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Positive affirmations - how we talk to ourselves matters! Adults and Kids!

4/26/2020

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what are you telling yourself?


Our brain wants to believe what we tell it. If we tell ourselves how bad we are at something, how stupid we are or something body image related - we are going to believe it. Sometimes we don't even notice we are doing it! We are so used to talking to ourselves in a certain way that it is right in our subconscious. So what if we turn that around? What if we tell ourselves good things, positive things? Can this help rewire our subconscious? 

The benefits of Positive affirmations

Positive affirmations can help change your whole day. They can ease stress, build confidence and help you to take control of your thoughts. Being in control of your mind is a huge deal. When we let our minds wonder untrained they can go all over the place but by bringing an awareness to our thoughts we can begin to ask ourselves - is this true? Is this my opinion? Have I inherited this view from someone else? Then we can add in our affirmation. A positive phase we have chosen to help focus our mind where we want it to go and focus on what we want it to believe. 

Using affirmations 

You can start using affirmations by writing them down and putting them on your mirror/ some place you'll see often, using them as passwords, using them in meditations or simply just repeat to yourself when needed. 

Examples of Affirmations you may choose to use:

I Choose to be Happy

I will be present with each moment

I am enough 

I can do hard things

I am loved

I know my worth

I am capable 

My heart is open, love pours in and out freely 

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If you are having trouble with believing the affirmation this can be damaging so I would suggest you re-word it in a way that can feel comfortable to you.
For example - I am beautiful. This could be a really difficult one for someone to repeat in front of a mirror or to themselves if they were having real body image issues. By repeating it to themselves over and over it could get very upsetting. Instead this person could say - 'I am learning to appreciate my beauty' or 'I am learning to love myself exactly how I am' or even 'My body is healthy and functions well.' 

How can we encourage our kids to talk more positively to themselves?

Children mirror us! The easiest way to get your kids in on this is to practice it yourself. My six year old is a fantastic example of this. I have my positive affirmations on my mirror and will regularly read them out loud in front of the mirror when she is around. She stands in front of the mirror and says 'looking good!' and strikes a pose to herself or will say something equally cute and inspiring. She then wanted to write her own affirmations. She even wrote a couple for me including 'You are a great mum' and 'you're doing a great job' which just looking at makes me smile every time.

I have attached a fun print out for kids but they could all be used by adults too! 
It has space to create your own affirmation too. If you haven't got a printer, feel free to download and copy out the affirmations by hand. 

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