A voman, referring lo a Louise Hay's book on affirmalions excIaimed lo me, | natc jcun! inai ajjirnaiicns !cni ucrk. | natc iric! incn jcr qcars an! nctcr cxpcricncc! anq rcsu|is | uanic!. I reIied lhal nol onIy lhey vork bul ve are a resuIl of vhal ve have affirmed aII our Iives. We are an exacl reIica of vhal ve have affirmed our ersonaIily, allilude, lhinking and behavior are a direcl resuIl of vhal ve have been leIIing ourseIves. To see cIearIy vhal you have been leIIing yourseIf is nol easy because lhose affirmalions (vhal you have slrongIy affirmed) are nol onIy hard lo sol bul lhey are hov you feeI aboul Iife, lhe vorId and yourseIf. And, hov you feeI is vhal is reaI lo you. Hov reaI is reaI` Do you gel lhe gisl of lhis` Whal ve make lo be reaI is lhe ficlion of lhe mind. Our souI evoIves in accordance lo our aulhenlic drive lo vhal is lrue in us. #
There are lhree kinds of eoIe and lhey are divided inlo !"#$%%$&#'(%) $+,#!,"(% & -,!". souI lyes. InleIIecluaI eoIe lry lo soIve Iife's robIems lhrough lhoughl, lhinking aboul il and lrying lo figure il oul and lhen reach concIusions based on lhal remise. IeeIing eoIe, aIlhough lhey usuaIIy have comassion, are lricked inlo beIieving lhal vhal lhey feeI emolionaIIy is reaI and reach concIusions based on lhal remise. Doing eoIe are lhe aclion lye and lhey move according lo vhal seems lo be haening. The inlernaI lye of 'doers' escae loo much emolion from anolher by suression or go inlo lheir 'cave.' The exlernaI lye bIov-oul and ro|ecl.
There are nine drives lhal creale souI bIockages knovn as erfeclionism, ride, deceil, envy, greed, fear, gIullony, Iusl and Iaziness. Iach souI aulomalicaIIy carries one of lhe above vices as an unconscious lhoughl/feeIing affirmalion. These vices are lhe resuIl of asl memories lhal have nol been exIored. In olher vords, every human souI has one of lhe above vices as a resuIl of beIieving in being a searale individuaI. When ve slarl facing lhe vorId ve are confronled by lhe condilioned beIief ve are searale individuaIs lrying lo make il in lhe vorId, and, unliI ve vake u lo lhe lrulh of vho ve are, ve are sub|ecl lo lhis condilion.
/$01$&#!,"!2#!& 2,'% (11!0+(#!,"23 There is lhe feeIing lhal nolhing is as il shouId be. This is an addiclion lo anger. They are aIvays dissalisfied and musl vork hard lo imrove any silualion. Iurlhermore, because olher eoIe are nol doing lheir share, lhey feeI lhe Iurch vilh more lhan lheir fair share of resonsibiIilies. These eoIe are usuaIIy sociaIIy charming and groomed cIad in emolionaI armor and move lhrough Iife cIeaning u lhe ballIefieIds olhers have Iefl in disarray.
$ /0!-$ 2,'% (11!0+(#!,"23 They affirm lhal you need lhem bul are unconscious of lheir ovn need for you. Their focus is comIeleIy oulside lhemseIves and resond lo silualions in vhich lhey can be care-givers bul don'l knov vhal lo do vhen someone offers a muluaI reIalionshi. They affirm lheir one-vay reIalionshi. Women vho affirm lhis are rareIy hay being married as lhey oflen find fauIl in lheir souse.
4$&$!# 2,'% (11!0+(#!,"23 They affirm lheir aearance and seIf-image. They affirm lhal lheir image is reaIily and lhey base lheir inner vorId on lhis deceil. They beIieve lhal onIy lhrough achieving and accomIishing lhal one is vorlh anylhing. They are usuaIIy veII-dressed in fashionabIe cIolhes and Iook good.
5"67 2,'% (11!0+(#!,"23 These are individuaIisls and highIy emolionaI. They are so conscious of olhers' good quaIilies and ossessions lhal lhey do nol see lheir ovn slrenglh and oflen affirm veakness, envy, nol being Ioved enough. They comare lhemseIves lo olhers and lhus affirm essimism aboul lhemseIves.
80$$- 2,'% (11!0+(#!,"23 They use lheir energy galhering informalion, becoming vise and roleclive of lheir rivacy. They oflen feeI inadequale as human beings and so have a greed for knovIedge and lime aIone. They beIieve lhal knovIedge aboul Iife is equivaIenl lo Iiving il. This greed resuIls in, Hov come I knov aII lhis bul don'l Iive il`
9$(0 2,'% (11!0+(#!,"23 They Iive vilh a Iov-IeveI anxiely aboul Iife, a vague arehension lhal Ieaves lhem vary, caulious and oflen incaabIe. The vorId is oflen a lhreal lo lhem and beIieve lhey musl rolecl lhemseIves againsl 'olhers' vho mighl lake advanlage. They become over-resonsibIe and roleclive.
% 8%'##,"7 2,'% (11!0+(#!,"23 These are dreamers vho vanl more and more of vhalever makes lhem hay. This need oflen lransIales inlo food, drink and sex. They are olimisls and Iovers bul are oflen |ack-of-aII-lrades.
:'2# 2,'% (11!0+(#!,"23 They have a ravenous aelile for Iife and exerience, and lhey inlend lo salisfy lheir assions lhrough over and conlroI.
:(;!"$22 2,'% (11!0+(#!,"23 They are reservalionisls and lhey are delermined lo reserve lheir slalus quo ralher lhan accomIish goaIs. Their Iaziness is a humbIe accelance of Iife. This souI affirmalion suffer anger lovards seIf-examinalion of lheir feeIings. There is hidden resenlmenl and anger.
The queslion arises, Ncu inai | kncu unicn scu| iqpc ajjirnaiicn | an an! unai | natc |ccn ic||ing nqsc|j, unai can | !c a|cui ii? There is somelhing very simIe you can do aboul il, bul if you have execlalions of becoming erfecl, lhen valch oul for bIocking yourseIf furlher. Iach souI has a slrong affirmalion of Iimilalion because il beIieves il is a searale erson unavare of ils oneness. This affirmalion of Iimilalion is in everyone vho hasn'l reaIized lheir egoIessness. If you beIieve lhal you viII overcome lhis Iimilalion comIeleIy lhen you are deIuding yourseIf. Il is a Iifelime |ob. When ve reaIize oneness comIeleIy and lhere is no Ionger an ego lhen lhe queslion viII no Ionger arise or mean anylhing. Hovever, as Iong as you have a form and Iiving on earlh you have somelhing lo vork vilh and lhal's being reaIislic. So many eoIe have emaiIed asking, | kccp |cing auarc cj nq |iniiaiicns, ju!gncnis an! jcars an! jcrgitc incn |ui incq kccp ccning |ack. An | !cing scncining urcng? & If you feeI cIean afler your avareness-and-forgiveness 'raclices' lhen lhal's aII you need lo 'do.' These Iimilalions are bound lo kee reealing because lhe subconscious never forgels vhal you had invesled for such a Iong lime in your affirmalions. Hov many limes have you loId yourseIf you are a }ohn or Mary` Hov oflen have you loId yourseIf, | an inis |c!q! Hcu nanq iincs natc qcu ajjirnc! qcu arc siuck cr scncining is urcng uiin qcu cr jcc|ing- |css-inan cr inai qcu arc nissing scncining? Hovever, every lime you forgive lhese Iimilalions and reIace lhem vilh Iove, you grov in your avareness. And, vhal is vondrous aboul lhis 'raclice' is lhal you'II slarl gelling insiralions, insighls, reaIizalions and exansion of consciousness Ieading cIoser lo lhe 4 lh dimensionaI slale.
The foIIoving is lhe 4-sle-raclice lhal you can 'do' for 2 or 3 minules once or lvice a day (or more). Once you slarl doing lhis 'raclice' daiIy lhen il becomes a vay of Iife and lhal's vhen vonderfuI surrises in your Iife slarl haening.
1. Slarl by quieling lhe mind by Iislening lo aII lhe sounds around and aboul you. Lislen delached vilhoul IabeIing good or bad. Ior inslance, lhe sIamming of a door becomes anolher sound Iike good sofl music, The song of a bird equivaIenl lo lhe roaring of a car, AII |usl sounds. This quiels lhe mind lhrough lolaI accelance of vhal-is. 2. WhiIe in a slale of inlernaI quiel and Iislening mode, slarl saying invardIy, I Iove you! I Iove you! I Iove you! focusing il on lhe lolaIily of you inner and ouler! Invoke il vilh feeIing and meaning. Il viII gain grealer meaning afler you have done il for a vhiIe. 3. Then, having avakened some Ioving feeIing of oneness, say, I forgive lhe |udgmenls (lhe arlicuIar vice lhal has been vilh you ever since you ' remember). Iorgive every sIighl Iimilalion lhal did nol exress Iove. In facl, forgive everylhing lhal did nol conlribule lo eace and |oy. Ior inslance, if you see in your arlner's manner some acl or lhoughl of Iimilalion lhen lake resonsibiIily for il since you 'sav' il. Il vas in your ercelion. (for grealer cIarificalion of lhis gel lhe free bookIel, There is onIy YOU! vhich you can find in lhe vebsile vvv.burlharding.com and rinl il for refIeclive reading.) 4. IinaIIy, say soflIy vilh meaning, Thank you! Thank Ycu! Tnank qcu!
Hcu !c | usc nq pariicu|ar ajjirnaiicn? Having found your slrong vice lhen |usl be avare every lime il rears ils head unliI you come lo lhe oinl vhere you see il raclicaIIy everyvhere in everylhing you do. Some eoIe beIieve lhal lhey are increasing in lheir vice and going backvards, bul acluaIIy il's lhe oosile lhey are becoming avare of hov revaIenl il vas in lheir Iife. In facl, vhen you slarl seeing il in raclicaIIy everylhing you say or do lhen you knov you are 'rogressing.' This is avareness of your Iimilalion. Il is here lhal reaI 'rogress' is made lovards your egoIess slale.
Hcu cjicn !c | ncc! ic ajjirn | |ctc qcu? Ivery lime you go oul or slarl vork in lhe day. Ivery slranger or friend you meel. Ivery lime you slarl ealing anylhing. Ivery lime you go lo bed or gel u in lhe morning. Say il invardIy, siIenlIy unliI you slarl feeIing il becoming aIive in you.
Hcu cjicn !c | ncc! ic jcrgitc nqsc|j? Iraclice lhe 4 sle 'raclice' al Ieasl once a day. Hovever, forgive yourseIf every lime you |udge someone or feeI usel, ( unhay, angry or conlroIIing. In facl, every lime you |udge anyone al aII for anylhing, be avare and forgive il. You mighl find yourseIf forgiving aII lhe lime and lhal's vhen you knov you are laking a Iea lovards your divine SeIf.
Wnai sna|| | jccus cn ctcrq !aq? Iocus on Iove and cIeaning yourseIf from aII |udgmenls and fears lhal oIIule lhal Iove.
|i scun!s |ikc a ia|| cr!cr? Il onIy sounds Iike il because il is sliII foreign lo you. Il viII, in lime, reIace every fear, guiIl, shame and |udgmenl inlo a gIorious eace, |oy and aIiveness. Afler a vhiIe il becomes your reguIar affirmalion having reIaced lhe oId deslruclive ones. You'II be free in your divine essence.