Attention Conscious Parents: Maybe it's time to share the teachings of Louise Hay with your children. Affirmations can be a powerful tool for every member of the family!
So, we were running just a bit behind schedule this morning.
Mom: "Hurry up, you're going to miss the bus!"
Son (brushing teeth at a snail's pace): "I am hurrying."
Mom: "You need to move faster, if you don't want to miss the bus."
Son (putting on jacket at the speed of pudding rolling uphill): "I'm coming."
As we drove(?) at top speed to the bus stop down the street, I suddenly heard the following, coming from the back seat of the minivan:
"I will make my bus. I will make my bus. I will make my bus."
And guess what? He made the bus.
My children have really embraced the use of affirmations. They would not recognize the term "Law of Attraction" - or even "affirmation" for that matter - but they are definitely grooving to the whole concept of conscious creation.
Ever since my younger son "manifested" an iPod Touch for Christmas, he is convinced that he can pretty much do anything. Thankfully, he is using his new-found powers wisely.
We'll see how it goes.
In the meantime, affirmations have been a part of my daily life for years.
My introduction was via Shakti Gawain's classic, Creative Visualization. Ever since reading it, I've always had some sort of personal prayer - stated in the posivitive, present tense - that described my vision for my life. I would repeat this prayer while driving to work each morning. Sometimes, I would write it down in my journal.
On tough days, I might copy it over two or three times.
Looking back over the years, I am still amazed at how often elements in my prayers have come to pass. For example, I struggled with weight gain from the time I hit the age of forty. For years, I would repeat,"I am exercising and eating wisely and my weight is stable at one hundred and thirty pounds."
Let's just say that I was no where near my goal weight and nothing seemed to work.
Then, about eighteen months ago, I started having digestive problems. After much trial and error, I settled on the Body Ecology Diet as a means to heal myself. Guess what? The pounds melted away.
Now, no matter what I do or eat, my scale just won't budge from one hundred and thirty pounds.
Anyhoo.
I like affirmations, despite the abuse they sometimes take from sketch comedy shows. They work for me.
When I discovered Louise Hay's marvelous You Can Heal Your Life, it was like the missing piece to a puzzle. Linking physical illness, emotional injury and the healing power of affirmations, Louise truly helped me get on my personal path to wellness.
Now I repeat affirmations all the time - I copy some from Louise and write my own as well. And I have a personal favorite.
"I am exactly where I am supposed to be right now, doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing."
The past couple years of my life have been filled with change on every level. Some days I feel lost, discouraged or even desperate. On those days, when I am feeling especially low, I will suddenly remember to use my "power" affirmation.
"I am exactly where I am supposed to be right now, doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing."
I guess affirmations are a personal thing. On some days, you need to be able to believe that you have found your own particular path through the universe.
On others, you just need to make the bus.
Conscious Parenting Resources:
Louise Hay has developed a children's book: I Think I Am! Teaching Affirmations to Children.
We also like this CD, Positive Thoughts for Children.
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My 12 year old daughter calls affirmations, "Mom's voodoo". I chuckle at how much of "Mom's voodoo" I hear her telling the bathroom mirror on softball game nights!!
Posted by: Ruth | April 03, 2009 at 07:58 AM