What Are My Top 6 Affirmations?

10 years ago, I never believed that our thoughts and words are more powerful than anything and enable us to create the life we want. I used to hear the word, #manifestation and think there's no way possible that's real. I even tried it to no avail. How was it working for everyone else? What was I doing wrong? I was making it so much harder than it was. I would say that I was going to have a great day, but subconsciously, I was expecting the worst. So, guess what kind of day I had? I had to dig so deep into my subconscious and train my thoughts, first. I must have recited thousands of positive affirmations before it started to set in.

Thinking, speaking, and acting in a higher vibration to be in alignment with my purpose was the goal. Understanding that I am here in the present and not to focus too hard on the future because my life's desires are working out for me. I had to KNOW this (consciously and subconsciously). It's been a great journey and it's ever changing. But, over time, there a few affirmations that I always circle back to. I call them my foundation affirmations.

I AM POWERFUL

This affirmation makes me feel empowered, unstoppable, resourceful, and always prepared. I was actually a little afraid to say this aloud because I didn't feel worthy. I was pregnant with my second child around this time. Just sitting and thinking about conception, pregnancy, and birth and how amazing of an experience it is. The male and female are born with sex organs that can produce life. So, when your parents were born, the possibility of your birth was also determined. Your power was decided before your time. Our heartbeat is electricity, and our brain cells resemble the universe. When I put my heart and mind to work, I receive all that I desire. That energy is our power.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL MY BLESSINGS

This is probably my top affirmation. Being grateful for what I have right now is how I receive more blessings. Constantly expressing gratitude is stress relieving, heightens my resilience and mental strength, decreases my materialistic ways, and gives me a great sense of satisfaction with my life no matter what. I've been down to my very last dollar...literally $1, but every important bill that sustains me was paid. Why would I focus on the $1 when $1,000 worth of bills were paid? I also understand that my gratefulness isn't just about me and what I have, but how I am capable of using what I have to help others. A win for everyone!

I AM LOVE

One of our strongest emotions is #love. We know this feeling from birth. If love is bringing out the worst in you, it's not love you're feeling or acting on. Because of this affirmation, I am more compassionate and understanding, helpful, caring, giving, and mindful. I walk with love, talk with love, think with love, make decisions with love, give with love, and release with love. What if we all acted with love? Think of the lessened amount of violence we would inflict on ourselves and each other. I don't wait for others to show me love first. I no longer care who isn't pleasant to me (I will confront with love), who doesn't support me, or who doesn't like me. I sleep peacefully every night knowing I was intentionally the most loving I could be. It's always worth it.

I AM ABUNDANT IN ALL THINGS

Abundance is a very large quantity of something. Usually, people associate abundance with money. My abundance is everything. I am abundant with finances, nature, living essentials, shelter, love, resources, and confidence, etc. My intentions are set to have more than enough for whatever I'm going through at the time. The days when I feel shut in, "I am abundant in nature or natural settings," is my affirmation. "I have an abundance of resources," when I'm feeling lost. "I have an abundance of love," when I'm not feeling appreciated. I have everything I need and want...in abundance.

I HAVE UNLIMITED CREATIVITY

Story time: I've always flourished in my creativity, but when I made a major move from Ohio to Alabama without a plan, I felt like I lost touch of that creativity. I was feeling so down and lost, even though everything was really working out...I just couldn't see it. Well, I was running low on funds and couldn't afford living in hotels anymore. I needed somewhere for me and my family to stay...for free for a while. I remember, one morning, channeling my creative mind. I thought I was searching for physical creativity; like making some new art of custom decor that would sell for a lot, and fast. I was wrong. I had a scheduled interview for a third shift position at a hotel. During the interview, I asked if I could live at the hotel. Without any thought, management agreed. Here I was thinking I needed to make something creative for money, but it was a creative idea I had instead. An idea that generated money and somewhere free to stay. I learned how unlimited my creativity is.

I AM ASSERTING THE MASTERY OF MY REAL SELF

Assert (asserting present participle): stating a fact or belief confidently and forcefully. asserting definition - Search (bing.com)

Mastery: Comprehensive knowledge or skill in a subject or accomplishment. mastery definition - Search (bing.com)

I thrive on the thought of mastering myself. Knowing exactly what I want to know, feel, think, say, be, and do. It's the ultimate goal for me. I'm not limited to a certain idea, passion, mindset, or being. This affirmation came from the book, Thought Vibration, The Law of Attraction in the Thought World, by William Walker Adkinson. This book focuses on how to build your own mind with the law of attraction. There is a complete narration of this book on YouTube at https://youtu.be/am-afhz-CE4?si=VPMC84tW1VYwawX6.

Sometimes we don't know exactly what we want, especially when we're going through something. We tend to focus more on what we don't want. I encourage you to spend time alone and in silence and just listen, even if it's just for 3 minutes a day. The answers are always there. Your foundation affirmations will come to you. If you have some favorite affirmations, drop them in the comments! Share the wealth!

Take care.