I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.

I recently came across this affirmation when I was reading about Paul Braggs, a spiritual seeker and advocate of fasting and healthy eating.  Evidently this was an affirmation he used daily and gave to his students to work with as well.  It peeked my interest so I thought we could work with this affirmation today.

And so, lets begin by affirming:

I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.

Take a moment to embody this affirmation.  Put all preconceived notions about yourself aside and simply “try on “ this affirmation.  How does it feel to see yourself as a genius?  How does it feel to awaken you inner genius in this way?

I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.

Take a moment to become aware that there is a place of greatness inside of you.  Take a moment to become aware that you have unique strengths and talents that no one else has.  Take a moment to become aware that there is genius that lies within you just waiting to be recognized and brought to the light of day.

Everyone is special.  Everyone is unique.  And what you focus on you bring forward and so for today focus on the genius that lies with in you and affirm:

I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.

“See yourself as a genius and allow that which is special and unique about you to come forward. Do not listen to the voices both internally and externally that tell you that this is not so.  These are the voices of insecurity and jealousy.  Learn to have compassion for those that are so easily threatened and instead focus on the greatness that lies within.   All have the seeds of greatness within them.  All have unique talents and gifts.  All have great genius that lies within.  And so for today focus on your inner genius and in so doing help to bring that genius forward more and more.”

I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.

Close your eyes for a moment now and bring to mind a situation that you’d like to consult your inner genius about.  Bring your awareness up to the center of your forehead, your third eye, and imagine a golden triangle in the center of your forehead.  Hold the vision of this golden triangle as a way to activate your third eye, the center for wisdom and clarity.  Hold this vision for approximately 30 seconds.

Now imagine a round window in the center of your forehead.  If you have a question, ask your question now and then gently peer through this round window in the center of your forehead.  How do you perceive this situation when you look through the center of wisdom and clarity?  How do you perceive this situation when you are accessing your inner genius?  What insights come forward?

You may receive insights in this moment or they may come to you as you go through your day.

I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.

See yourself as a genius. Know that there is greatness that lies within and seek to bring this greatness forward more and more.  Do not hold your greatness back any longer.  The greatness within desires to be seen and acknowledged.  The greatness within desires to come forward.   Let the greatness within shine forth now without apology or explanation.  So many fear making others feel bad and so they hold back their greatness in protection to others.  But in actuality, as each one allows their greatness to shine you pave the way for others to allow their greatness to come forward as well.  And so focus on the greatness that lies within you today and know that you have genius that lies within you.  As you focus on this genius you will help to bring this genius forward more and more.  And so let this affirmation be your affirmation for today and perhaps one of your daily affirmations.  Work with this affirmation often to help activate your inner genius.

I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom now.

This time bring to mind a second situation that you would like insight and clarity about.  Bring your awareness to your crown chakra located at the top of your head and affirm:

I am open to guidance.
I am open to guidance.
I am open to guidance.

Your crown chakra is the center for trust, devotion, happiness, spontaneity, oneness, unity and connection.  It is also the doorway to spirit. Another way in which you access genius is to learn to open to a spiritual force of life that is greater than yourself.  When you learn to open this way you gain access to the genius of your guides and the genius of the spiritual oneness.

Continue to affirm:

I am open to guidance.
I am open to guidance.
I am open to guidance.

Open now to a force of life that is greater than yourself.  Open to the wisdom of your spiritual guides and open to the wisdom of the universal oneness.   Plug into this force of life that is greater than yourself.  If you have a question you may ask it or you simply can sit in openness and allow a spiritual insight or creative idea to simply come to you from on high.

Part of your genius is your ability to connect to a force of life that is greater than yourself.  Part of your genius is your ability to access knowledge and ideas and insights beyond your current capacity.  And so open now to guidance from a force of life that is greater than yourself.  Open and allow creative ideas, insights and awareness to come to you.  These skills, the skill of learning to use your third eye and the skill of learning to open your crown chakra will give you access to your own inner genius and the genius and insight of your guides and the spiritual oneness.

I am a genius and I apply my wisdom.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom.

And so work with this affirmation daily.  Also work with accessing your third eye and opening your crown chakra so that you have greater access to your own inner genius and the genius of the spiritual oneness and guides.

I am a genius and I apply my wisdom.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom.

Remember that there is greatness within you and that you are more capable than you realize.  As you learn to focus upon this greatness you will bring more of your greatness forward.  Also as you learn to open to guidance from your spiritual guides and the spiritual oneness you will have access to wisdom, creativity, insight and awareness that goes beyond your current capacity.  As you learn to plug in in this way you will gain greater access to the genius of the universe.  A force of life far greater than yourself will become available to you.  And so connect within and activate your own inner genius and connect to the spiritual forces that are all around you and have access to a level of creativity and genius that is bigger than you.  Affirm daily:

I am a genius and I apply my wisdom.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom.
I am a genius and I apply my wisdom.

Cultivating Positive Expectancy

I am filled with positive expectancy

I am filled with positivity.
I am filled with positive expectancy.
I expect the best possible outcome.
I expect things to change in my favor.
I expect the goodness of the universe.
I expect new opportunities.
I expect something wonderful to happen.
I expect to be at the right place at the right time.
I expect divine intervention.
I expect divine synchronicity.
I expect healing.
I expect learning.
I expect growth.
I expect the silver lining.
I expect divine love.
I expect supernatural abundance.
I expect miracles.

What I focus on grows.
What I focus on comes forward.
I aim my focus wisely.

I expect divine favor.
I expect divine good fortune.
I expect the best possible outcome for all concerned.
I couple my expectancy with wisdom and wise decision-making.
I am filled with positive expectancy.
I am filled with positivity.

I wrote this affirmation after listening to a talk on positive expectancy.  It is easy, I realized, to think about the worst possible scenario or to dwell in fear or negativity or worry.  These states seem to come naturally to most of us and don’t require much vigilance.   Staying in positivity and positive expectancy that is more of a discipline and cultivation.  What would it be like to start the day looking for the good?  What would it be like to look for miracles?  To look for possibilities?   What would it be like to really embrace the idea that there are spiritual forces of life that are working with us to assist us in our life’s journey?

During last nights meditation class we explored some of these themes.  I thought I’d share some of that exploration with all of you.

Lets begin today’s meditation with the affirmation:

I am filled with positive expectancy
I am filled with positive expectancy.
I am filled with positive expectancy.

Positive expectancy resides in the crown chakra, the center for trust, devotion, inspiration, positivity, spontaneity and connection to spirit.

Allow yourself to sit in this energy now.  Feel the open and expanded feeling at the top of your head.  Feel your connection and unity and oneness with all of life.  Remember that you are not alone.  Remember that powerful beings of light are all around you assisting you in your life’s path.  Remember that these forces of life want you to be successful, want you to bring your work out into the world, want you to actualize your best self and offer your full contribution.  We are here on earth to learn, to grow, to contribute and to enjoy. Sometimes difficult experiences are needed for growth and learning.  Know that your challenges have come to help you grow.  Learn to embrace your challenges and learn to look for the learning.  Any situation can be filled with positivity when you know what you are learning.

I am filled with positive expectancy.
I am filled with positive expectancy.
I am filled with positive expectancy.

Take an area of your life where you feel discouraged, bring this part of your life to mind and then fill yourself with positive expectancy.

I am filled with positive expectancy.
I am filled with positive expectancy.
I am filled with positive expectancy.

Sit in this feeling of positive expectancy now.  When you are in this open state ideas will come to you.  Creative solutions will fill your mind. When you are in this open state you will be able to hear the whispers of spirit that are guiding you in your path of fulfillment.

I am filled with positive expectancy.
I am filled with positive expectancy.
I am filled with positive expectancy.

Now this time, I would like you to bring your awareness to your third eye, located in the center of your forehead.  This is the center for wisdom and clarity.  We always want to couple our deep trust in life with wisdom and clarity.  Children trust.  There crowns are wide open but trust alone can be dangerous.  A young child will get into a car with almost any stranger.  As adults we want to couple our trust in life with wisdom and discernment and wise decision-making.  And so this time sit in positive expectancy, sit in the knowledge that powerful forces of light are working with you.  Sit in the awareness that all of life is conspiring in your favor, wishing you growth and learning and actualization.  And at the same time bring your awareness to the center of your forehead.  I would like you to activate your third eye by holding a vision of a triangle in your minds eye (focus and concentration help to strengthen the third eye).  Hold this vision of a triangle for 30 seconds.  Now let go of the image of the triangle and imagine a round window in the center of your forehead. Look at the area of your life that you have brought to mind.  It can be a relationship, your finances, your work, your health and wellness.  Look at this situation and ask, what can I do to improve this situation?  What action do I need to take?  Gently peer out of your third eye and see what you see.  Allow the third eye to guide you in appropriate action.  Sometimes you will be guided to take steps forward and sometimes you will be guided to be patient and simply sit in positive expectancy.

I am filled with positive expectancy.
I am filled with positive expectancy.
I am filled with positive expectancy.

And so, once again, we want to remember to couple our positive expectancy with wisdom and clarity and wise decision-making.  We want to couple our deep trust in life with discernment and awareness.  What we focus on grows.  What we focus on comes forward.  Learn to aim your focus wisely.  Learn to look for the learning.  Learn to look for the growth.  Begin your day with the question, What miracles will come my way today?  What good fortune will unfold today?  Couple this optimism with wisdom and clarity.  Learn to go through your day with your crown chakra open and couple this openness with the wisdom and clarity of the third eye.  My meditation teacher says go through your day looking through the center of your forehead.

And so stay in positive expectancy today and at the same time  stay focused in the third eye.  You can do this by imagining a round window in the center of your forehead and peering out of this window as your go through your day.  In this way your crown will be open and you will have access to your guides and you will be centered in wisdom and clarity and have access to the your own deep inner wisdom.  Be trusting, have faith and couple this trust and faith with great wisdom and discernment.

And so affirm one last time:

I am filled with positivity.
I am filled with positive expectancy.
I expect the best possible outcome.
I expect things to change in my favor.
I expect the goodness of the universe.
I expect new opportunities.
I expect something wonderful to happen.
I expect to be at the right place at the right time.
I expect divine intervention.
I expect divine synchronicity.
I expect healing.
I expect learning.
I expect growth.
I expect the silver lining.
I expect divine love.
I expect supernatural abundance.
I expect miracles.

What I focus on grows.
What I focus on comes forward.
I aim my focus wisely.

I expect divine favor.
I expect divine good fortune.
I expect the best possible outcome for all concerned.
I couple my expectancy with wisdom and wise decision-making.
I am filled with positive expectancy.
I am filled with positivity.

~Affirmation from Advanced TRCB- The Book of Affirmations
(coming this fall!)