The Power of Positive Affirmation at Home

By Rocio Espinoza

If you’ve wanted to change your mindset, the power of positive thinking can have a significant impact on your spiritual and mental well-being. While the idea of using positive affirmations isn’t new, it’s something that more people are learning how to put into practice.

If you’re ready to create the life you want, read on to discover some ways that you can incorporate these mantras into your own life at home.

The more you use them, the more positive change you’ll start to see in your life and relationships.
 

Positive Thinking

The concept of positive thinking begins with how you talk to yourself and others. If you have negative self-talk, you can sabotage your dreams and goals. Working on thinking positively will change your outlook, and likely, it will change your outcome, too.

Start working on your internal dialogue and try to change it from a negative to a positive mindset whenever and as much as possible. While positive thinking is great for your mental health, it doesn’t mean that you should hide from your problems.

The mental practice of positive psychology simply means that you’re learning how to look at things from a more optimistic perspective instead of a negative one.
 

What are positive affirmations?

Positive affirmations are simply statements or short phrases that are used to challenge negative or hurtful thoughts. Practicing these self-affirmations can help to improve your self-esteem, encourage you to make positive changes, and motivate yourself.

Whenever you feel like being hard on yourself, using some positive meditation or saying these affirmations can help you turn things around. While this isn’t necessarily a cure-all for feeling downtrodden or unmotivated, it can help you slowly change your mindset.

Benefits of positive affirmation

Integrating positive affirmations into your life can have a wide range of fantastic health and mental benefits, including:

A longer lifespan thanks to lower stress levels, which can also lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of other health-threatening conditions like:

cardiovascular disease

Lower rates and frequencies of depression and/or depressive episodes.

esteem, more motivation, and greater odds of meeting one’s unique goals or challenges

A stronger, healthier immune system and less risk of certain viruses such as common cold

Improved resilience and better ability to cope with difficulties in life, including hardships and stressful times

Improved odds of following a healthy diet and practicing regular exercise, which offer improved physical health

How to use positive affirmations

There are many ways that you can use positive affirmations at home, work, school, or any other environment.

Here are a few examples of how you can use positive affirmations in your life:

Write down several positive sentences or short phrases so you can refer to them every day or as needed

Use a vision board to help you see your goals and your plans more clearly and encourage you to meet those  goals

Repeat positive mantras throughout the day and before bedtime

Practice positive meditation to help you feel calm and grounded

Write down things that bother you, then determine how you can turn those negatives into a positive. Positive affirmation is a result.
 

Examples/How to Write Positive Affirmations

Here are some examples of positive affirmation you can use at home or elsewhere.

I do everything with honesty in my life and work.

What I love about myself is that I (fill in the blank).

I got this! I can do this!

Kindness and generosity is in my nature

I am grateful for (fill in the blank)

I always trust myself to make the right decisions

My mind is creative and full of amazing, smart ideas.

I make a difference in this world.

I’m thankful to have people in my life like (fill in the blank).

Following my intuition and listening to my inner voice is what I do at all times.

I get inspiration from the people, places, and things around me.

I fully trust that I am on the right path in life

The people in my life respect me and value my opinions.

I can see good in everyone

My destiny is under my complete control

Being a leader, I am great at what I do.

I am a happy person.

I can be myself without judgment.

Accepting my emotions, I allow them to serve their purpose to help me grow.

I’m always ready and willing to learn something new.

Promoting Motivation and Positive Thinking with vision boards

If you still need a little motivation, consider a vision board. This is an effective way to help promote positive thinking and help you reach your goals.

What is a vision board? 

A vision board is an assortment of images, quotes, and other things that make you happy or help you see your goals in “real life.”

This technique can be helpful in several scenarios, whether you’re aiming to lose weight, buy a new home, or get a big promotion at work.

You can combine various images with powerful words and phrases to encourage you to stay motivated and think positively.

The power of visualization is an effective tool that can help you stay on target and feel encouraged to keep pushing forward regardless of adversity.

How to create a vision board: 

You can use a piece of poster board or a corkboard to serve as the “foundation” of your vision board.

Cut out pictures from magazines, use personal photos, or find images online that you can print out and attach to the board.

Next, surround these images with positive wording and quotes that will motivate and encourage you. That’s positive affirmation.

Your vision board can focus on a single goal, or it can encompass several facets of your life. The key is to only fill it with positive images and words meant to promote a positive mindset.

For the full, original blog from Rocio, visit Porch.com
 

Author Bio

Rocio Espinoza is a content writer at Porch. She is a mother of two and is passionate about wellness, fitness, sustainability, a pet lover, and a true believer in the power of positive affirmations. Her hobbies are reading, writing, and cooking.

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