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Positive Affirmations

AGrace — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 05:50:25 GMT

Do you have some positive affirmations that have helped you get through difficult moments? If so, share them with us and to add to those listed below...

I will end up doing more than I can imagine.

Everything is as it should be in this moment.

I am just the person I need to be.

I love the ways in which I am like no one else.

I may be 1 in 7 billion, but I am also 1 in 7 billion.

I refuse to give up, because I haven't tried all the possible ways.

AGrace

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white knight — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 09:23:13 GMT

I am not in this world to live up to others expectations

A rainy day helps water the plants and fill rural water tanks

Arm pits are great, you get a good grip lifting those that have fallen

I sought help for my problems, pity those 5 fold that are in denial

A pets love is so unconditional. I'll model my attitude on that.

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geoff — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:41:59 GMT

dear Amber, this is a good post especially for those who are having trouble believing that there are good times ahead for them.

Yes a pet's love is unconditional and always there for you.

When you have overcome this feeling of despair and you look back at all those years that have just gone, whether it's 20 years or whatever that have just gone out your life, you now realise it's an enormous chunk that have just vanished, you now appreciate that you can get on with your life, but in a very different way.

You know that being in denial has put you on such a large handicap, meaning that it has stopped you from feeling better much sooner.

To be continued --------------L Geoff. x

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Sea-n-sky — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 23:40:07 GMT

I am, who I am.
Tomorrow is a lovely day
Always look on the bright side of life.
I can, I will, and I shall.

Sea-n-sky

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white knight — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 01:51:36 GMT

I can I will I shall.

Great one Sea-n-sky. I love this thread. Word in this form or poetry really hit home for me.

One line I wrote in my poem "society of sand" , the last line in fact is-

"I rise up from the society of sand...to remain the man I am" the poem was about society being quicksand.

I reckon I've written 5,000 poems and 250 were kept, the others binned. My poems when finished must be right, must hit the mark and make home. Like these phrases- they often hit home and make sense of a jumbled world of emotions.

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Sea-n-sky — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 04:04:55 GMT

WOW - White Knight.

A poet indeed ? - now that is a great talent to have.

I wonder how much depression has influenced the really great poets of the past.

Depression became their friend and their inspiration, in the end.

I suspect.

Therefore one should never despair.

Cheers,

Sea-n -sky

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Jo3 — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 04:37:29 GMT

This is a really good thread!! I remember my first psych telling me

- You only have once chance in this life

- Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think & twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined

- Today I am thankful

- Remind yourself that it's okay not to be perfect

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AGrace — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 09:02:36 GMT

Hi everyone, Thanks for your contributions so far. Lets keep them coming...

No matter how full of junk my past is, my future is always spotless

Positive thoughts generate positive feelings and attract positive experiences

I may make mistakes sometimes but I choose to learn from them

Only as high as I reach, can I grow. Only as far as I seek, can I go. Only as deep as I look, can I see. Only as much as I dream, can I be.

My heart is wise, so I choose to follow my heart and not my head today.

AGrace

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angelite — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 10:51:24 GMT

My life matters

I am here now

I have a right to my feelings

I am good enough

I am a worthwhile person

I trust my intuitive feelings

I accept anxiety will happen, but it doesn't have to be overwhelming and I can breathe and find inner balance

I choose to forgive myself for the mistakes made and learn from each one

Karen

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AGrace — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 09:09:58 GMT

Hi Karen,

These are great. In fact the 2nd to last one is very much the ACT philosophy.

I thought I'd add a few more, I hope you like them.

I do enough, I have enough, I am enough.

Obstacles can only make me stronger.

The first step to making my dreams come true is to dream.

Nothing is impossible, even the word itself says I'm possible.

AGrace

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white knight — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 10:01:49 GMT

If I cry tears and collect enough they will water a tree that will be home to animals then when harvested to make paper will one day wipe the tears that fell.

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JessF — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 06:31:00 GMT

I hope I'm quoting this one right:

"You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one."

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LoveSummer — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:08:51 GMT

Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.

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AGrace — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 02:52:38 GMT

I bought a little book of quotes yesterday, and although I don't like the title "shit happens, so get over it" it does have some very cute thoughts to remind ourselves of when we're going through obstacles...

"Some days you're the bug, and some days you're the windscreen"

"A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour"

"There has been much tragedy in my life, at least half of it actually happened"

"Be comfortable being uncomfortable, it's a small price to pay for living the life you want"

"The harder you fall, the higher you bounce"

Some of them even made me have a little giggle. I now ask myself each morning "am I going to be the bug or the windscreen?"

AGrace

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angelite — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:30:58 GMT

It's time to let some things go and love life

You can't stop trouble visiting, but there's no need to offer it a chair

We all have ... in our lives the trick is not to lie down in it

Take yourself gently and forgive yourself often and always

Living peacefully takes practice and sometimes we all slip up

Be brave enough to live the life you really want to live

Be grateful for your individuality

Open your eyes and hearts to new ways

Some people grin and bear it, other people smile and change it

Take whatever path your heart tells you, not your head

The crap that happens in life is only fertilizer for a better future

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AGrace — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 06:24:15 GMT

"For Everything I have lost, I have gained something else."

"I am stronger than I realise, I just forget to believe it sometimes."

"I regret nothing in my life. Even if my past was full of hurt, I still look back and smile, because it made me who I am today."

"Don't give up what you want most for what you want now."

"What others think of me is none of my business."

"Smile, you don't own all the problems in all of the world."

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angelite — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 06:17:45 GMT

Always be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle.

You can only find out by trying.

Obstacles are there to get around, climb over or scramble through.

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.

Karen

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AGrace — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:34:27 GMT

Don't ask someone to guide your footsteps until you are willing to move your feet.

Be brave, take risks, nothing can substitute experience.

What's meant to be will always find a way.

Be yourself, life is to short to try being someone else.

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Guest_1055 — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 02:09:04 GMT

Thankyou to all the people who have written in this thread. I have just read a lot of it, and felt much encouraged.

I can't really add anything to it at the moment, but I just want to copy some of these affirmations, so I am hoping that is OK??

Shelley xx

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the_motorcycle_boy — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 11:17:36 GMT

Here's one self-affirmation I've found to be very effective:

"I love myself and accept myself just the way I am"

When I am being self-critical I repeat it several times to myself and I find it helps.

TMB