AFFIRMATIONS

Spring is struggling to take hold, but it is. It should be a nice day today, with Sunshine and highs in the fifties.

Wednesday, I stated that I might share my affirmations. I thought it might be helpful to some folk. I had some resistance. I thought the resistance, might be, that it made me feel vulnerable; which it does. However, if that was the only reason I would do it. It has always helped me to confront my feelings of vulnerability and, at least, at an intellectual level, I think vulnerability is strength.

Then as I thought/felt about it, I came to the conclusion, we have to make our own affirmations. I have no reason to believe, that the affirmations I developed, would fit for someone else. They certainly might, but they could become just rote. I know, even for myself, they can become rote, meaningless words said automatically. I was grown-up, and had given up religion, before I discovered, what the prayers I learned, really meant. How many people this Sunday are going to intone prayers they have not really considered. How many folks will say “ forgive me my trespasses, as I forgive those who trespass against me.” I think it would, suddenly, be a different world, if all those who said it- meant it.

I think affirmations, especially soon after arising, and as we are going to sleep, have value. Each person has to develop their own according to where they are at. What are we trying to learn? What obstacles do we see need overcoming? Do we need to give up judgement? Do we need to understand Oneness better? Do we need to be more open to love? Do we need to get along with other folks better? Do we need to understand what our sense of deity is? What are our goals? What are our dreams for ourselves, for others, for humanity?

Affirmations help us learn, they help give direction. They aid in our becoming. When we do them, we are talking to our self and to the universe. The universe can be the the Great Void, God, The Great Spirit, Allah, All that Is, Nothingness, Unconditional Love et. al. When we do affirmations we are attempting to teach, or program, ourselves and we are asking for assistance from whatever deity we believe in.

I feel that when we reach out, with love, to the loving universe our dreams are reinforced. If it is a successful affirmation it will be fresh and have vitality. It will be new every time we say it to ourselves. When we find ourselves doing one by rote we can change the wording a bit or renew our focus.

I guess that is all I have to say about affirmations for now.

Let us affirm we are loving beings, living in a loving world, by celebrating this day!

Happy Friday! Enjoy!

Love and Peace, Gregg