by Sonia Choquette: Affirmations are our way of opening ourselves up to the best that we are, and to the best that the Universe and our loving Creator wants for us…

Repeating empowering intentional affirmations gets us out of our own way, and removes the blocks, fears, and negative patterns set up by the ego. Through affirmations, we say, “Yes” to the goodness of both our authentic selves and the fullest potential of life.

There is nothing that influences one more than the power of one’s own voice.

It has been suggested that there is nothing that influences one more than the power of one’s own voice, and I have witnessed that to be true over and over again in my own life. We carry a magic wand in our words, whether we want to or not. It is hard for our limited ego to believe or accept that what we say has any power at all, and yet we can immediately recognize the correlation between what we claim with our own words and the experiences we have.

Even in the Bible we are assured told we have power in our words. “In the beginning was the word… and the word was with God. And the word was God.” (John1: 1) In this statement we are being guided to recognize that our words have unlimited power, and what flows from our lips will absolutely continue into our lives.

This becomes especially true when words are repeated and spoken with feeling. Feeling is the animating force behind all words, thoughts, and beliefs, making them come alive. Knowing this, we cannot help but realize that we are divine magicians in the making. We all have a magic wand in our words and do yield it in our lives, albeit often recklessly. We simply have not yet learned how to wield and control our magic in a way that serves our highest purpose and must.

We are divine magicians in the making.

As we approach the dawning of a new era, it is time to accept that we are powerful beings of light coming out of the shadows. Affirmations teach our ego to serve our Spirit within instead of fighting it. Affirmations take conscious control of our power. If we intentionally and regularly affirm our holiness, and enthusiastically express our desired experiences and creations with authentic feeling, they will flow gracefully into being before our eyes.

Affirmations give your personal direction to a Universe that wants to serve you. By vocalizing those experiences we yearn for, the Universe learns how to guide us. Affirmations take ownership of the blessings we seek. They invite the Universal Mother–Father God, Source of all goodness and love, into partnership with our unique personal flow of Spirit and free us from working in futility, alone and separate from Source.

We are powerful beings of light coming out of the shadows.

Affirmations help us take our rightful and purposeful place as a Divine and Beloved Spirit of Love in the grand scheme of things, and open us to fully experience the unlimited, unconditional love and goodness available to all. Affirmations connect us with the eternal loving Source of life.

In this book you will find a long affirmation to say out loud at the start of the day, followed by a shorter, simple version that you can silently affirm throughout the day.

Doing both keeps the affirmation alive and allows it to sink deeply into the subconscious mind where it will break up the old soul pattern and memory and take hold as the new truth of Spirit.

This is a powerful way to easily disengage from the stronghold of old negative patterns and live fully in the presence and power of the Spirit in the freedom of the moment.