The Power of Words by Takara

How many times have we set goals, visualized our desired outcome,created and repeated positive affirmations, and yet still not achievedwhat we had hoped? There are numerous potential causes for this.Sometimes its simply a matter of WORDS.

Every sound we utter sends out an energy wave that aids in creatingour world. With every sentence we speak we are improving or destroyingour health, relationships, finances, etc.

The most powerful example I've ever heard was a story told to medirectly by the woman who had the experience. This woman had developedan incurable disease of the eyes. She was quickly going blind. Herphysicians said there was NOTHING they could do. Being very determined and not liking what she heard, she turned to alternative therapies fora possible cure - something she never would have done had she not beenin this desperate situation. A friend recommended she see someone thatdid crystal healing. She thought that sounded ridiculous but decided to give it a try. During her appointment, the crystal healing therapist asked her to describe herself, her life, etc. and she lether talk for about 10 minutes. Suddenly, the therapist stopped her and said "Did you know that in the last 10 minutes you said the words 'Ihate to see' 15 times?" The woman was shocked. She used the words "I hate to see" before many things. "I hate to see the way the world is going." "I hate to see how they are treating the children in schools."On and on she made reference to "I hate to see" this or that. This was literally an eye opening experience. She switched her words and now years later has perfect vision.

HOW MANY WORDS DO WE USE THAT DESTROY OUR DESIRES?

NEVER NEVER NEVER say "I'm Sorry." Two of the most powerful words int he English language are the words I AM. These words tell every partof you - your personality, your subconscious, your ego, your spirit -who you are. They define WHO YOU ARE. Be very careful what you place behind those words. When you say "I'm sorry," you are saying that WHOYOU ARE is a sorry individual. Replace the words "I'm sorry" with "I apologize." Anyone who eliminates the words "I'm sorry" from theirvocabulary will increase their self esteem almost immediately! Thesame goes for "I'm sick." "I'm tired." "I'm stupid." - you get theidea. Replace those with "I feel ___" and eliminate the stupid comment altogether.

SO WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH GOAL ACHIEVEMENT?

Another very important aspect of conscious language is the LAW OF FOCUS. What ever we place our attention on is what we create. It'simportant to focus on the positive thing we desire rather than the negative thing we want to avoid. For example, never focus on NOTAGING. Focusing on not aging ensures that you will age and quickly.Instead focus on being healthy, vibrant, and youthful.

An interesting and often overlooked part of all this is the need toavoid words that are negating a negative. What the heck do I mean by that? A word like LIMITLESS is actually drawing the subconscious mind to focus on LIMITS. This is NOT what we want. So saying something likeLIMITLESS ABUNDANCE is placing limits on the abundance.

An example from my own life is the word EFFORTLESS. In the past when Imade affirmations, I would typically end them with the words "easy,effortless, and fun." An example might be "Having a wonderfulrelationship is easy, effortless, and fun." This was actually drawingEFFORT into my life. Since I have eliminated that word and now only use "easy and fun" EVERYTHING has shifted. We sold our house in 2weeks because it was "easy and fun." - and there was no EFFORT involved. Doug's immigration process to the U.S. was taken care of inless than 2 months. There are many, many other examples of how thishas made things move very quickly and easily for us.

Review your own affirmations and the words you say out loud or just to yourself and see how POSITIVE you are actually being. It does make a difference!