Self Love Project 2018 | Day 18

Today’s Affirmation

I have plenty of inspiration, motivation and courage, which help me achieve everything I want.

Are You Lying To Yourself?

The purpose of an affirmation, even when you feel it isn’t true, is to confidently state something positive about yourself and repeat it enough to where you start to believe it.

Say, for instance, you read the above affirmation, yet you feel like you lack motivation. When you say the affirmation aloud you may feel like you’re lying to yourself by saying, “I have motivation”, let alone saying, “you have plenty of it”.

Do you change the affirmation to fit your current situation or do you change your mindset to make the affirmation true?

If I don’t feel like I have a component of an affirmation (i.e. wealth, success, motivation) I simply ask myself: how can I achieve that so that the affirmation is true? What can I do to receive that trait? Then I do one small thing daily that will propel me toward owning said trait.

When I Need a Jumpstart

I know there are times when I lack inspiration, motivation and/or courage. Reading today’s affirmation reminds me that have all of those traits and that I can utilize them. I control whether or not I put them into practice.

Like a car battery on a cold day, sometimes it just takes a jumpstart to get us going. If I feeling like I’m lacking inspiration, I may read or look at art to get inspired. When I need motivation, I read my written goals and remind myself that they won’t be done unless I do them. Should I need courage, especially when sending an email or speaking up for myself, I remind myself that my feelings are valid, click ‘send’ or say my piece, and let it be what it’s gonna be.