Affirmations for Positivity

 

With a steady diet of negativity encircling us—COVID, the election, worries about the economy, and the news, just to name a few—it’s easy to get caught in the clutches of fear and to focus on everything that's wrong.  

Over the last week, I’ve heard concerns from family members and friends regarding health, jobs, the sustainability of small businesses, and even freedom.

These thoughts and concerns are normal because our brains are wired to focus on the negatives first. This was helpful in ancient times when our worries were life-and-death situations, like avoiding becoming dinner to a saber-tooth tiger.

Today, the tendency to think about everything that may go wrong no longer serves us. Focusing on negative outcomes results in anxiety and fear, and, if unchecked, can cause a plethora of stress-related health issues. In addition, negative thoughts direct our subconscious minds to work toward negative outcomes, which is the opposite of what we want.

The good news is that we can retrain our brains to think positively. Affirmations are a powerful tool to aid in this process.

An affirmation is a statement that affirms what you desire. Examples include: I appreciate my great health; I’m enjoying my beautiful lake house in east Tennessee; and I am celebrating my successful new wellness business.

You can create an affirmation to direct your attention and energy toward what you want in any aspect of your life. You can also use affirmations to replace negative thoughts. For example, when you have the thought, “I’m stressed,” try replacing it with, “I am celebrating my stress-free world,” or “I let go of those things that no longer serve me.”

Using affirmations remind us to stay positive by consciously choosing thoughts that align with what we desire. They help us achieve great success by directing the RAS (Reticular Activating System) in our minds to subconsciously work toward achieving our goals.

“We have to retrain our thinking and speaking into positive patterns if we want to change our lives.”—Louise Hayes

This blog was written by Sedona Hutton, author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction blended with new age spirituality. 

The new Vision Board Workbook includes clippable affirmations as well as other positive words and phrases you can post in your personal space or use to create a vision board: https://bit.ly/2JpqOdi.

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