms used to carry them) may vary to include a water lily, mace, discus, rosary, bowl of sweets, musical instrument, spear or staff, depending on the specific symbology intended by the artist.

Ganesh may be portrayed as standing, seated, dancing, crawling as a child (with his favourite laddoo sweet in one hand), or even seated on his mother's knee.  When seated, he may be crossed legged or with one leg tucked under him in the position known as "royal ease".  His mount or vehicle is usually the humble mouse, often shown at his feet looking adoringly up at him and holding his laddoo sweet in his paws.  The combination of elephant and mouse represents the removal of all obsticals of any size and the ability of Ganesh to control even the most unpredicatable of creatures and situations.

There exist a large number of legends, myths and stories relating to Ganesh and his appearance, all reflecting the wealth of symbolism that attends him.  The most famous is how he came to have an elephant's head.   It is said that the goddess Parvati, wishing to bathe, created a boy and assigned him the task of guarding the entrance to her bathroom.  When her husband Shiva returned from one his interminable battles, he was denied access by Ganesh and killed the boy in a fit of petulant rage, striking his head off with his sword. Parvati was understandably upset and so to soothe her, Shiva sent out his warriors to fetch the head of the first dead creature they found, which happened to be that of an elephant. The head was attached to the body of the boy and he was brought back to life.  The elephant's head symbolizes unmatched wisdom and the gaining of knowledge through reflection and listening.  And because of his role as his mother's doorkeeper, he is often placed facing doorways to keep out the unworthy.

Some of the stories surrounding Ganesh are confliciting in nature, for example how his tusk came to be broken.  One popular story is that he broke it off himself in order to write down the Mahabharata, one of the world's longest epic poems, as it was dictated to him by the sage Vyasa.  In the process of writing, Ganesh's pen failed and so he snapped off his tusk as a replacement in order that the transcription not be interrupted.  The broken tusk therefore symbolises sacrifice and reiterates Ganesh's role as patron of the arts and of letters.  However, another version of the broken-tusk story emphasises Ganesh's loyalty and devotion.  In this account, his father Shiva decided to take a nap and asked Ganesh to guard him.  A proud Brahmin warrior named Parashuram came to visit Shiva but was stopped from waking him by Ganesh.  Parashuram was furious and fought with him, finally throwing his ax at his head. Ganesh stopped the ax with his tusk which broke, giving him the nickname Eka-danta, or "One Toothed."

Another common icon associated with Ganesh is that of the snake.  According to one Purana, Ganesha simply wrapped the serpent king Vasuki around his neck. Ganesh may also be portrayed using the snake as a sacred thread, aloft in both hands, coiled at his ankles or as a throne.  However the best known story of all concerns Ganesh wrapping the snake around his stomach as a belt.  According to the legend, on one of his birthdays, Ganesh went from house to house accepting offerings of sweet puddings.  Out on the road his mount the mouse stumbled, having seen a snake and become frightened, with the result that Ganesh tumbled off. His stomach burst open and all the sweet puddings fell out.  Unwilling to leave them on the ground for all to see, Ganesh stuffed them back into his stomach and, catching hold of the snake, tied it around his belly.  Seeing this, the moon in the sky had a hearty laugh at his expense. Annoyed, Ganesh pulled off one of his tusks and hurled it at the moon.  Once again, the symbology behind the mouse, snake, Ganesh's belly and its relationship to the moon on his birthday is highly significant, his belly representing as it does the entire cosmos which is held together by the cosmic energy of the snake kundalini.

With the association of benevloence, intelligence and strength that comes with his elephant countenance and the delightful stories that surround his creation, it is easy to understand why Ganesh is revered so highy in his homeland.  But why is he also loved throughout the world?  From the 10th century onwards Ganesh became the principal deity of the traders and merchants who went out of India seeking commercial trade. In later centuries many Hindus migrated to other countries and took their culture, including Ganesh, with them.  Buddhism has a particular affinity for Ganesh, representing as he does the kindest of principals associated with personal sucess.  And since the 20th Century, Ganesh has become a favourite mascot of Western countries, partially because of the westerner's love of elephants but also because of the rewards Ganesh promises when present to oversee daily affairs.  Ganesh has even made appearances on the iconic television show The Simpsons - on one particularly memorable occasion Homer tries to offer him a peanut and is admonished by Apu for his irreverence.

Ganesh is also often associated with the goddess of luck and prosperity, Lakshmi, and the two form a typical motif on many protective Indian amulets, providing a double whammy to the wearer in the form of success and wealth married together.

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AWARENESS Affirmations

All my senses are alive and aware.

All my senses are finely tuned into this moment.

All my senses are observant of my surroundings.

Because I am always mindful, I am never bored.

Every day I become more and more aware of how we are all connected.

Each day I become more aware of my talents and abilities.

Every day I become more aware of the world around me.

Every day I strive to expand my awareness and understanding.

Fantastic new awareness comes into my life daily.

Here and now is where I focus my attention.

I am alert and attentive to what’s happening around me.

I am alert and present in every moment.

I am alive and aware in the present now.

I am always focused in the moment.

I am always mindful of my environment.

I am conscious of every present moment in my life.

I am conscious and aware at all times.

I am consciously aware of what I am thinking, feeling and believing.

I am ever aware of my here and now.

I am ever mindful of the people in my life.

"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” – Buddha

I am focused and alive in this present moment.

I am focused in the present at all times.

I am forever aware of the words I say to myself and to others.

I am fully alive and present at all times.

I am fully awake and alert at all times.

I am fully awake to what’s happening around me.

I am interested and aware of everything that is going on around me.

I am keenly aware of every sight, sound, and scent around me.

I am keenly focused in the present at all times.

I am mindful and aware of the things going on around me.

20 Marriage Affirmations For Getting Married And For Preserving Marriage

Marriage affirmations can help in getting married as well as in preserving a marriage. Repeat them with faith and trust and let nothing distract your mind.

When we repeat these affirmations, our thoughts are focused on our marriage, our partner, our love and nothing else. There is no distraction. Whatever we focus on, grows.

A major reason why one remains marriageless is distraction (busy with other things in life) or looking at marriage from a wrong perspective.

In today’s career age, both men and women are more interested in making a career. Everything else takes a back space. Marriage is also neglected, until, sometimes it is too late to find a suitable partner.

Marriage is neglected because one is focused on career. We eat, breathe and sleep career. What we focus on, grows. Thus, career blossoms, prospects of marriage wither.

Marriage affirmations help us rearrange our priorities. When the major thought in the mind is of marriage, the prospects of getting married increase. One starts taking action in the right direction.

For those who are already married, sometimes problems arise when both or one partner is distracted. Again, the distraction can be of any kind. An affair, career, an ailment – many things are possible. Here also, certain marriage affirmations can shift the focus back to where it is needed.

Remember, one has to work the affirmations and one has to work the marriage.

Working the marriage involves taking an active interest in the partner, in the family, going out, dining out, taking vacations together, remembering and celebrating birthdays and anniversaries, doing everything that is necessary to keep the interest alive.

The marriage affirmations given below should be repeated at least a hundred times daily. It will be still better if you can repeat them more. Do this for not less than 3 – 4 months. The results will be sweet!

read more: http://www.self-help-and-self-development.com/marriage-affirmations.html

Attract Healing Energy Into Your Life With Positive Affirmations for Health.

Take a few breathes and clear your mind of all distractions. When you read these affirmations, really feel the meaning of each word. Let it speak to you deeply and intimately. Say each line until you feel the solidity in your bones. Smile genuinely and then repeat each sentence out loud. If it helps you feel the power in each affirmation, stand and jump up and down or grab at the air with your fists and pull energy into your being. Try dancing while saying these statements of truth. Do anything that makes you feel good. Repeat these words with substance and deep meaning to bring faster and larger results.

1. I AM READY TO ENJOY PERFECT HEALTH.
2. I AM CAPABLE AND PREPARED TO HEAL MY BODY.
3. AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF HEALING ENERGY STREAMS THROUGH ME AT ALL TIMES.
4. I DESERVE TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE.
5. I ATTRACT PURE HEALTH AND WHOLENESS EVERY DAY.
6. I LOVE EXERCISING AND EATING HEALTHY FOODS.
7. I AM GETTING BETTER WITH EVERY PASSING MOMENT.
8. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE HEALING THAT IS HAPPENING IN MY BODY.
9. I TAKE CARE OF MY BODY WITH RESPECT AND LOVE.
10. I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO HAVE PERFECT HEALTH.

READ MORE: http://mydreamsmatter.com/affirmations/affirmations-for-good-health/

30 Successful Affirmations for Money

To encourage wealth and money, you need to train your thoughts on abundance. But we do the exact opposite by trying to concentrate on what we do not have, like high paying jobs, defaulting on bill payments, day to day struggles to ensure a better life, lack of common necessities etc.

By doing this you are focusing all your energy on the negatives, leading to further scarcity and frustration.

Affirmations for money, Wealth, Prosperity should be positive. To get more, we need to pay attention to what we already have and work on being thankful and grateful, which in turn moves our awareness to the good things in our life and starts a cycle of abundance, which comes in by counting our blessings.

We have prepared a list of affirmations for money to help bring positive vibrations in your life and thereby bless you with more, money, wealth and prosperity.

read more: http://www.everydayaffirmations.org/p/affirmations-for-money.html#.Vp15_1I0-k4

5 Steps to Make Affirmations Work for You Learn how to make affirmations work for you.

Affirmations (meaning a statement said with confidence about a perceived truth) have helped thousands of people make significant changes in their lives. But they don't always work for everyone. Why can one person have great success using this tool while another see's no results at all?

An affirmation can work as it has the ability to program your mind into believing the stated concept. This is because the mind doesn't know the difference between what is real or fantasy. When you watch a movie and you start to laugh or cry your mind is empathizing with the characters on the screen even though it is only Hollywood magic. There are both positive and negative types of affirmations. I'm sure many of us can remember as a child being told by a teacher, parent or coach that we didn't have the ability to do something, or we were fat, clumsy, etc. These unwholesome statements can stay with us in the conscious or unconscious mind, which we then reinforce throughout our lives.

For example, the fear of failure, according to Heinz Kohut, the grandfather of psychology of the self, is often intimately connected to a childhood fear of being abandoned either physically or emotionally. When we fear failure, we tend to overestimate the risk we're taking and imagine the worst possible scenario-the emotional equivalent of our primary caretakers deserting us. What we picture is so dreadful that we convince ourselves that we shouldn't even try to change. We avoid opportunities for success, and then, when we fail, the unwholesome affirmation we unwittingly re-confirm is "Success just isn't written in my stars" or "It's just not in my karma!"

If an unwholesome belief is deeply rooted in our unconscious mind then it has the ability to override a positive affirmation even if we aren't aware of it. This is why for many people affirmations don't seem to work as their afflicted thought patterns are so strong that it knocks out the effect of the positive statement. So how can we add more muscle to an affirmation so it has the power to triumph over our negative thinking? Here are some suggestions on how to make them work for you.

5 Steps to Make Affirmations More Effective & Powerful

Step 1: Make a list of what you've always thought of as your negative qualities. Include any criticisms others have made of you that you've been holding onto; whether it's something your siblings, parents and peers used to say about you when you were a child, or what your boss told you in your last annual review. Don't judge if they're accurate and remember we all have flaws. This is one of the beauties of being human. Simply make a note of them and look for a common theme, such as "I'm unworthy." This will be a great place to start making a shift in your life. When you write out the recurring belief notice if you holding on to it anywhere in your body? For example, do you feel tightness or dread in your heart or stomach? In my book, Wise Mind, Open Mind (link is external) I discuss in detail on how to let go of negative self-judgments but for now ask yourself if this unwholesome concept is helpful or productive in your life and if not, what would be.

Step 2: Now write out an affirmation on the positive aspect of your self-judgment. You may want to use a thesaurus to find more powerful words to beef up your statement. For example instead of saying, "I'm worthy." You could say, "I'm remarkable and cherished." After you have written your affirmation then ask a close friend to read it to see if they have any suggestions to make it stronger.

Step 3: Speak the affirmation out loud for about five minutes three times a day - morning, mid day and evening. An ideal time to do this is when you're putting your make up or shaving so that you can look at yourself in the mirror as you repeat the positive statement. Another option that helps to reinforce the new belief and would be easy to do at work is to write out the affirmation several times in a notebook. Notice over time as you write it if your style of writing changes. This could be a clue as to how your mind perceives the new concept. I call this exercise using the mindfulness journal to forward the agenda of the positive affirmation.

Step 4: Anchor the affirmation in your body as you are repeating it by placing your hand on the area that felt uncomfortable when you wrote out the negative belief in Step One. Also "breathe" into the affirmation while you are saying or writing it. As you reprogram your mind you want to move from the concept of the affirmation to a real, positive embodiment of the quality you seek.

Step 5: Get a friend or coach to repeat your affirmation to you. As they are saying for example, "You are remarkable and cherished" identify this statement as 'good mothering' or 'good fathering' messages. If you don't have someone who you feel comfortable asking then use your reflection in the mirror as the person who is reinforcing the healthy message.

Affirmations can be a powerful tool to help you change your mood, state of mind, and manifest the change you desire in your life. But they work best if you can first identify the unwholesome belief that is opposing them. If these suggestions are still not helping then I recommend seeing a professional therapist to help you uncover what is buried deep in your unconscious and/or start a mindfulness meditation practice. Mindfulness meditation is a very effective method to help you uncover your unconscious thought patterns and allows you to categorize them identifying what is wholesome, negative and afflicted. Mindfulness is not about change rather it's about the power and ability to accept first what is then to transmute towards what is possible. Try it and see how your life can improve!

READ MORE : https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-wise-open-mind/201108/5-steps-make-affirmations-work-you

Using Affirmations Harnessing Positive Thinking

"I'm never going to be able to do this job; I'm just not smart enough."

"Why does my boss want me to present at the trade show? I'm a terrible public speaker, and I'll just embarrass the company."

"I wish I could stick up for myself at work; in every meeting, I let the others walk over my ideas. I'm never going to get ahead."

Many of us have negative thoughts like these, sometimes on a regular basis. When we have these thoughts, our confidence, mood and outlook become negative too.

The problem with these negative thoughts is that they can be self-fulfilling. Inside our heads, we talk ourselves into believing that we're not good enough. And, because of this, these thoughts drag down our personal lives, our relationships, and our careers. This is why consciously doing the opposite – using positive affirmations – can be helpful. In this article, we'll explore how you can use affirmations to drive positive change, both in your career, and in your life in general.

Why Use Affirmations?

Affirmations are positive, specific statements that help you to overcome self-sabotaging, negative thoughts. They help you visualize, and believe in, what you're affirming to yourself, helping you to make positive changes to your life and career.

While there's limited research into the effectiveness of using affirmations in a general setting, there is evidence that the use of positive affirmations can successfully treat people with low self-esteem, depression, and other mental health conditions.

For instance, in a study by researchers at Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, people who used positive affirmations for two weeks experienced higher self esteem than at the beginning of the study.

Also, in a study published in the Journal of American College Health, researchers found that women treated with cognitive behavioral techniques, which included use of positive affirmations, experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms and negative thinking. A study by researchers at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, had similar results, and came to a similar conclusion.

Of course, it's important to realize that although some people have successfully used affirmations to overcome depression and negative thinking, the technique may not work for everyone. Some people may view affirmations as "wishful thinking," or simply looking at the world with an unrealistic perspective. Quite a lot can depend on your mindset.

So try looking at positive affirmations this way – many of us do repetitive exercises to improve our body's physical health and condition. Affirmations are like exercises for our mind and outlook; these positive mental repetitions can reprogram our thinking patterns so that, over time, we begin to think, and act, in a new way.

Read more : https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/affirmations.htm

Sending Love Energy: How To Send Love Energy To A Person

If you want to change your life, use the power of love; the most powerful force of the Universe. You can heal, settle your relationships with friends or family, or simply attract your desires using this universal force.

By Madison Jaye 

In the past, sending love energy was a big secret and only elect individuals knew how to work with this energy. Sending love energy was first broken down in detail in the book “The Messenger” by Klaus Joehle (German-Canadian author). He tested the effectiveness of this method on himself and decided to share his experience.

Even before we start to send love energy to someone, whether it’s a family member, friend or a person that somehow attracts you, we should first realize how much we love ourselves, our very being, our personality – both physical and mental.

If you do not love yourself, you can not give love to others. Imagine two empty glasses. If you want to pour water into the second glass from the first one, first you have to fill the first glass with water. The same principal applies with love.

If you do not honor, respect and love yourself, but want to send the energy of love or mental message to someone, keep in mind that you are sending what is within you, and therefore the result may be a very negative effect.

Before releasing the power of love, we need to carry out preparatory relaxation exercises. Later, you can reach a state of relaxation easily and quickly, wherever you are. Inside the bus on a seat, in the waiting room or anywhere else.

However, if you’re just starting with this method without any previous experience, you should first try the technique of relaxation exercises. This should be done alone in a quiet place where you will not be disturbed. Your goal is to achieve peace of mind and relax the body. Nothing else.

Klaus Joehle advises you in the preparatory phase to be relaxed and concentrated on communicating with the higher self – with your soul, and deep relaxation is the only way to soothe both your inner voices and dialogues.

Imagine that your chest is opened (as if there was some gate) and love begins to shine. Imagine there was a glittering diamond inside your rib cage. Imagine a big pink glow emanating from your chest that constantly intensifies. This glow now flows from the chest to all the organs in your body, starting from head to toe.

Feel like you’re in a state of amorousness, but in a much broader sense. You are in love with the whole world, including yourself. Peace and love surround you. Remain in this state for a while and then move on to the next step.

Truly rejoice and feel the love and tremendous peace of mind. You are worry-free, here and now, so just relax. I do not want you to feel divine just for this moment, and just after the completion of this process, your mood will return to the same track. I want you to act naturally.

read more: http://chi-nese.com/sending-love-energy-how-to-send-love-energy-to-a-person/

5 Effective Ways To Raise Your Vibrations

“I’m pickin’ up good vibrations,” sang The Beach Boys in ’66 – in the midst of an era full of love, freedom and great wellbeing.

When we think about “vibrations” in its literal form, we might imagine a glass of water rippling from music with a deep bass, or our phones as they beep in our pocket. Our own vibrations are not so simplistic.

Everything in the universe gives off a vibration – for humans, this encompasses our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. When one is out of sorts, the others are in disarray – and suddenly we feel blue, with negative thoughts numbing us and stopping us from living a full, happy life.

How do we raise those positive vibrations? How do we hold them up high and keep them there, so that we can be our best selves?

There are dozens of ways you can help to raise your positive vibrations. I’ve listed below just a few of these you can try.

how to raise positive vibrations

Motivational speeches and podcasts

Motivational speeches are one of the most effective ways to raise your positive vibrations. I’m not talking about paid seminars, audio books or CDs, but better try audio recordings, which are freely available on the internet.

My daily cup of tea are Abraham Hicks workshops, spoken affirmations by Louise Hay or Michael Losier and his amazing motivational speeches. Listen to any motivational audio recording at least 30 minutes a day and watch how your life changes for the better.

You do not need to sit and stare into the monitor. Your goal is to listen to high vibration words. When you are listening to any motivational audio, you can cook or clean, but always pay the greatest attention to the audio recording.

how to raise positive vibrations

Taking time out

Most of us are just too busy to focus on what we really want out of life. Take a week, take a month (take a whole year!) off from your usual daily habits such as working and paying your bills, and just focus on what centers you.

What’s your one thing that makes you happy, no matter what? What do you want out of life? What’s making you unhappy, causing those negative vibrations to weigh you down?

Think about it and write it out – write down your goals, your “bucket list” and read it every day. One day, you will complete that list and write out a new one!

how to raise positive vibrations

Listening to music

Music is meditation in its own right. A great album can help just as much as talking out your troubles with a trusted friend, and can help banish negative thoughts through positive thinking.

Let music speak to your soul. Find someone you love to listen to and a beat that makes you feel content. Allow the rhythm of the instruments to flow through you and give youlife, and that positive energy will rise up in you!

Music is an amazing tool to increase your vibrations instantly and easily.

how to raise positive vibrations

Surround yourself with positive vibrations

Easier said than done. People who give off negative vibes can make us feel negative in turn. Surround yourself with positive people, friends and family that will build you up and make you feel good about yourself.

But don’t forget that those who suffer from negative energy might need your positive vibes too – building people up as they do with you can make you feel amazing. Helping out others can really center you and make you appreciate the great things you have in life.

Your goal is not to help individuals who are full of negativity, but to help these individuals as soon as you yourself are full of positive energy.

READ MORE: http://chi-nese.com/5-effective-ways-to-raise-your-vibrations/

20 Weight Loss Affirmations That Really Work!

The very process of weight loss starts in your mind. There are of course plenty of customized plans or programs that can help you, but if you have a negative attitude, plenty of exercise, reducing the amount of sugar you eat or special diet plans will be not effective.

You’ve decided to lose weight, but what now? Consider a few things:

• Why do you want to lose weight? (Make sure you want to lose weight to make you feel good, not because of the people around you.)
• How many pounds do you want to lose? (The universe does not know if you want to lose 1 or 10 pounds. Be specific!)
• What are you willing to give in return for the perfect weight you desire?(There’s no such thing as something for nothing.)

Speak the affirmation out loud for about 2-3 minutes at least twice a day – morning and evening. However, if you have more time, use it for your benefit – perhaps while waiting in the waiting room or bathing in the hot tub.

You are the author of your world. Be always optimistic and motivated, because the universe will always respond to your thoughts, emotions and vibrations.

READ MORE: http://chi-nese.com/top-10-positive-affirmations-for-weight-loss/

7 Great Affirmations for the Unemployed

Lost jobs. Lost homes. Lost hope.

It’s in the headlines, it’s on the news, and it’s in our day-to-day conversations with people we care about: family, friends, co-workers, neighbors and people within our spiritual circles. When you’re out of work, where do you turn when it seems nobody can help you or those you love?

For Tracey and I, and the thousands of people who visit our website everyday, we turn to a power greater than ourselves and we use affirmative prayers. But what are affirmative prayers? How do you use them? And do they work?

The 7 Great Affirmations for the Unemployed:

The following is our suggestion of how to use our 7 Great Affirmations to overcome job loss. We use the term God to mean the higher power of your understanding. These seven affirmations are the ones we and thousands of others have used to overcome unemployment and the negative emotions surrounding it.

1. Change Your Focus Give praise: Take your mind off your life’s challenges and shift your focus toward good thoughts and attaining a new job.

Affirmation: I love you God and welcome you into my heart. Thank you for blessing me with a new job.

Tip: For many of your affirmations, affirm as though you have already been blessed with what you are asking for.

2. Put Yourself in a State of Gratitude.: Take a moment and reflect on all the good things in your life and give thanks. Change your thinking from lack to thanks.

Affirmation: Thank you God, you give me power, comfort and strength while I find a new job.

Tip: Affirmations without taking action are just wishes. Take steps forward every day to find a new job and give thanks for everything during the day. There is nothing too small to give thanks for. For example, thank God for the beautiful day, a smile, a kind word, not to mention your health, family, etc.

3. Connect with Your Higher Power — From Whom all Blessings Flow:
Feel God’s presence and know that God is within you right now, and that you are connected with God.

Affirmation: God, you are within me right now and you are helping me through my job search and helping me find the perfect job for me.

Tip: When using affirmations, don’t beg. Instead, talk as though you are talking with your best friend. Talk and affirm positively, and know that you are loved.

4. It’s Okay to Ask to Be Blessed with a New Job: God wants the very best for you . . . “whatever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive”.

Affirmation: I am being led on the right path for me today for finding a new job, leaving all the details to God…I am blessed.

Tip: Some people believe for some reason they don’t deserve blessings — throw this idea out once and for all! You are a good person. You are loved. You deserve to be blessed, so ask to be blessed in prayer, believe you’ll be blessed, and you will receive blessings!

5. Be on the Lookout for “Messengers” and Blessings: Be alert to messengers and events that have been sent your way to help you receive the blessings you desire, which includes helping you through the entire process of your re-employment.

Affirmation: God, because I see you everywhere, I easily recognize it when you are reaching out to bless me. I take continuous action and leave no stone unturned.

Tip: Set a goal. Have a clear picture of the job you want. Put your re-employment goals in writing. There are studies that report that those who put their goals in writing achieve dramatically better results than those who don’t. So write down your re-employment affirmations in a journal along with your re-employment goals, and then take ACTION!

6. Bless and Love Others
“Love your neighbor as you would love yourself”. When you are out of a job it’s easy to feel very alone and isolated in your negative situation. Again, it’s crucial that you maintain a positive mental attitude, and an easy way to do this is to say short, loving affirmations, blessing others.

Affirmation: I love and bless my family and friends. I love and bless all those who are in need of love, comfort and strength. 
Tip: Decide to live in the now. Don’t fret about the past, don’t worry about the future. Don’t go through your re-employment alone. Connect with family, friends, people you’ve worked with in the past, community services and your spiritual circle.

Read more: http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2009/05/05/7-great-affirmations-for-the-unemployed/925

Seven Friendship Recovery Affirmations

Most friendships don't last forever. If you are reeling from a failed friendship or one that seemed to drift apart, here are some thoughts to help you get over the hurt. It may even be more helpful to substitute your own.

Repeat these affirmations as many times as it takes to actually feel them and believe them!

• Lost friendships are a part of life.

• The sudden loss of a friendship doesn't invalidate the meaningfulness of the relationship that once was.

• Grief and mourning are normal after the loss of a good friend.

• The more important the relationship was, the longer it will take to heal.

• Every broken friendship offers lessons to inspire better ones in the future.

• Blame isn't the answer since it impedes forgiveness and provokes anger.

• Closure doesn't take two; it's something I can work on independently.

Are there other affirmations that have worked for you?

Read more: 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/irene-s-levine/seven-friendship-recovery_b_204452.html

100 Powerful Affirmations to Attract Your Soulmate

Affirmations are extremely powerful tools to change your habitual state of thinking and open your mind up to new possibilities. If you want to attract a soulmate into your life then you need open yourself up and let them in.

If you are a closed off person then you will not meet that special someone until you change the way you think.

This is possible by reciting affirmations to yourself each day. By telling yourself these statements, you will begin to see opportunities, discover new possibilities, and become aware of new ways to bring love into your life.

Instead of thinking, "there is no one out there for me" or "everyone I meet sucks" or even "there's no good single people left in the world," you will begin to perceive the world completely differently and the situations you come in contact with will change.

When you repeat these affirmations do not simply listen to the words being said, but put as much emotion and feelings into it as you can. The more you can feel the affirmations the better they will work. Repeat them each day to instill them into your subconscious.

Here are our top favorite 100 affirmations to attract your soulmate:

1. I am attracting my soulmate.
2. My soulmate is strongly attracted to me.
3. I believe in my ability to attract my soulmate.
4. I have attracted the most loving person in my life.
5. My soulmate and I are being drawn together.
6. I love being with my soulmate.
7. My heart is open to love.
8. I now attract the perfect partner into my life.
9. I have more love than I ever thought possible.
10. I naturally attract perfect relationships into my life.
11. I am already connected deeply to my soulmate.
12. I am in the right place at the right time to meet my perfect partner.
13. I let my soul guide me to my soulmate and trust it knows the way.
14. I release everything that is standing in the way of love.
15. I am now divinely irresistible to my perfect mate.
16. I am attracting my perfect lover right now.
17. I have now found the love of my life.
18. I am very grateful for all the love in my life.
19. I am so thankful now that I have attracted my soulmate.
20. I attract love in everything that I do.
21. I am so grateful for my love life.
22. I share my life with a perfect soulmate.
23. I have a partner who is deeply in love with me.
24. My partner is loving, kind and funny.
25. Love is my divine birthright, and I claim it now.
26. I open my heart to myself and I trust that true love will follow.
27. I desire love, so I give my partner love.
28. I love myself and I naturally attract loving relationships into my life.
29. A loving relationship now brightens my life.
30. I am in the perfect relationship for me.
31. I let go of the outcome and trust my heart to lead me where I need to go.
32. The more I love myself, the more I love my soulmate.
33. I desire compassion, so I give my partner compassion.
34. I draw love and romance into my life and I accept it now.
35. My soulmate brings peace to my mind.
36. I am lovable and worthy of receiving love.
37. My perfect partner and I are connected spiritually.
38. I effortlessly radiate positive and loving energy.
39. I am open to experiencing love in my life.
40. My life is filled with passion and romance.
41. Love is flowing to me and through me at all times.
42. I release the past and let love flow into my life.
43. I attract only healthy and loving people into my life.
44. I trust my partner completely.
45. I am magnetic and irresistible to my soulmate.
46. I release the past and let love flow into my life.
47. My soulmate is entering into my life now.
48. I develop loving relationships easily.
49. I open my heart and trust that true love will follow.
50. I attract the love that I desire.

Read more: https://isobeats.com/affirmations-attract-your-soulmate/

The Only 100 Positive Affirmations You Will Ever Need

Growing Up without Positive Thinking

Why are these simple messages of truth and love that can change our lives so absent in culture and the environment that raises us?

Why do we have to discover these positive affirmations by accident and feel like we have found a new gold mine whereas almost all of it is found in ancient messages that still hold true?

I grew up with a lot of love – and I mean, a lot of love from my parents, my relatives, my grandparents, and my childhood friends.

All of these are irreplaceable affections in their own right.

But the love was often overshadowed with a lot of fear, shame and guilt imposed by our guardians and authority. I don’t mean fear, shame and guilt for wrong-doing but for doing anything that was not “the norm” (the norm itself being anything but normal or sensible).

The overflow of affection in our culture cannot be matched, I admit, but it is rarely about teaching a child to be positive and confident in life, or about believing in their own abilities to make smart choices or to follow a dream. It is about making sure they followthe rules, with obedience always being the measuring stick above all things.

If you didn’t grow up being told just how unique and special you are, how capable you are of everything you want to become, how normal it is to have dreams outside of the norm, and how much you matter to this world, this blog post is for you, darling!

If you want to be happy and successful in your own life, a positive, fierce, proud and happy person without shame, learn how to be confident, and love and approve of yourself with these guided affirmation audio tracks. Use them daily and you’ll see results in your moods and happiness levels in 7 days at the latest.

read more: http://www.prolificliving.com/100-positive-affirmations/