affirmations
just wondering does anyone know any good affirmations cds or recommend any good ones. thanks
Hi Dora,
I am starting to do affirmations myself at the moment. I came across some helpful ones on the following website ; http://weighingthefacts.blogspot.com/p/morning-affirmations-for-recovery...
I am also trying to make my own affirmations which I can directly apply to different fears etc.
If you find any other helpful resources Id love to have a look at them
thanks and happy new year
cherry xx
Hey guys :)
From my laptop to yours- I recommend printing!
Affirmations: part one
Though no one can go back and make a new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new end.
To be upset over what I don't have is to waste what I do have.
I hang onto my humour. I Don't ask for permission, I just do it. I make everything fun!
I experience and express my emotions freely.
I rest when my body tells me to.
This is a new and wonderful day for me; there will never be another day like this one
I am going to be a wonderful success in all my undertakings today.
I am not afraid of life. I believe that life is worth living, and my belief helps create the fact.
Either I find a way, or I will make one.
It doesn't matter what the condition is. There is always room for hope. I am not going to die one of the statistics.
The question I ask myself is not if I should heal but how I should heal.
I will not wait to have a good day. I will make one.
I forgive myself and others, release the past and move forward with love in my heart.
I love and approve of myself, am at peace with my own feelings and stand tall and free.
I will persist until I succeed
I will dwell on the positive affirmations and things in my life, and they will become my aspiration.
My free time can be used creatively, inventively, and imaginatively. I do not need to use it for keeping condition around.
I will be patient in steadily working toward my goal, remembering that all good comes in time.
I will hold on. I will be brave. I am almost there. I will never give up.
Walking away from something that is bad for me is not quitting!
I have learned to treat myself gently because with a few exceptions, I am doing my best.
I will not feel guilty for caring for myself.
I will not be hard on myself today.
I will not be embarrassed by my pain. I will go through it with dignity. It will enhance me.
I am grateful for who I am.
I will accept my pain when it is present. I will NOT anticipate it. NO PRECONDITIONING :)
I will resist anything that takes me off the chosen path of recovery.
Loving life increases my energy and passions.
When I put force and energy behind something, the results are powerful.
If I break my habits and shake up my day a bit, I will gain new impressions and understanding.
I am in charge. I am responsible for the direction of my boat.
I will forgive in order to move forward.
No one can make me a victim unless I allow them to.
Anger hurts more than the person I feel rage toward. I will let go and move on. Life is too valuable to get stuck.
Affirmations- Part 2 :)
I am naturally beautiful when I am myself.
All that we are is a result of what we have thought. I will think happy thoughts.
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I am meant to be very different from everyone else. This releases the burden of feeling like I have to be someone other than me.
Today is the beginning of the rest of my life.
I carry within me all the essentials of a happy existence.
My task is to do the best I can which is enough! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
I gain energy from doing those things I choose to do rather than what I feel I have to do.
When I put my time to good use, I value myself and feel good.
If I expect recovery to be easy, I will become frustrated. The easy stuff doesn't teach us much. what is difficult and challenging enhances my growth.
I will be proud of my strengths and nurture them.
What I do today may have a profound impact on my life tomorrow. I will be the best person I can be today.
A quiet and pleased mind absorbs beauty and grace naturally. I will relax, be calm and therefore be content.
When I do a good job in whatever challenges there are, I am living.
I will surround myself with people who are affirming and encouraging.
I will choose what is really important to me before I run out of time.
Remaining optimistic will help me experience joy.
I will go about my life doing what I believe is right and hold fast to my beliefs.
I appreciate and am grateful for all the help I get along the way as I try to stay on course.
I choose to make the best of what I have, I am brave, I will survive.
I have faith in family friends and myself. I have faith in this world.
I have faith in my process of recovery.
Thoughts provoke action. I will think healthy thoughts to provoke healthier actions.
I do the very best I know how, the very best I can.
Where ever I am I will do my best and that is all I will ever expect of myself
I will live my life in the way I want to be remembered.
I will surround myself with trustworthy people and put my trust in them.
When I am required to exhibit strength, it comes.
Negative thoughts will NEVER help; they will ALWAYS hurt me.
When I am content to simply be myself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect me.
I will never please everyone and that's okay.
I will not listen to anyone who tells me what I can't do. I can do anything I put my mind to.
I am proud of myself for all I have accomplished no matter how small or great.
I regret nothing, because I am and do the best I can.
I will not let the lessons or experiences of the past dampen my enthusiasm for new beginnings.
I will only go where my heart leads.
I will trust my soul-it knows the way.
Affirmations part 3 (",)
I will trust, honor, and respect the process of change.
I can listen to my needs.
Taking time to honour the needs of my body is taking time to respect the needs of my soul.
I can get out of my rut and discover what interests me.
I will do what I need to break through my resistance.
I will seek out people who empower me. And during those times when they are not around, I will know that I can empower myself.
When I look back at my past I will look tenderly and gently at all I have been through. I will be proud of my accomplishments and how far I have come.
One step at a time. That is how I will get where I am going. BABY STEPS!!!
I will take the time to honour and express my dreams.
I am free to redefine and help create the life I choose.
I am free to see life in a new way.
I can open myself to the hopes and dreams of today.
I am ready to heal my heart. I am deserving of this.
I am powerful now and powerfully connected to myself.
I will make each moment count today.
Today I take time to inhale peace and exhale fear.
Facing and feeling my fears will empower me to move on.
I am doing better than I think.
Reward yourself often. When you accomplish a particular task. When you have gone through a grueling part of your healing process. Reward yourself during the frustrating times just for being patient. Sometimes, reward yourself for just being you.
Many things are possible if I accept the fastest way is one step at a time.
When I feel too much stress, I will give myself a break and let my body start soaking up some healing energy.
I will not let expectations distort my experience.
I believe I deserve love.
I am not afraid of making mistakes.
I can embrace the mystery and magic of myself.
I can stop punishing myself with fear.
Affirmations part 4.
I really suggest copying and pasting these babies. And stick them around the place.
I will not allow the fear of "what if" to ruin the joy of "what is".
I can let go of the need to prove myself to others.
I will be gentle with myself when I get stuck.
I trust the timing of my lessons.
Self-Love is my birthright.
Every choice I make will teach me something and whenever I learn something there is success, not failure.
I am making the healthiest, most loving choices. I am capable of making at this very moment.
I can weather the storms and let them pass.
I can let go of shame.
I can recognize the desire in my heart to recover.
I am grateful to the people who are helping me heal, grow and move along my path !!!!!!!
I am free to be all I can be.
I deserve to recover.
I can allow myself to heal. I can find new messages that empower me with love, messages that set me free.
No matter what I am going through, my soul can be at peace.
I have the power to create joy by choosing what feels good for me.
I will be gentle with myself. I am not alone in my problem, my powerlessness, or my search for solution.
I can learn to embrace change.
I will let myself receive the healing I need.
For now I will trust and experience what I am going through. I know that this time of change is sacred.
I will let my choices come from my heart.
I trust that the waiting part of change is necessary. I trust my desire for change is the beginning of change. I trust that each moment I am moving closer to the change I desire.
I will not try to complicate things or try to figure it all out. The answer is simple. I will look into my heart.
I will reduce as much toxicity in my environment and in myself as I can.
I will embrace the changes taking place in me now. They are good.
I will be clear and forthright about what I need and want.
I have faith that where ever I am going is important and wonderful.
I can use the potent, creative power of visualization to create pictures of all the good I would like to see in my life.
I will not allow condition to control or manipulate me !!!!!!!
I will nurture myself through each stage of recovery.
How overwhelmed we feel when we anticipate the future, all that needs doing, all the tasks, the work, the potential problems, the responsibilities. I will stay in the present moment, and the past and future will fall naturally and easily into place. **(A THEME OF GROUP LAST NIGHT!!!)**
I am the first person who needs to like me.
Affirmations part 5 !
Almost there :)
I make the world more special just by being in it. (I love this one)
I believe life is worth living.
I will make an effort everyday to feel good about who I am and what I can be.
Today I will work on acknowleding my abilities rather than focusing on any disabilities.
I run my own life.
I am okay.
I can live in peace at a time of stress.
I cannot climb uphill by thinking downhill thoughts.
I can move away from self-defeating habits.
I have choices. I can choose new responses to old situations. I can learn to recognize my true needs and choose positive ways of satisfying them. I can choose recovery-NOW!
I need care and attention. I am responsible for seeing that this need is met.
I will give myself the care and attention I need.
The beginning I make today is never insignificant or unimportant. It is the foundation of my future.
I now have the opportunity to pursue my desires until I discover what brings me happiness.
Freedom from condition clears away the depression and inertia that prevents me from identifying and going after my deepest hearts desire.
I grow by doing what's hard to do.
I will accept today's challenges to grow.
Today I can take a small risk in the interest of enriching my life.
I can choose to have a daily reprieve from self-destructive behavior.
If I let myself down by slipping back into old habits, I can gently correct my course without feeling that I have failed.
Today, I will concentrate on taking one step forward, however small.
I am not finished growing, changing and evolving.
I like myself today. I am aware of possibilities for improvement, but I don't want to be anyone else. I am comfortable and accepting of who I am. I can forgive my mistakes and move on to try again.
Today I am glad to be ME! woo hoo MEEEEEEEE :)
Positive or negative... the choice is mine!
My actions today will build good memories for tomorrow.
I have the will, strength and desire to continue working on recovery.
OK all done. Hope I didn't bore the pants off you. x











No problem, i love that site forgot all bout it though, there on facebook too.
There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore.