Reciting affirmations makes you feel great. Stop here! Recite these affirmations with me before you continue reading.
Say after me “I am worthy” “I am smart and intelligent” “I love the woman I have become”.
Wow, that felt so good. How do you feel?
Let’s dive in. What are affirmations? Affirmations are positive and powerful statements or words that inspire and motivate us. Affirmations are very powerful because they release you from fear, depression, anxiety and negativity.
These affirmations are in the form of words. Words of affirmation are phrases you repeat to yourself with the desired outcome in mind. Heard of this phrase “Garbage in Garbage out?
Most often whatever we feed our brains with is what we become as whole beings. When you repeat affirmations over and over, they take charge of your thoughts, slowly changing your pattern of thinking and ultimately changing your life.
Here are four reasons why affirmations are powerful:
1. It makes you feel better: It is okay to wake up unhappy/sad about your body shape or your skin breaks out. It is okay to wake up with low energy and motivation. What won’t be okay is when you let that decide your mood for the day. Reciting words of affirmation gives you some joy, peace and hope for the new day. It sets your mood right to face the day.
2. It changes your mindset: Affirmations are incredibly versatile and can help you change your mindset on a range of topics. Imagine as a child your friends always laugh at your head saying it was too big. Growing up and being exposed to an affirmation that says you are beautiful just the way you are. Reciting that will eventually change your mindset from the big-headed girl to being beautiful just the way you are.
3. It helps you break through strong resistance: Saying to yourself you can do something, but you are panicking or scared in your mind, the latter, is a sign of stronger resistance. This strong reaction is usually marked by the overwhelming negative feeling you can sometimes experience as you try to stay positive affirmations. You can chip away any strong resistance when you constantly repeat affirmations with passion and conviction. Positive affirmations actually work by reprogramming your thought patterns, changing the way you feel about certain circumstances, and replacing dysfunctional beliefs with a new set of inner truths.
4. It strengthens you: It helps you believe in the potential of an action you want to manifest. Affirmations constantly remind you of your desires. Words of affirmation constantly bring your mind to a state of self-consciousness in such a way that you do things that are more profitable to your life. You can recite positive words of affirmations anytime you feel weak and want to see a positive change in your life.
To end with, just like positive quotes, affirmations make us feel good in general. Using affirmations in your daily life can totally change the way you do things. You can use affirmations in times when you want to control negative feelings such as frustration, anger, depression or even when you feel stressed.
You can also use affirmations when you need to improve your self-esteem, overcome a bad habit, raise your confidence before meetings and presentations, and improve your productivity.
Affirmations are more effective when you pair them with positive energy and goal-setting techniques. You can start your affirmation journey today. All you need is a diary, paper or even the notes on your phone. We create a self-paced affirmations journal to help you get started.
Make sure to recite some words of affirmations every morning before you kickstart your day.
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