Rachel GuerreroHello WomensWake!
Upon many request through comments/emails, I will be posting more about affirmations! In my previous blog we touched on the power of affirmations and what they have done to transform my personal life. I also reviewed my personal affirmation routine that I perform and use the statements, “I am loved, I am Safe”. Today we are going to review some additional affirmations that can be used. Even-though I feel some affirmations can be personalized based on your life experience and inner thoughts, I am sure many can benefit from these statements as well.
“I deserve to be taken care of physically, mentally, and medically”
I noticed myself repeating this statement after receiving treatment as I’ve realized the shame I feel from being taken care of stems from a place of believing I don’t deserve it. Usually this shame presents itself when shopping for medications, vitamins, or even seeing a specialist in the medical field. This shame is associated with this belief that I am wasting time, don’t need special treatment, or even that someone else deserves it more. With my new auto-immune diagnosis, I have been in an out of doctor’s offices like crazy! Also, being constantly sick I am in need of medications/vitamins more than the average person. After I recognized this deep shame, I started repeating “I deserve to be taken care of medically” after each and every visit. Now, when ordering a new heating pad and/or making an appointment with a specialist, I replace my initial negative thoughts with my new mantra and instead feel grateful that I can relieve the medical attention I need. As I deserve this medical attention and so do you.
“I deserve love and peace from my relationships”
This is one that took me a long time to learn. If you grew up in chaos and were often modeled unstable relationships, you begin to normalize them. Then as you begin dating, you believe that chaos as well as lack of trust and security in a relationship are normal. When your relationship is running smoothly and you are provided with love, you may feel uneasy as chaos is all you’ve known. The reality is that we all deserve to feel at peace and surrounded by love in our relationships. When entering a relationship with my boyfriend back in the summer, I almost felt uneasy by how calm everything was, but I soon realized that it was simple stable and that was what I had been yearning for. Now, when he preforms acts of kindness and love for me, I recite the statement, “I deserve love and peace from my relationships”.
“I deserve fun and rest”
This is an affirmation that I have practiced for a long time and comes as more second nature to me. Before, I felt like I had to constantly work towards something and fill my schedule up. Or when I wasn’t doing something I felt lazy and would receive negative comments from friends and/or family about my lack of work. Now, I understand that my auto-immune (which seems invisible to others), greatly affects my ability to be productive. I now allow myself to take lots of rest days and embrace slow living other than the hustle. After taking a rest day I repeat the affirmation, “I deserve fun and rest”
Affirmations can be a regularly scheduled thing, such as the ones I talked about in my previous article, or they can become adapted to different situations and implemented in everyday task.
I hope you find affirmations that speaks to your heart
With Love,
Miss Rachel