Why your affirmations aren’t working: Make them for you

Long ago, I tried to do the affirmation thing and get my mind right. I felt like it didn’t work.

I am blah blah, I can blah blah, I will blah blah, Blah blah blah.

Why am I doing this?

It does nothing. Or does it?

I learned recently it’s more about you. Less about the words. You need to speak to those parts of yourself that are struggling. Speaking to your inner self. Specifically for you.

Don’t Google affirmations, find them online somewhere and try to make yourself feel like that’s what you need.

What you are looking for is healing those parts that are hurting. Those are the parts that speak the loudest when you're struggling. Those are the parts that make you feel like you can’t.

But that’s not true. Don’t let that negative sorry hold the narrative for the rest of your day, week, month…..life. It sometimes only feels like that moment or time, but when you really look at the effects, if it happens whenever you try to move forward daily, everyday you stay the same. Everyday you lose the opportunity to see yourself move forward. Adding up to years that end up passing you by.

Find your pain point then speak directly to that point.

Try this……

Pain point:

Struggling to stay consistent.

Affirmation:

• I owe it to myself to be consistent.

• I owe it to myself to be disciplined.

• I owe it to myself to stay focused.

We are now speaking directly to the parts that are struggling. You are letting yourself know that you deserve it.

The next thing that was tremendously helpful, I recorded myself saying my affirmations with love to myself.

I can listen to these affirmations in my own voice, speaking directly into my higher self. To me, from me. Only me. That connected me to my affirmations.

It went from just words….. to love, healing, and inspiration being poured into me.

Be gentle. Be kind. Give yourself grace. Rest.