I am in the midst of an experiment with affirmations.

There is a thought pattern, that is deeply embedded in me, that I am working on changing.

It is a thought pattern in regards to money, or more accurately, the lack of money.

Having written about affirmations and having used them in a general way, this is the first time I have a clear objective to reach.

The affirmation that is being used is:

I am so happy and grateful now that
I am Blessed with Abundance
and the money I need comes to me on time.
I am deserving of all that I desire.

For this experiment, there are some steps that that I am going through on a consistent basis.

The 1st step is preparation.

reflection in mirror

To prepare myself for this time, I go into a bathroom, close the door, and stand in front of the mirror.

Then I pause.

The purpose is to bring myself into the present moment.

I then take 3 deep breaths.

Each breath is inhaled through my nostrils, held it for a second or two, then exhaled through my mouth.

I also have started putting my hands over my heart and closing my eyes as I do the deep breathing.

Any other thoughts or concerns going on at this time — I want to release them.

I want to come fully into this present moment.

The 2nd step is to speak the affirmation.

I want to look myself in the eye.

Since it is not possible to look squarely into both eyes at the same time, I have developed the habit of looking into one eye at a time.

I tend to start with the right eye and go through my affirmation speaking and looking into the refection of my right eye.

Then I shift my attention to the left eye and speak my affirmation into my left eye.

That in itself could be enough.

However, I then come back to my right eye, speak my affirmation, shift to the left eye, speak my affirmation.

In doing this I have spoken my affirmation out loud 4 times over, 2 time into each eye.

I have also added some jestures along the way.

And then to close out this step, I look again into the right eye, inhale deeply through the nostrils, exhale through my mouth and repeat the process looking into my left eye.

Now onto the 3rd step.

Mary Pickford by Hartsook Photo, 1918

Now I go to my desk and write out my affirmation.

My intention is that over the course of the day to write it out at least 100 times.

In this particular case, I am writing it out in sets of 3 and tend to do either 4 or 6 sets of 3 at any given time to reach a total of 36 sets over the course of the day.

I also set a timer, to remind me when it is time to go through the entire 3 step process again.

On a typical day this process may be repeated either 9 or 6 times (depending on whether 4 or 6 sets are being done).

I am in the midst of this.

My intention is to do this for at least 30 days consecutive without missing a day.

In the process of this experiment, I have missed a couple of days, so I started over at day zero.

As I continue through this experiment, I will provide some updates.

For now, it is a work in progress!

Please share your Experiment with Affirmations in the comments below!

all the best,
Derrall