When I first did a "positive affirmation", I was just a teenager. My grandfather, Papa, saw that I was sick and tired of being sick and tired! I was dealing with stomach problems, asthma, knee problems...but nothing seemed related to anything else, and certain doctors attributed my symptoms to just having "growing pains". I, however, had enough of hobbling on crutches, coughing at the mere smell of a cigarette or certain type of perfume, and not being able to eat my favorite foods anymore (mmm...eggplant rollatini). So one day, he stood me in front of a mirror, and made me repeat "Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better." He made me say this over and over until I was saying it as if I truly believed I would get better every day.
Each time I would see him, and not feel well, he would make me repeat those words...over and over again. Like poetry, if you just memorize the words without feeling the meaning behind them, they will not have power...you will not be able to feel their beauty and they will never enact change.
The same theory applies for the affirmations (or mantras, as I will now refer to them). If you believe what you are saying, then the words have power. Just as we so easily hold onto negative beliefs about ourselves, we can change those thought patterns into something positive, even if it is "Just for today...".
I find that it takes about three to four minutes before I get out of bed in the morning to say my mantras and start my day on the right footing. I feel more at peace, balanced, relaxed, and able to breath a little easier.
My Mantras
~Just for today I will not worry. (repeat 3-4 times with my fingertips touching, like an open pyramid shape, near my forehead)
~Just for today I will not fear. (repeat 3-4 times with my fingertips touching in the open pyramid shape, just between my eyes)
~Just for today I will do my work honestly. (repeat 3-4 times with my fingertips touching in the open pyramid shape, by my throat)
~Just for today I will love myself. (repeat 3-4 times with my hands forming the shape of a pyramid over my heart)
My challenge to you...try the mantras each morning for one week and see how you feel...do not just mimic words, though. Breath them in...feel the meaning behind them, even if it is "just for today".
I hope you feel as much benefit from them as I have...this is one easy way to feel peace and balance in our daily lives.
Here is the Youtube video showing how I do the mantras...I hope you check it out and join me for the week in continuing to Bridge the Gap to Heal using "Just for Today..."
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