Using affirmations to change other's opinion about you

[Tom Chavez]

Affirmation changes your life.You’ll either change the affirmation to make it comfortable, or you’ll change your lifestyle and habits to make the affirmation true.

[Baile]

Originally Posted by Tom Chavez

Affirmation changes your life.You’ll either change the affirmation to make it comfortable, or you’ll change your lifestyle and habits to make the affirmation true.

That's a great observation. A practical, common sense truth.

Hmm... This is the first thread I have read on the "Affirmations" Board. I had no expectations because I didn't know in what context 'affirmations' was intended.

What I see is a variety of ideas and opinions; what I take from it is how we relate to others and given that this is a Spiritual Forum, is that different people have differing levels of experience and belief.

To contribute here, I'd say that rights and wrongs are views brought about by society, culture and individuals who accept or reject the majority view. What is 'right' in one situation is 'wrong' in another.

As for the interconnectedness of all Beings, well, when one has experienced it then it is something that exists. If one has not experienced it, that is another matter. Maybe the idea has come as a 'nice' reading from a book, or words from someone's mouth and maybe it resonates as true or possible.

My unsolicited advice is to neither accept or reject anything that arises or is offered. Accept it only as a tool which you may want to use in the future.

As for other people having 'opinions' about one. Those are their opinions, nothing more. When one is comfortable in one's body and in one's heart and mind, opinions (either those of others or about oneself) no longer have any relevance or substance.

Namasté
Valerie