For those of you who are wondering what affirmations are and what they are all about, I will break it down for you. Basically, affirmations are positive statement/thought that you repeat to yourself with the reasoning being, if you say it enough it begins to sink into your physic and you being to own it. Just like if a parent tells a child they are bad enough time a child will begin to own that title and visa versa in compliments. How you self-talk can play an active role in how you feel about yourself and the success you achieve in life.
The way affirmations work is you pick an particular thing in your life you would like to see improvements with. Lets say a persons self-esteem has been bruised and needs some boosting up. Some positive affirmations for a person who has a bruised self-esteem can be “I am worthy”, “I love myself because I am a great person.”, “I look great and feel even greater.” Simple statements repeated to ourselves will begin to become embedded in who we are as a person. If you tell yourself you are worthless long enough, you will be just that
Affirmations are used to heighten your mood, give you a better outlook, and to help you just feel good overall. We as humans are already so critical of ourselves and others. If we don’t take care of our emotional and mental well being as actively as we take care of our health we are only cheating ourselves.
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A motivational speaker once told me that if I didn't love myself, no one else would be able to either. I laughed when she said that she talks to herself in the mirror every day. Tells herself how good she looks and how great of a person she is. Now, I do it too, and, it works. I feel better about myself, which opens up the door for others to get nearer to me.
ReplyDeleteHey Becca, I think I heard that same woman speak. She was really funny and had the entire audience laughing right along with her. I could picture her standing in front of that mirror talking to herself too. Not something I would do, but I probably should.
ReplyDeleteI cringe whenever I hear parents telling their kids that they are bad. I want to correct them on the spot and tell them what they are doing to that child. They don't realize it, but they are mapping his future.
ReplyDeletePositive feedback is something that every human being needs to feel secure about themselves. Young children need it as well as adults. When you feel good about yourself, it's easier to feel good about the world and people around you.
ReplyDeleteThis is another way of saying that you need to put your own house in order before you can help anyone else.
ReplyDeleteI always try to be positive. There are too many around who want to drag you down to their level. Positive affirmations do work wonders, if only everyone would give it a try.
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