Do you often criticize your appearance or another element of yourself? Do you focus on a perceived flaw in the mirror and say something unpleasant to yourself? Do you realize that your inner dialogue is more critical of you than supportive? If any of the following apply to you, I believe you’ll love this post.
Your body, ideas, and words are three automobiles on this lot of life that you genuinely own; you can choose whether they’ll be your Rolls Royce or your Jalopy. Humans need nutrition, frequent exercise, and loving, supporting inner conversation to operate at their best.
Consider your body a tiny kid who is impressionable, carefree, and content in life. What do you think would happen if you told a kid that you despise their thighs because you believe they’re overweight, that you don’t like their nose because it’s bigger than “normal,” or that they’re bad at playing? You’d absolutely smash them. At the absolute least, you would have harmed their self-esteem and given them bodily and job troubles that would serve as billboards along their life’s highway. The same thing occurs to you when you are put down, whether by yourself or someone else, whether you are aware of it or not.
How do you think you’ll advance in any aspect of your life if the young kid inside you is continuously belittled? Do you believe you will be willing to try new things, walk and talk confidently, and feel that you deserve the best and that everything in life is accessible to you? It’s much more probable that the opposite will be true for you.
Somewhere along the road, presumably, throughout your youth, you received the idea that you’re not good enough, that some component of yourself isn’t good enough as it is. Every time you point out a perceived shortcoming or beat yourself up over tiny or large errors, you affirm this to yourself. These emotions and sentiments pervade all these ideas, words, and acts.
The more you identify an idea, phrase, or action with a sensation, the more firmly embedded those thoughts and reaction routes become. Emotions and emotions are very strong mental construction teams. Whatever is considered with tremendous emotion creates a profound mark on the mind’s pathway. You may have thought, spoken, and behaved in this manner so often and for so long that it has become your default thoughts and behaviors. These repetitive paths you’ve walked have been plagued with negative ideas, negative affirmations, and just plain yucky sensations.
The wonderful thing about an idea is that it can always be altered!
To modify these deeply ingrained thought pathways, you must be constant in your rebuilding efforts.
Affirmation Definition
I recommend positive affirmations to help you make optimistic thinking second nature. Affirmations, to me, are positive remarks about yourself, your physique, your skills, and essentially any area of life. I tape some of my affirmations to my computer display, so I’m constantly reminded of a better idea than the one I’m experiencing.
About a year ago, I started speaking my affirmations in front of the mirror. I was reading Louise Hay’s book, You Can Heal Your Life when she suggested doing so. She was quick to stress how corny and nervous you can feel at first, and she was correct… I felt corny! But I realized that when I looked in the mirror, into my own eyes, and said something pleasant, I couldn’t help but grin.
Every idea, every word, and every action is accompanied by an emotion. It feels nice to say a positive affirmation to yourself, particularly in front of the mirror. All of this starts transforming and reconstructing old thinking routes to ones more suited to the life you want and deserve.
When I first began using affirmations, I didn’t want anybody to give me any negative feedback about this new practice or how I was teaching my mind to think differently, so I didn’t tell anyone I felt may be receptive to these concepts. You don’t need another cause to be self-conscious, and it doesn’t matter what others think… just what you believe counts.
Your thinking, and only your thinking, defines the quality of your existence.
My affirmations go more toward expressing thankfulness for what I plainly have and for what is now invisible by my sight. Gratitude, I feel, permits what I plainly have to flourish like a seed in nutrient-rich soil. Gratitude also sprouts fresh seeds for what I want but do not have in my present reality. I see appreciation as a “miracle growth agent” that is added to your existing state of well-being, allowing it to blossom.
I invite you to test these assertions for yourself rather than taking my word for it. Use any of the affirmations below that are appropriate for you or any positive affirmation you discover or make for yourself and your objectives; take note of the changes you see inside. I am convinced you will significantly minimize the disconnect you have felt between your mind and body.
To get you started, here are some of my personal, inspiring quotations. I suggest reciting your affirmations aloud to keep your attention from wandering. Say them as passionately as you possibly can. Say your affirmations with purpose while driving, then write them down with enthusiasm like you used to write your spelling words in elementary school. Put them in places where you’ll see them often. Put a post-it note in your bag or wallet with a list of your favorites.
I am grateful for the following:
* For the youthful feeling I have.
* For the laughter I experience every day.
* For this glorious body I get to live my life in.
* For all the love in my heart.
* For my hands that allow me to write, type, touch, grasp, and hold whatever I want.
* For all the money I have.
* For my wonderful car.
* For the wonderful job that allows me to use my creative talents and abilities.
I hope this essay has been beneficial to your positive thinking.