“AS IF”PRINCIPLE

This principle says that if you want to cultivate any quality in yourself such as
fearlessness,confidence,love peace,happiness,enthusiasm,sense of humour,sense of
security,hard work etc.,start behaving As If you already have that quality in you.Act”As
If” you are facing a dreadful situation fearlessly and fear will go away out of
you.Someone has very rightly said”Do the thing you fear & death of fear is certain.”.
Act “as if” you are full of confidence & lack of confidence will no more be there.
This principle is being used by us in our daily lives unconsciously:
You have had bitter arguement in your house with someone and your mood is
off.You are lying in the dark room & may even be weeping.Suddenly,you get the
information that one of your close friends has arrived.What should be done now?As
soon as you come to know about the arrival of your friend,you jump out of the bed,go
to the bathroom,wash your face & look into the mirror.Then, you give yourself a
broad smile & start acting ‘As If’nothing has happened.You sit with your friend in the
living room & start behaving ‘As If’ nothing wrong has happened.You start behaving
‘As If’ your mood was never off & you are perfectly normal.and,after an hour or
so,when your friend leaves,your mood is back to normal.After the departure of your
friend ,you don’t need to return to dark room .You behaved ‘As If’everything was
normal & it became so in reality too.
You have to go to meet an important client or a very big official.You move from
your home or office to start a tough journey.Roads are rough.There is a lot of sound
pollution.You are stuck in a trffic jam.Because of such & other unforeseen
circumstances,you don’t get time to relax before that important meeting
starts.But,when you face that important person(client or official),how do you
react?Do you have chance to tell him how much stress you have faced in the
way?No!on the other hand you act ‘As If’you are not at all stressed.You act’As
If’everything was normal.You act’As If’you are full of confidence.You act ‘As If’you
have solved bigger problems in the past.You act ‘As If’
you have come across bigger & more important people in the past.and,what is the
result?You win & meeting is successful.

So, to apply ‘As If’principle in your life in order to remain happy even under adverse
circumstances,what should be done?To apply,’As If’principle,to can make ample use
of “Positive Affirmations “and “Positive Visualisation”.
 “Positive Affirmations” are ‘firm’ Positive Statements which are formed using “As If
‘principle.Thus,an affirmation should reflect ‘as if’ you are already very happy &
want to remain happy in future too,irrespective
of your circumstances.

“There is no way to happiness,happines is the way.”

“Every moment of my life is full of enthusiasm,joy & bliss”

“I feel happy,I feel healthy,I feel terrific”

“Every Day,In every way,I’m getting better,better,better & better.”

These affirmations suggest ‘As If’you are already very happy & enthusiastic & as you
keep repeating them,your life becomes full of enthusiasm ,joy & bliss.

When you keep repeating these affirmations alongwith the visualization in your mind
with your eyes closed that you are smiling,you visualize that atmosphere around you
is happy & healthy,you visualize a mental picture ‘as if’ you are happily and
peacefully progressing in all the walks of your life,no one can stop you from
achieving that.

FROM :
Mukul Chaudhri
www.mukulchaudhri.com

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