Last weekend, I learnt a new word, Afformation – it is like a positive affirmation, but with better manners and less bossy! Instead of telling your brain something it may not believe yet, you ask a question that gently nudges your mind to look for answers.
Affirmation: I am confident and successful (Your brain: “Says who?”)
Afformation: Why am I becoming more confident and successful every day? (Your brain: “Hmm… let me check”)
One triggers resistance. The other triggers curiosity.
WEEK 3 Theme: From Affirmation to Afformation – Awakening Curiosity instead of Force
Reawakening doesn’t happen by shouting positive statements to a tired soul. It happens when we become curious enough to listen and pay attention with curiosity. Affirmations are great – declaring what we want to believe – but sometimes it is a challenging journey of convincing ourselves. Afformation invites us to reawaken our soul and be curious, even going for a deep dive, if we find the courage to do so.
Weekly Intention:
To reawaken awareness by asking life-giving questions that bypass resistance and invite God into our inner dialogue:
- Turn your affirmation or declaration into question that pique your curiosity and/or reflect on yourself
- Pause. Do not rush to answer the question, but be still and quiet. You can even put your hand to your heart and breath slowly
- Even if you can’t find the answer, stay curious – no pressure, no right or wrong, and no marks for answering – just pondering the question is enough
Weekly Reflection Question:
Reawakening isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you were before the worldly noise taught you to doubt and second guess yourself at every turn.
Reawakening is about reigniting the fire that is already in your soul – the afformation questions will poke the embers in the fire of our soul – be ready to set the world on fire! 🔥🔥🔥
Clarity doesn’t come from effort and striving – it comes from permission and courage to seek the wisdom within you – to let it surface up, and emerge from your cocoon – so that you can be transformed into a beautiful butterfly. You are beyond amazing, if only you allow yourself to be.
Question: Why am I being invited to understand myself more deeply before I move on?