Create Your
Own Affirmations, Write What You Know to Be True About
You
I have found in my work with clients, friends and most
brief encounters with people seeking support or just
an ear, is that what people need most is compassion
for themselves and
whatever process they may be going through, have been
through or are seeking out.
It seems to me that if a person can find a place of
acceptance for themselves and their process, all things
are doable, and surmountable, no matter how seemingly
challenging.
So I would invite you to grab a pen or pencil (if you're
like me), a 3 by 5 card or some small (ish) piece of
paper, find a quiet space where you can spend 10, 20
or even 30 minutes with yourself and write down some
things that you really know about yourself.
The idea behind this exercise is that this note be
positive, that you write about your strengths. If you
can't see them, call your best friend and ask her or
him for your strengths, and then write them down. Write
about how much you love how you do certain things and
how committed you are to your process (that's why you're
here, right?), and then I invite you to stick piece
of paper or card in your wallet, and when you come up
against a wall about whatever, whether it be breaking
some habit or doing something that you think is beyond
you or you have some negative self talk going on, pull
out your card and remind yourself what you KNOW is true
for you and about you. Not what someone may have told
you, or something you had decided to believe about you.
But what is really true. And love your process and be
compassionate about your own perfect process!!
Contact Information:
Michelle Emery, Portland, Oregon
www.michelleemery.com
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