9 Positive Affirmations To Make You Feel Like YOU ARE ENOUGH

They say, all is well that ends well.

I say, all is freaking awesome that begins and ends well provided we are ready to work at it.

Our beautiful brain, you know that amazing thing inside our heads, has a fascinating way of processing words and beliefs. Imagine your brain as a vast garden and each thought, good or bad, plants a seed. The more you water and nurture a specific kind of thought, the more it grows and becomes part of your mental landscape. This growth process is thanks to something called ‘neuroplasticity’. In simple terms, our brains can change and adapt based on our experiences and thoughts.

When we repeatedly tell ourselves positive affirmations, we’re basically planting beautiful flowers in our brain’s garden. Over time, these flowers bloom, pushing out the weeds of doubt and negativity. The best part? Science has shown that these daily affirmations don’t just make us feel good temporarily. They can boost our self-esteem, cultivate a more optimistic outlook, and even help us tackle challenges gracefully.

Now, most days I am pretty much in control of how my day goes and what I plant in the vast garden of my brain. I don’t allow negativity to get to me down or zap the happy feelings out of me. But then those are the days when I have my positive affirmations in my mind, on my fridge and pocket book to remind me to stay in that happily positive zone.

But, I ain’t a monk!

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Affirmations to Carry You Through Difficult Times

“I want to do more than just survive, I want to thrive.”

That is THE affirmation that’s helped me make sense of my grief and my life. It’s how I choose to show up day after day in life, even after all that I have been through.

Some days I am strong and resilient. I feel like I can conquer the world. But then, there are those days, though, when it takes all my strength just to get out of bed in the morning. I’ve known many of those days, as I am sure you have too.

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Positive Affirmations to Remember During Stressful Times and How to Use them

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“Our thoughts are creative. This is the most important law of nature that we need to know…thoughts are like drops of water-they accumulate. As we continue to rethink the same thoughts over a period of time, they become puddles, ponds, lakes or oceans. If they’re positive, we can float on the oceans of life.“~ Louise Hay

Be it giving an important presentation at work, to meeting new people, to attending a gathering by yourself, to new life situations, to making big changes, to taking major decisions, to going through trauma etc…there are limitless situations that can be impacted by our own negative thoughts.

Even people who have not been diagnosed with an anxiety or panic disorder can easily get distracted by negativity and fears that can lead to a downward spiral of emotions.

For the purpose of truly moving forward and for true healing, it is important to shift negativity with rational and calming positivity. I say rational and calming because we are not going to lie to ourselves and simply say, “I am fine” when clearly we don’t feel that way. The positive way to say it would be, “I am doing my best to be fine.”

This is where the wonderful benefits of Positive Affirmations come into play. I’ve written about the How to affirm and Rewrite the Mind a few weeks back, in which I talk about the science behind using these positive affirmations as well as how to word them for optimal benefits. Go read that when you get a chance.

In today’s article I would like to simplify that further to the practical ways in which you can use these affirmations to ease stress and anxiety. I usually formulate these affirmation articles about a few times a year, so that the readers who are having trouble with making their own affirmations can ease into the process.

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