> I recall that Bardon uses "I am a non-smoker" in the context of > providing useful examples of affirmations. Personally, I consider > this a negative affirmation (and it certainly did not work for me). > I wonder whether there is a specific German word for a non-smoker > that does not create a negative affirmation (and, perhaps, got lost > in translation)? I don't know about German, but as far as English goes, try "I abstain from smoking." :) Dylan