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Are Affirmations "Fake Positivity"?
Shari Harris
During a group discussion, a participant said this:
“We have many feelings and we need to feel all feelings, not just fake positivity.”
Fake Positivity?
I had to clarify to myself my feelings about using positive affirmations. I have found them to be very helpful in keeping my outlook on life uplifted. I have followed author Louise Hay, who stresses that using positive affirmations daily helps us plant mindful "seeds for growth." However, as I thought about the discussion comment, I wondered if affirmations are "fake positivity?" Is it faulty thinking to avoid negative thoughts? Are we using an escape by not focusing on our negative feelings?
My Conclusion
I think it is necessary to feel our negative emotions--for a time--but not to let ourselves get stuck there. As soon as we turn our thoughts to changing whatever is causing the negativity, finding solutions to problems, we have become positive. Thoughts of solutions are positive thinking.
My belief: There is "contrast" on earth (good vs bad) so when we find things or have experiences that we don't want, it sparks a desire in us to find what we do want. We can then pivot to thinking positively about what we do want.
Our GPS
Our emotions are the GPS for our relationship to our Source, our higher self, and our purpose on earth. When we are on the right path, we feel good. When we experience feelings of anger, shame, fear, suspicion, distrust, contempt, or jealousy, it is a sign that we are traveling off the route to our desired destination.
Thoughts Manifest
When we focus our thoughts on what we appreciate and on what we do want—the positive—the Universe begins to manifest that. If we stay with thoughts about what we do not want, about what's wrong with the world or "me," the Universe matches those thoughts and brings us more of the same.
Be an example of abundance!
The best thing we can do for the world is to use our feelings to guide us toward what we desire. We can be a source of joy in the world, an example of joy and positive living. You cannot help someone else experience joy by worrying or being depressed. You cannot help others get well by becoming sick. You cannot help someone be financially stable by limiting your finances. You can show the way by being happy, healthy, and abundant. Affirmations can help with that.
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"I am a magnet attracting unto myself."
"Without exception, what you give thought to, wanted or
unwanted, you begin to invite into your experience."
Esther and Jerry Hicks, The Law of Attraction Cards
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