I've been trying to think positive things and I've been told by numerous people (and I know it's been mentioned on this blog) that positve affirmations can actually help. I need to change my neural pathways so that the path of least resistance is a postive path for my thoughts to go down. These are the affirmations I have come up with:
I am a BRAVE, STRONG, SMART, BEAUTIFUL Woman.
I have the POWER and COURAGE to change for the better.
I control my destiny.
I can do this.
I wrote them down on a piece of paper and every time I start to be mean to myself or tell myself I can't do something or start to chicken out of doing something I want or need to do I'm going to recite these to myself. Hopefully it'll help. Can't hurt, right?
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Those are great affirmations Molly - and you CAN or ARE those things! :) I agree, positive affirmations are a great catalyst for positive thinking and well being.
ReplyDeleteI also think it helps to create a list of things that you like about yourself. I know this sounds silly, but I was "challenged" to do this a few years back and I think it's a great idea. Make a list of 10 things (or was it 5? Idk, and it probably doesn't matter) that you like about yourself. Then, when you start thinking negative thoughts, you look at your list and think "yeah, I am pretty cool." lol
Thanks, Lori. :) I think I'll try making that list. Every little thing helps. Thanks for the idea!
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