Life & Well Being A CUP OF POSITIVI-TEA
By Syed Sufia Ali
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POSITIVE AFFIRMATION!


Positivity is the ultimate goal of every other individual in the contemporary world. Positive affirmation helps one conquer this goal and maintain good mental health. It also helps in succeeding in life and reaching one’s goals. Positive affirmation is a statement that asserts positive phrases or lines to express how they feel or want to be and want to feel. These statements help you build a strong mindset about today and tomorrow, hence bringing you closer to your goals. Positive affirmations are implied and applied to confront and eliminate pessimistic thoughts and emotions that make you anxious, sad, hesitant or hold you back from moving forward towards a happy and fruitful life. Using such positive sentences and phrases is effortless. You can incorporate this practice of using such positive sentences and expressions in your daily life. You can start by using small daily use sentences like “I am confident. I’ll complete the task today”. To put more emphasis, you can repeat the sentence (s) for a few minutes if you feel it’ll have a lasting effect on the way you perceive or think. Psychologists and psychological studies broadly promote and advertise the use of positive affirmation. Positive affirmations help to motivate, encourage positive developments, and boost self-esteem. It can help you deal with negative subconscious thoughts by replacing them with better optimistic statements.


HOW TO WRITE OR WHERE TO GET POSITIVE AFFIRMATION?

Positive affirmations are very easy and you can create them yourself. It can be a creative task or activity to fuse your goals and values. However, you can always refer to google for such sentences. 

Steps to build interesting positive affirmations and a positive mindset:
  1. *BEGIN WITH THE FIRST-PERSON PRONOUN, “I AM”. IT WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD FEELING, REMINDING YOU THAT YOU ARE IN CHARGE.

  2. *MAKE USE OF PRESENT TENSE TO INDICATE THAT YOU'LL DO IT IN ‘THE NOW’.

  3. *MAKE USE OF POSITIVE WORDS; WORDS IMPLYING THE GOAL YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE.

  4. *DON’T STRESS OVER IT. KEEP IT IS SIMPLE AND LIGHT. BE SPECIFIC.

  5. *BE THANKFUL.

  6. *REMEMBER THIS IS ABOUT YOURSELF AND NOT ABOUT OTHERS.

    You can write them down and stick them around your house as posters, reminders as in the sticky notes, phone cover, or phone wallpaper. It will help you focus on your goals and work on them.

    15 efficacious positive affirmations 

    1. #I am whole and complete.
    2. #I am where I need to be now.
    3. #I feel calmer and more at peace.
    4. #I am loved and deserve love
    5. #I feel empowered, in control, and confident.
    6. #I am at peace with myself.
    7. #I focus on what I can change and let go of everything else.
    8. #I accept all my feelings without judgment.
    9. #I take things one step at a time.
    10. #I matter, no matter what.
    11. #I accept myself.
    12. #My thoughts and feelings are valid.
    13. #I release all negative feelings about money.
    14. #I welcome abundance into my life.
    15. #I open my mind to everything life has to offer.


In conclusion, positive affirmations are not just encouragement or positive phrases. There is a lot to it; it is a mix of life, science, and psychology. Incorporating it into your daily life will encourage and motivate you. There are many benefits of practising positive affirmation; I have mentioned a few above. It is not just for the people who are feeling low, but for all. It can help you improve what is already good. And the most important thing is that irrespective of everything, action is necessary; Get up and get to work. These sentences and expressions are just to push you but are very effective. I hope you found the article helpful. Positive affirmation is a step towards change.

About the author

Syed Sufia Ali is a passionate English literature and language enthusiast. She loves to read, learn and write about various topics, languages, and life. Any views expressed are personal.