I recently got into saying affirmations, but I can see the growth that has happened within myself, every day. I grow more confident in myself and I feel lighter because the world is not sitting on my shoulders.
1. Today I greet the new day with a smile! I am blessed. The wind blows away my stress.
This one is important to me because I used to stress about any and everything (and since starting college, I get stressed out so much), but saying this reminds me that I am living a new day that will be stress-free and filled with blessings.
2. I can get whatever I desire.
This one means that I will get everything that I want and I will work hard to get it.
3. I change the way I look at things and the things I look at are changing in positive ways.
I was never a negative person, but I am human and I have my moments where I feel like there's nothing to look forward to and I wouldn't get my hopes up, but I find that as I get older, I realize that I have so much in life to love and look at positively.
4. I love me too much to be with the wrong person.
I love myself too much to let myself fall out of love to be with someone else who doesn't love me.
5. The winds of optimism push me forward. I am walking step by step to reach all my dreams.
This one reminds me of my late grandfather because he was a wise man and my best friend; he encouraged me to follow my dreams and I would not be creating things if it wasn't for him and his optimism, even when the doctors gave up on him. He didn't stop living and kept pushing everyday until he died.
6. I control my fear. It doesn't control me.
I was the scariest person in my squad, but now I like to think that I am the most fearless. I had to face a lot of fears over my teenage years and now I'm ready to face the fears that adulthood has to offer.
7. I lovingly forgive myself. I am free.
I remember there was a time where if someone didn't like me or I didn't fit in with people, I wondered what was wrong with me. I had to learn to forgive myself for hating myself to really be free of what other people thought about me and of how I thought people saw me.
8. I am done dancing with the ghost of you. I will live as if I have angel wings on my back.
This is actually my own personal affirmation that I came up with after listening to "Ghost of You" by 5 Seconds of Summer. I just connected with these words because in order to move on from someone who has been long gone, I have to gain my wings and fly away.
9. I am a priority, not an option.
Self-explanatory. Do not let anyone treat you like an option. If they have to treat you like an option, then you can leave them for someone who will show you that you are their main priority.
10. My life is filled with wonderful people who bring me gifts of joy and happiness.
My friends and family mean so much to me and without them, I don't know who I would be. When I have my bad days, I know that I can count on my girls to be by my side and show me unconditional love and fill my gloomy mood with joy and happiness.