A Breakthrough in Using Affirmations to Quit Smoking

Has Smoking got you down?? Does it sometimes seem like insanity trying to quit? Make this your Banner Year for Changing all that! Decide - Your Right Now Affirmation to Stop Smoking Then do it!!nnNicotine Addiction There is no longer any doubt that smoking causes all sorts of physical problems, disease, nnand death. Second-hand smoke is harmful to those who are breathing it in. Children can suffer physical nndefects and emotional problems if their mother smoked while she was pregnant. Do cigarettes or tobacco control your every waking moment? Does your breath reek of smoke? Are your fingers stained? Do your teeth look yellow? Do your eyes water and look puffy? Be honest--nn * Have you ever desperately searched through ashtrays in a frenzied attempt to find a nnbutt worth smoking? * Every time you wash your walls, windows, or drapes, do you cringe at the sight and nncolor of that ghastly, greenish-yellow nicotine? * Do you huff and puff, walking up a flight of stairs? * Do you wish to live longer? You can change all this by a sincere desire to quit smoking, taking action, and using the Affirmation Process.nnEmpower Your Affirmations Just what is an affirmation, you may ask? An affirmation is simply a positive sentence nnstating exactly what you desire. To affirm is to state that it is so and maintain this nnattitude regardless of what is happening around you--and then the answer will come. Just know that any idea that is accepted by your brain is automatically transferred into an nnaction of some kind. It may take seconds, minutes, or longer, but ideas always produce a nnreaction of some kind. Say to your subconscious mind, "Hey wonderful mind you know how to nnassist me in becoming a non-smoker and I now ask for your help, for which I give thanks," Then do an affirmation as set out below. The power of creation is always present in the now and you are always creating and nnre-creating. If you have a problem, you created it and you can uncreate it. Always affirm in the present time. Saying and decreeing, "I deserve and now have" makes it nnpresent tense. If you say, "I deserve and will have," you are putting the manifestation off nninto the future--perhaps some future lifetime. Your subconscious mind will honor the nnpostponement inherent in this statement. You cannot live in the past, present, and future at nnthe same time.nnAvoid Using Negative Terms When structuring your affirmations, refrain from using the word not. For example, "I, (your nnname), deserve to be a non-smoker and do not smoke." Your subconscious mind could cancel out nnthe negative word not and your affirmation would then read "I, (your name), deserve to be a nnsmoker and do smoke," which, of course, would be reinforcing the fact that you smoke. Instead, structure your affirmation as follows:nnAffirmation to Stop Smoking "I, (your name), deserve to be and now enjoy being smoke-free".nnOne Example Laura told me she was disappointed in the affirmation process. Even though she was nnfaithfully doing her affirmations, she was still depressed and unhappy. In fact, it was even nngetting worse! I asked her to read what she had written in her Master Affirmation. It read, "I, Laura, deserve to be and now am not depressed." When she was affirming over and nnover that she was not depressed, her mind was cancelling out the word not. She was actually nnaffirming that she was depressed. As in the above example of smoking, her mind had been trained not to recognize the word not. She changed her affirmation to read: "I, Laura, deserve to be and now am depression-free. I am happy and free of depression." Today, Laura is happy and peaceful.nnThe ABCs of HealthnnA. Always accept responsibility for your health. Accept responsibility for the damage that nnsmoking is doing to your body. Learn about and understand the full nature of the harmful nneffects of smoking. Always be conscious of what you can do to assist your body in cleansing, nnhealing, and revitalizing.nnB. Be yourself. Never attempt to copy others. You are unique. Believe that you can and will STOP smoking and be willing to explore various avenues of healing and ways to accomplish nnthis. Listen to the advice of your healthcare practitioner and other well-meaning people, nnthen make your own decisions based on the information you have obtained.nnC. Cleanse your mind, emotions, and body of harmful drugs, nicotine, negative thoughts, nnemotions, or chemicals. Nicotine and drugs can act as poisons in your system; toxins form a nnpart of chronic, degenerative disease caused by smoking.nnYou have the choice. You can choose to quit smoking and you can choose to be sick or nnhealthy. You cannot concentrate on sickness and health at the same time. Two opposing nnthoughts cannot live under the same mental roof at the same time. Speak positively to yourself through affirmations. Positive, directed spoken words are nnthoughts that create invisible, wondrous power and work to create your desired result--you nnbeing smoke free and in perfect health. Your body, mind, and soul are connected. What your nnmind thinks, your body feels. Emotional pain causes physical pain and, in time, this can nncause physical disease.nnGive Yourself Permission to Stop smoking and to be Healthy. Permission-to-Stop smoking Be Healthy Agreement "I, (your name), hereby give myself permission to Stop Smoking and to be 100 percent nnhealthy. I deserve, create, and have health and happiness in my life. I believe in myself nnand my ability to quit smoking right here, right now. I do my affirmations regularly. I take nnresponsibility for health and body. I find and employ ways to improve my health daily. I enjoy relaxing, meditating, and nnexercising. I love myself unconditionally. I accept and approve of myself. I allow myself to be me. I am whole, perfect, strong, nnpowerful, loving, harmonious, and happy, to the good of all parties conce ed. Thank you, nnthank you, thank you. I fully accept Signed: _____________________________ Dated: _____________________________ Witness: ___________________________ Dated _____________________________nnWhen you sign your name, you say, "Yes, I validate, accept, and agree with this nnpermission slip. I am aware that no one else has a signature just like mine." You have just nncreated a legal, binding document with yourself, your subconscious mind, God, Universal Mind nnor whomever you believe in. Read your Master Affirmation over every morning and every evening and then step ahead two or nnthree days, weeks, months, bringing in the five physical senses.nnSee yourself as a non-smoker. Bring in the other four physical senses-nHear people saying how great you looknFeel how healthy you feelnSmell a flower or cologne and fo Taste, visualize biting into a juicy apple or taking a drink of clear, sparkling nnwater. You already are a non-smoker; you are stepping into that place right now! After you have nnwritten, dated, and signed the Permission to quit smoking and to be Healthy Agreement, nnshould your body still not be willing to accept the positive statements of health, such asn"I am a non-smoker, I am whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonicons, happy, you could say this:nnMaster Affirmation to Quit Smoking "My health is improving daily. The desire to smoke becomes less and less every day, until it nncompletely leaves my body. I enjoy being a non-smoker. I enjoy a smoke-free environment. My nnbody and mind now totally accept this affirmation as a statement of truth. I am peaceful. Every cell, nerve, tissue, and muscle of my lungs and my whole body is now healing and nnbecoming 100 percent healthy. I enjoy being and now am smoke-free. I believe in myself and nnmy ability to be smoke-free. I easily refuse cigarettes or any form of tobacco, to the good nnof all parties conce ed. Thank you, thank you, thank you." I fully accept Signed: ___________________ Dated: ____________________nnShort-Form Affirmation: healthy body, nicotine-free Select One that resonates with you and print it out and put it in your wallet or pursennPlease take me with you everywhere. I enjoy being a non-smoker It is easy for me to be a non-smoker I am happy and healthy Smoking does not interest me. I am smoke-free!