Writing an Affirmation
Affirmations can be long or short. I say go with several short ones rather than one really long one because it’s easier to memorize.
1. Make a list of things you want to achieve or become better at (i.e. be more patient, debt free, more loving, happier, more religious, a fabulous chef). What is your biggest dream?
2. Turn it into an affirmation.
An affirmation is not an “I wish” or “I want” or “someday maybe” statement. Those types of statements can be argued with. For instance if you were to say “I want to someday maybe be debt free” then your brain jumps in and says, “Yeah, right emphasis on the maybe, as IF that’s ever going to happen.” Now if you say “I am debt free” then your brain goes, “What you are? How did that happen? I better figure it out.” And then it does, your brain (with your help and determination, of course) fills in the blanks and you become debt free. Pretty cool, huh? So you want to state it as if it has already happened. Here are some examples:
I am a positive happy person.
I am a patient and loving mother.
I am a famous model. (hehehe)
I am debt free.
Money is attracted to me.
Now if you want something a little more elaborate or dream centered it can go on and on like this:
I am sitting at the Oscars next to Tom Hanks. I am my ideal weight and in a beautiful dress designed just for me by Vira Wang. My name is called and I head up to the stage where I thank my loving family and children for all their support.
See you can make a positive affirmation for anything but the idea on this website is to relate it to becoming a better mother.
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