Still thinking about the question, Sophia

Owen mentions earlier that an affirmation should be short and clear (something like that).

Jose Silva points out that we may draw a bullet-proof glass between ourselves and any image we get that we don't care for. The images we see in the mind's eye, and every thought in our heads (silly or not), belong to us...we OWN them.

The shortest, clearest affirmation I have ever made is the word, "NO". (To any unhappy imaginary scenario that pops into my head.)

(There are are other words I am fond of, too...like "Cancel" and "Applesauce", which I use to make myself smile.)

What if a person has many well-set pre-convictions? What if they have certain conditions that they think must be in place, for their affirmation to 'work'?

What if I believe that I MUST be a 'good' girl, or my affirmation won't come true? Or, what if my usual results were ambiguous, iffy, and I don't really think I can do this one? Other people can, but not me.

There are an unlimited number of restrictions we could put on our effectiveness, even some we are not yet aware of.

I might require that there be a bluebird on my windowsill, and a rainbow in the sky, before my affirmation could possibly work. Or that my husband, mother, dog, approve, first. Or, I could require of myself that I be wearing my lucky scarf, and be standing in the shower.

I'm being silly, I know...and I know this point, about self-requirements, is already obvious to us all.

But, I think there might be deeper, hidden self-requirements, that may throw a blanket of doubt over our efforts...and even over our lives.

Perhaps an affirmation that "I am free of all unnecessary limitations..." or something like that, is in order.

Perhaps those 'experienced' in successful affirmations, have fewer and fewer limitations, simply from practice.

Just a guess.

fledgling