They say you have to word affirmations in such a way that they are statements of what is occurring in the present (even though you think they aren’t) instead of the future (which is when you really think this stuff is gonna happen.)

Ok. I’m not one for reciting these affirmations aloud because I always feel like a fool, reciting my wishes as if I were a kid reciting, “‘ ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’” and even while knowing fully well that there are exceptions to that rule, as in the words, “neighbor” and “weigh”.

So I don’t do it. And no, I haven’t given it an honest try.

Don’t get me wrong, I believe they work. It’s just–I feel too silly. Instead I say them in my head. Or imagine a feeling. I squinch up my face and ball up my fists and think really hard.

Perhaps another approach is in order.