Handwriting Secrets for More Effective Affirmations

Look at the t bars above. Do you have a sense of which of them indicates the writer will accomplish her goals?

You’ve probably noticed that your handwriting has changed over time, may change with your moods, and is like no one else’s. Handwriting is a direct reflection of your energy at the time you write, it reflects your emotions, your health, your personality traits, and your issues. Graphotherapy is a way of changing your life by changing your handwriting. While it’s complicated and shouldn’t be attempted by novices, there is one aspect of it that is easily applied to affirmations which can really boost their effectiveness.

You probably know how feeling or visualizing the affirmation as being the case right now adds power. You may even know that writing affirmations by hand at bedtime can boost effectiveness. However, how you write them can make a big difference. Just as speaking affirmations like you believe them programs your subconscious to think they are already the case, writing them that way works, too.

The way you cross you t’s tells about your goals and your will power. Think of t crossings as the path to your goal. Is your path straight, wide and clear?

If you cross your t’s quite low on the t stem, you may be setting goals mainly to avoid failure, unless you’ve recently achieved a major goal and are resting for a while. If you cross t’s midway up the stem, the way you may have been taught, you set achievable goals that require you to stretch a bit. If they are high, that shows you like challenges and are shooting for high goals. If a few of your t bars are above the stem, it’s the sign of a visionary who looks ahead and sees possibilities. If it’s many, you may be out of touch with reality, unrealistic about your goals, like someone 5'3" planning on becoming a pro basketball player. It's really daydreaming.

So, when you cross the t’s on your affirmations, make sure they are not too low or too high. If they are, you might want to rethink your goals or how you are thinking about your goals.

If you find you are lowering the bar, or your bars are weak, you may also want to consider whether you are having too hard a time believing your affirmations. Sometimes it can help to start with “I choose to,” “I am willing to,” “I am becoming,” or “I am starting to,” then when you feel more empowered go to "I am/have," etc.

Even more important is the pressure and length you use to cross your t’s. The length indicates your staying power, enthusiasm. The pressure indicates the energy you have to get to your goal and withstand pressure. Pressure that starts strong and fades indicates someone who starts strong, but fades before completion or loses energy and interest.

A long, firm t bar is a sign of a dynamic will of someone who will put great effort to get what she wants. A bowed t bar indicates a feeling of pressure from outside, an inability to stay the course or resist outside influences. Cross your t’s firmly, straight, and with significant length. As you do it, you will feel a sense of belief, determination and empowerment. Just as you would not say an affirmation in a weak, doubting voice, don’t writing in a weak way. Either can program your subconscious to doubt. How we do things is vital. Saying affirmations or writing them without sufficient energy won't convince your subconscious. Cross your t's strongly for a clear path to success!

If you need to know more about affirmations, see Amy’s wonderful video.

Namaste,
Hedy
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