07-17-2010, 06:06 AM
(07-16-2010, 12:25 PM)Shannon Wrote:(07-08-2010, 09:55 AM)WildFlower Wrote: I read that affirmations must be phrased literally as that is the only language subconscious mind understands. So for example you can't tell your mind to 'stop' doing something, instead you must tell it to 'start' doing the opposite. Is this what you are getting at?
You are confused here. You must use only positive phrasing where possible. "Stop" is okay, as long as it is used in an otherwise positive statement. Stop by itself is neutral.
Thanks for clearing that up. This is really a bad example I know, but if the affirmation "I am now less and less unsexy" was used you wouldn't get the desired effect of being "less unsexy" but rather the opposite?
“To be normal is the ideal aim of the unsuccessful.” - Carl Jung