A WORD ABOUT NEGATIONS

Negations: Negative messages, perceptions or interpretations that we direct towards ourselves or others that may have the ability to cause lower self-esteem or which are lacking in positive character. To negate means to refuse or deny something.

We always hear about Affirmations and the powerful, positive impact they can make in your daily life, but many are not aware just how destructive negations are, or even, how to recognize them. This article is an excerpt from my upcoming book: STEPP-Start To Exercise Personal Power--How To Create Positive Change In Your Life!  

It's not hard to discern when negations are being used. Did you just hear a disparaging comment about someone else? Has someone brought negative rumors to you for you to comment on as well? Or the ultimate test: Is the topic of discussion one of a helpful, positive nature... or not? Where affirmations leave a lasting powerful, positive effect on the psyche, negations have an equally negative effect which you’ll want to guard yourself from—be they intentional or unintentional.  This is why it's important to be aware of negations and the disempowering and lasting effects they can have in your life on a daily basis mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually and financially.

Once you consciously become aware of negations you are more readily able to dislodge them from your thinking and in many cases you're able to prevent the negations of others to enter your sphere. This also allows you to assist others to recognize their own negations when it’s appropriate and the opportunity presents itself.

To ‘eliminate what tends to negate,’ you’ll want to be aware of what negations are, recognize when others are using them and begin to mentally do exercises to eliminate them. While you may not have the authority or be in the position to prevent others from throwing negative information into the ring, you can certainly not maintain a ring-side seat to the event! You don't have to put on airs to do so. You can simply state up-front to folks that if the conversation they are about to engage in is not one of a positive nature then you'd just as soon prefer not to hear it at all.  And if it is of a legitimate nature which is an issue or topic that needs to be addressed, you can state you only want to hear the facts of the situation so that a real solution can be developed.  Keep in mind that facts are neither 'good nor bad.' They simply are a way to explain the 'what' of a situation without the prejudices, biases and opinions of those involved. You simply present the issue, and what viable solutions you can develop. This allows less room for feeding the frenzy of negations and more room for positive communication.

Eliminating negations in your life increases your personal Vibrational Level (VL) and increases the power of your affirmations. Just like radio and TV, our thoughts vibrate on a frequency as well, and that frequency is developed from how our thoughts are aligned. That is why it has been said: 'As a man thinketh—so IS he!'  

Sherry Brantley is an Author, Speaker and Trainer. She is  the Owner of S.T.E.P.P.  Its Mission Statement: To assist people to make positive choices in their lives on a daily basis to effect positive change by tapping into and utilizing their Personal Power while accepting and respecting the Personal Power of others.  

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