Expand What ’ s Possible for You Using Iffirmations
( Instead of Affirmations ) BY KARENA NEUKIRCHNER
When I was in my mid-twenties , I found myself surrounded by proponents of affirmations . Smiling , happy people promised me that I could create anything I wanted just by practicing positive thinking .
Desperately wanting to believe that was true , “ fake it till you make it ” became my mantra . I spent hours repeating the affirmations that were taped to my mirror .
With every repetition , I tried to convince myself that I was loveable , joyful and beautiful . But , deep inside I felt as unlovable , unhappy and ugly as ever . And when I didn ’ t manifest most of the things I wanted , I wondered if there was something wrong with me . Why couldn ’ t I make these affirmations work ?