Affirmations give us an intentional way to practise kinder, more supportive thoughts about ourselves.
Listen to what you are telling yourself, and if you don’t like it, understand that you have the ability to change it. You can tell yourself anything you want. So say some nice things, some lovely things and some excellent things.
Tell yourself the exact opposite of what you have been telling yourself. I told myself for years I was useless with technology, particularly computers. Then I realised it was a barrier I had to smash to realise what I wanted. What do I want? That question we must answer. We must know what we want and not let our barriers and fears stop us.
First of all we need to identify our negative beliefs and habits. We need to think about our thinking. What do we think and why do we think what we do?
What rules are we living by that are not even ours? What limited ideas are we entertaining? We need to examine closely our own thoughts. Then change them. In order to do so we must change our perspective and look at things from a different angle.
Affirmations are about doing exactly that. Affirming the positive and in turn draining out the negative.
Some daily affirmations we can use include:
- I am a magnet for positivity and blessings
- All my problems have solutions
- I choose to be happy and love myself
- I look forward to the future, I release the past
- I am easily and quickly attracting an abundance of health/wealth, happiness
Use your own imagination and create some affirmations that resonate with you. Have fun.
Further Reading:
How to cultivate positive self-talk – What are you telling yourself? – The Self-care Habit
How to adopt an attitude of gratitude – The Self-care Habit
How do I forgive and let go? – The Self-care Habit
10 Great Journaling Prompts – The Self-care Habit
Self-Care Becomes Self-Love And from there Self-Development Happens – The Self-care Habit %