Affirmations. According to Dictionary.com: The act of process of affirming something or being affirmed. In case you are wondering what exactly it means to “affirm” something (like…a friend of mine did 😉) it is to “state as a fact; assert strongly and publicly.” Just like the Little Engine that Could got up the hill because he repeated “I think I can” to himself over and over until he could say “I thought I could” in triumph at the top of the hill. (There you go–now…