The Most Powerful Affirmation You'll Ever Need
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Damon Cart
Date
Feb 01, 2017
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You may be wondering why I'm writing about a powerful affirmation when in the past I've been critical of affirmations even to the point of saying they don't work. In general, saying something over and over doesn't make it so especially if what you don't believe what you're saying. And if you already believed it, then why would you even say it 100 times in front of the mirror to begin with? This brings up the question of how is it we come to believe what we believe anyway? Reference experiences. All of your generalizations, which is what beliefs are, are supported by your experiences. The way you categorize a group of experiences, in other words the meaning you give those experiences based on what they have in common, is what creates the belief or the generalization. Another problem with affirmations is when you tell yourself something as if you believe it, but you don't really believe it, you run the risk of increasing your disbelief in what you're telling yourself. Ever get into an argument with someone, especially a political one? Often what happens is the more you state your case the more the person you're arguing with opposes it. Telling yourself something you don't believe even if you want to believe it can work the same way. There's alway exceptions to rules and my rule about affirmations is no exception. Don't let that last sentence tie your brain up too much. Just recently I've been learning about ways that affirmations can work and in playing around with this I ran smack into an affirmation that has completely changed my understanding of affirmations. Here goes: "You are enough." Seem to simple? That's exactly what makes it so powerful. We practice affirmations because we feel like we're not something we want to be and we're trying to convince ourselves that we are. In the past I've crafted complex affirmations loaded with juicy words that I so wanted to believe was true. But actually that was part of the problem. An affirmation like "I'm healthy, wealthy, successful, and wise" sounds good and it sounds like it covers most if not all of the bases but it's rather meaningless unless you're very aware of your criteria for each of these values, you have reference experiences in your life to back these up as qualities that already exist within you, and this statement triggers all of this for you. It's likely it doesn't though because it's too loaded with heavy words and differing experiences so you're likely not to experience each of them when you say it. What's it like to be enough? What's it like to be enough in any situation you walk into? What's it like when no matter how bad things get, no matter how low you feel, you know you're enough? You're enough to meet whatever challenges you encounter. You're enough. Maybe you're more than enough. Let's just start with being enough for right now. When you say "I'm enough" a part of you might say you're not enough or it may doubt that you are enough. That's okay. Allow that part of you to be there. Welcome it. Ask what it's positive intent is for doubting that you're enough. Don't try to change it. Just sit with it and explore what it's like to be enough. Sound too simple? Good! Give it a try and let me know what happens.
Damon Cart
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Damon Cart is considered to be a natural talent by some of the best NLP trainers in the world. His approach to guiding and teaching students brings to their awareness that they've been doing NLP all of their lives without realizing it and he empowers them with skills and resources to thrive and reach their full potential. With the understanding of how Neuro Linguistic Programs create oneβs experience a person can then take charge of those programs and create the experience and the life they want. By taking this approach into his own rigorous, daily NLP practice Damon has been able to rapidly accelerate his progress in learning, coaching clients and teaching workshops.
