tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27777301.post7875615286940117381..comments2023-03-14T02:12:46.970-07:00Comments on To See The World in a Grain of Sand: Affirmations, Part 2Michelle De Ludehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15704408533116529061noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27777301.post-36704420497644795162008-12-03T10:55:00.000-08:002008-12-03T10:55:00.000-08:00There's an old saying of my mother's that anything...There's an old saying of my mother's that anything one says about another person should have a test applied to it: <BR/><BR/>1. Is it true?<BR/>2. Is it kind?<BR/>3. Is it useful?<BR/><BR/>If it's not <I>at least two</I> of those, don't say it. I think this might be a good rule for affirmations, as well.<BR/><BR/>If it's true, but neither kind nor useful, don't use it. If it's useful, but neither true nor kind, it's probably less useful than you think. If it's kind, but neigher true nor useful -- why bother?<BR/><BR/>Your post talks about how well kind and useful affirmations can work. True and kind together have an inherent usefulness ("useful for what?" "Well, for helping me feel better about true things about myself.") True and useful doesn't really have to be fully kind, though it's nicer if it is. <BR/><BR/>The best ones, of course, are all three -- and I'd only want to use the 2/3 ones as a stopgap.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365782677182232701noreply@blogger.com