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The Incredible Power of Decision
It's time to re-think and re-feel how you make decisions. Are you applying the crucial element of decision-making that creates visionaries?

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"The energy that you are focusing is the same Energy that creates worlds. And it is, in this very moment, creating your world."

—Ask and It is Given,
Esther and Jerry Hicks

Quarterly Affirmation

I am open and receptive to divine guidance,
and receive it with appreciation every
moment as clear, joyous intuition!

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The Incredible Power of Decision

by Nancy Barry-Jansson


The Law of Attraction is part of my daily life now, and applying the techniques has become second-nature to me. Not only am I experiencing great results, I have discovered deeper elements to experiencing success. None is more telling, more potent or more closely tied to success than the incredible power of decision.

Decisions: Left Brain or Right Brain?
Decision is normally thought of as a left-brain thought process, a logical activity devoid of emotion that functions from analyzing data and making a choice. However, I’ve discovered that decisions have a hidden emotional element, that when ignored leads to disastrous results. Furthermore, when one choice feels better, it is divine guidance, if you will, to move in a certain direction. Ignoring that emotional guidance is usually what creates most human drama. We want to do one thing because it feels better, but we convince ourselves we can’t have what we want (pick your reason, it doesn’t matter) and decide not to follow the course that feels best. Instead, we slug forward with a decision that feels awful and brings even worse results. That push-pull sets up the drama and the heartache. Without doubt, that is the fastest recipe for failure and a miserable life. Many people decide, before even trying, that they cannot afford (financially, emotionally, physically, or spiritually) to take a certain action and in that decision they squash any possibility for success before they’ve even started. They spend the rest of their life wondering “what if” and playing the push-pull scenario over and over in their heads.

Emotions and Decisions
Decisions, like other thoughts, are made of energy frequencies that include emotional energy. The level of emotion for each decision is based on how connected we are to the expected outcome. For instance, the decision to use your life savings to start a business has a relatively high emotion-to-outcome factor, compared to deciding what to have for breakfast or where to park our car.

Quantum physics has shown us that everything around us is made up of this conscious Source Energy. Thought is made of this same conscious Source Energy, and therefore it moves through all matter and across all space and time. This is how and why your thoughts attract experiences of similar vibration through the Law of Attraction.

In the decision-making process, when we take a moment to connect to our inner guidance, Source Energy, we can clearly choose which ideas feel best. While women are raised to acknowledge and use their intuition regularly, men still use theirs but interpret it more as just a gut feeling. As we take notice of the better feeling thoughts, and move toward them, we become even more attuned to better feeling thoughts. Honing this gift of guidance, turning it to for every decision, it develops into intuition and for some people, a psychic gift. Those that are deemed visionaries invariably follow their gut feeing, even when everyone else around them are telling them to do something else. Guidance from Source Energy is unique to each individual, so what feels good to one person—the one meant to take the related action—usually does not feel good to those who are not called to take action. This is why it makes no sense to ask others what they think/feel about guidance you've received.

Life…A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Norman Vincent Peale always said that life is a self-fulfilling prophecy, meaning that life gives you what you believe it will give you. This means you are always right. If you believe you will succeed in life, you are right. If you believe you’ll fail in life, you are right. If you believe people are trying to hurt you, they will. If you believe people are conspiring to help you, they will. The Law of Attraction set us up to experience what we believe, what we expect, by delivering experiences of equal vibration to our dominant thoughts. If you think you need to be college-educated to succeed, but can’t afford to be college-educated, then by default of the first decision you have already decided that you cannot succeed. Until you decide that the first thought no longer serves you, and create a new thought to operate from, you will remain stuck in a can’t-succeed cycle.

The good news…you can always change your thoughts! It’s never too late to decide to incorporate thoughts that serve you. Whether you choose to use affirmations alone or use a combination of affirmations with other techniques,

When you truly decide, you get clear in your intention, and when combined with positive emotion that clarity brings swift results. With clarity aligned with joy and enthusiasm, Source Energy is now activated to assist you in receiving what you’ve asked for. You are then positioned to take action that feels more like play than work. You’ll stay with the process longer and more enthusiastically because the journey feels so good. So, not only is the decision clear, but the action that follows is also full of positive energy. What an unbeatable combination!

Make a Decision Today
Ask yourself…am I living the life I want to live? Am I experiencing joy and enthusiasm on a regular basis? If not, make a decision today that the next time you are faced with any decision you will choose the option that feels best to you. Trust that Source Energy is providing the good feeling as a way to guide you to the best action for you, and decide that you will live the life you really want to live!

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Nancy Barry-Jansson is an illustrator and the creator of AffirmingSpirit™ Affirmation Cards, which are sold online through AffirmingSpirit.com. Currently, Ms. Barry-Jansson is running an Affirmation Study, coaching a small group of individuals through the process of creating and using their own affirmations. Email her at newsletter "at" affirmingspirit.com.

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Announcements and Special Offer
for Spring 2008 Newsletter Recipients


Dear AffirmingSpirits,

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the trees are budding...ahhh, the sweet joy of Spring!

I appreciate hearing from each of you on how this newsletter has helped you. Some of you use it as a quick boost of positive energy, while others look forward to each quarterly special offer. If it wasn't for all of you who have expressed your appreciation and purchased the cards, we wouldn't be here. So, thank you for visiting with us, passing the newsletter along to your friends, and joining us on your journey! We appreciate everyone!

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Affirmation Study

In late December 2007, I sent an email asking for volunteers for an Affirmations Study. Starting on February 1, 2008, nine very motivated and committed volunteers embarked upon the six month study that ends July 31, 2008. So far, they have completed the first phase of the study and most are experiencing major breakthroughs. Some began receiving what they asked for within just a few weeks. Many had worked with affirmations before, but had no results, and are now shocked to find how much more powerful creating their own affirmations has been.

Several participants admitted to having negative thoughts that would spiral out of control, but now find that their affirmations not only keep their thoughts on track but they generally feel happier, less stressful, and more appreciative of everything around them.

The coaching experience has been, for me, a real surprise. I wasn't sure if I would like coaching or if people would appreciate what I have to offer. Not only do I thoroughly enjoy coaching, but the response from the study participants has been outstanding. Apparently, all my life experience as a woman, mother, business-owner, creative, and metaphysical seeker is helpful to others. In addition, I've discovered that the deep listening skills I developed working with my corporate clients has honed my intuition. Every time I speak with a study participant, I receive pictures and ideas on how to help them that are clearly coming from source—and guess what!?! If I can do it, so can you!. Overall, the experience has been a growing one for me as well as all the participants. Don't be surprised if I start offering coaching in the near future!

Meanwhile, we are entering phase II of the study, and I'll keep you updated on how we're doing.

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Janet Carol Ryan is Offering a New Teleclass!
Starting on March 20th, and continuing for 5 consecutive weeks, Religious Science Practitioner Janet Carol Ryan will be hosting a new teleclass for conscious creatives entitled, Cultivating Abundance: How to Grow Your Prosperity from the Inside Out. Those who sign up will receive a special gift prepared by AffirmingSpirit and sponsored by Janet Carol Ryan. Many of you know Janet through her wonderful Abundant Blessings CD that we joyfully offer at AffirmingSpirit.com. To learn more and register for the teleclass, visit JanetCarolRyan.com.

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Fundraising Opportunity
If you know of an organization that would like to sell AffirmingSpiritTM affirmation cards as part of a fund-raiser, please let us know! We have a program for non-profits that will allow them to keep a 30-40% of sales, depending on the product. Please have the organization contact me directly for more information.

Many blessings,
Nancy Barry-Jansson
Creator of AffirmingSpiritTM Affirmation Cards

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Spring 2008

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Mar . 1, 2008

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