I trust my intuition and let it guide me. That’s how my journey with affirmations began. I received an affirmation print that came with an order I placed on Etsy. It spoke to me. Since then, I’ve placed it in my line of sight to remind me that I can and should trust my judgment. I can confidently say it has changed my life.
Often, the way we feel about ourselves is due to our upbringing, how our parents spoke to or about us, how they spoke about themselves, and our relationships with our friends, classmates, and society. We can’t deny the social injustices built into our society that have played a role in the way we think about ourselves. However, we can learn about them and use our awareness to create a new life for ourselves and our communities.
One way that we can do so is by practicing positive affirmations. Reciting positive affirmations out loud or in your mind and/or writing them down can reprogram the limiting beliefs embedded in us that prevent us from feeling loved and important. “Self-affirmations are acts that affirm one’s self-worth, often by having individuals reflect on core values, which may give individuals a broader view of the self. This in turn can allow individuals to move beyond specific threats to self-integrity or self-competence” (source).
It is up to us to change our mindset, make our bodies feel safe, and break generational cycles determined to make us feel unimportant, including cycles of negativity, fear, worry, and anxiety. You are important! You are loved, and you are needed in this world.
By affirming positive beliefs about ourselves and our environment, we can change our confidence, self-worth, and our future.
If you’re feeling low energy or feel that you’re lacking self-love, I challenge you to try it. Use the resources below to try and see for yourself what all this hype about affirmations is about. Once you begin, you’ll realize how powerful words and you are.
With Love,
Jess
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAhb2iKfTiU&t=1599s
- Print Out of Affirmations I offer my clients
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