Positive affirmation corner

Cher_Alumni
Cher_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,714 Championing
edited September 2020 in Mental health and wellbeing

This thread is a place for the community to share a daily positive affirmation.

 

What are positive affirmations?
 

Positive affirmations are short statements that aim to inspire people, help stop negative thoughts and build up self-esteem.

 

An example of a positive affirmation is:  “I am worth loving.  There is love all around me”

 

How do I use positive affirmations?

 

The Law of Attraction’s website tells us a good way of practicing positive affirmations is to:

  • Take three deep breaths, inhaling and exhaling to a count of 10.
  • Stand or sit in front of a mirror and look yourself in the eyes. Smile, if it feels natural.
  • Say your affirmation slowly and clearly.
  • Repeat the affirmation 3-5 times, really focusing on the meaning of each word.
  • Take another three deep breaths, allowing your body to absorb the positive feeling of the affirmation.


Photograph of a young boy looking at a yellow wall that has believe in yourself painted across it


Let’s start with a positive affirmation for today:  

“I have a lot to offer"

 

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  • Dragonslayer
    Dragonslayer Online Community Member Posts: 2,164 Pioneering
    Every journey starts with the first step.
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Every new day is a new opportunity
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    Right now, right here, I am fine.
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,464 Championing
    @Francis_theythem just tagging you in case you missed it :)
  • Francis_theythem
    Francis_theythem Online Community Member Posts: 120 Empowering
    Ooooh thank you @Tori_Scope! And thank you for creating it @Cher_Scope - I've been painting the borders of my page today so it should be finished tomorrow! xD

    Here's one from me: I am enough
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,464 Championing
    One I quite like when I'm feeling really unmotivated or overwhelmed is: I can do anything for two minutes. 

    Does the thought of tidying my whole room feel totally overwhelming? Yes. Can I spend 2 minutes tidying my room? Yes. Will I carry on after those 2 minutes after I realise it's not all that bad? Probably. If not, I've tidied for 2 minutes longer than I would have done!
  • Francis_theythem
    Francis_theythem Online Community Member Posts: 120 Empowering
    I saw this one today and I really wanted to share it with all of you:
    Like the moon, we must go through phases of emptiness to feel full again
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    Love this @Francis_theythem. :)
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    The value of gold is in the mind not the mountain
  • Cher_Alumni
    Cher_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,714 Championing
    I love myself as I am.
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    The best way to predict the future is to create it. (Abraham Lincoln)
  • Cher_Alumni
    Cher_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,714 Championing
    My courage is stronger than my fear.
  • Dragonslayer
    Dragonslayer Online Community Member Posts: 2,164 Pioneering
    There's nothing to fear but fear itself 
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    Happiness does not depend on your circumstances. It’s a choice that you make.
    Joel Osteen
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
     "What if I Fall, Oh but my darling what if you fly."
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    @Chloe_Scope is that from Peter Pan? 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,464 Championing
    I think it's from a poem @leeCal, but I could be wrong.
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 16,748 Championing
    It's from a short poem by Erin Hanson, written when she was just 18:
    'There is freedom waiting for you,
    On the breezes of the sky,
    And you ask 'What if I fall?'
    Oh but my darling,
    What if you fly?'
    Really rather beautiful, thank you @Chloe_Scope :)
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    Hi @leeCal, yes it is a poem, thanks for finding it @chiarieds! It's one of my favourites.  <3

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