af·firm·a·tion
/ˌafərˈmāSH(ə)n/
noun
plural noun: affirmations
1.
the action or process of affirming something or being affirmed.
“he nodded in affirmation”
2.
emotional support or encouragement.
“the lack of one or both parents’ affirmation leaves some children emotionally crippled”
The one I often gently remind myself of is that sometimes:
“It’s okay to just let things be”
Not everything is under my control, and that’s okay! Let it be, let things happen, and it will all work out in the end. Helps to keep the anxiety at bay!
That’s a nice one! It’s great to just ‘be’! I did a gratitude meditation and it focused on being grateful for everything that you already have. Not what you don’t have or what you want. Breathing just happens. I’m grateful for breathing normally. At one time, I had a rare phenomia (idk if I spelled it right) and I could barely breathe. I would get bronchitis a lot too. After a lot of inner work, I found great health!
I’m so happy you are healthier and have easier breathing now, @christina4! I agree completely- “Letting things be” is all about taking that step back and finding gratitude for what we already have It takes some practice, and I often have to remind myself of this! And same here- in addition to the affirmation reminder, I’ve also found gratitude meditations to be very positive and helpful
I got extremly lucky a few years ago and for awhile had thee best therapist. She was a witch and a healer. She brought me back to my basics. My shielding looked like sun coming out of a colander. Lol her words. She helped me build a sacred place to work on myself. And her big mantras were: Iam enough, I deserve love and respect. Learned to build healthy boundaries with my family. But her favorite was not my monkeys not my circus. Lol I miss her, she went on to better office