Affirmations are powerful

I had a realization early this morning at the end of my overnight shift about the captions that I used to post on social media and how they were not what they should have been. The reason being, they were not positive statements about myself. I was not confident. Say I posted a picture of myself, I always felt the need to add a joke or small comment drawing the attention away from the fact I was posting a picture of myself and to the fact that I was making it a joke. I was making them jokes because I was afraid of what people were thinking of me when they saw the pictures. I was afraid they were thinking that I was prideful about my looks. I was afraid they would say something. I have grown a lot over the years and gotten more confident in myself and who I am. I am confident enough now to post a picture of myself without the need to add a degrading caption. I am okay with putting it out there and letting people think what they want. And honestly I have not received a negative reaction. I think that is because we all admire people who are confident and willing to put themselves out there even if we can’t or don’t want to admit it. My hope for everyone is that we will all be able to see our worth, embrace and except it. You are beautiful inside and out and it is about time you excepted it!

That leads me to self affirmations. I personally used to think they were ridiculous and that they didn’t work. But trust me they do!! When I was a teenager and younger adult still living at home my Dad used to talk about the power of positive thinking. I listened but I didn’t really believe in it. As I grew older I realized that what he was saying was so true and important. The phrase, “You are what you think,” is so true. Your mind is so powerful that whatever you are feeding it wether it is positive or negative, it will eventually believe and consider truth. I took me a few years to learn but I finally understand it. I am a firm believer in affirmations. They have worked for people I know as well as me personally. For example I used to be insecure about my body. I was thin as a teenager but gained weight in my early twenties. I used to be disappointed when I looked in the mirror. But with affirmations like, “I am beautiful,” “I love myself,” and others I eventually started to see myself in a different light. I now see myself as beautiful and I truly love myself inside and out no matter what the scale might say. Don’t get me wrong I still have my moments but with the way I was able to train my mind I am able to turn the negative statements into positive ones. Something I did to start changing my mindset was something small. If I was feeling insecure about something I would look at myself and find one small thing that I liked. If I was feeling down about gaining weight I would say instead that I loved my eyes. If I was feeling down about not fitting in a size 6 anymore I would say I have beautiful hair. Eventually instead of taking my attention away from what I didn’t like I would tell myself that I loved it. I would say, “Kaylie, you are beautiful.” “Kaylie, you look great today.” “Kaylie, your are strong.” Just simple statements that I repeated in my brain changed my whole mindset and view of myself.

So, whoever you are I encourage you to stop and think about what you love or even just like about yourself. That can be looks or part of your personality. Even if it is something you think doesn’t really matter. I promise you it does matter. If you are able to see just one small thing about yourself that you appreciate you have the ability to eventually see more and more and more until you are so confident in yourself that what used to be your worst insecurities become your favorite features. Even if I can’t see you I think you all are beautiful. And it’s time you think so too. Next time you are feeling insecure or down about something take sometime to find a positive. By doing that over and over and truly training your mind you can become the best version of yourself.

I love you all, thank you so much for reading this post! Remember you are awesome and have a great day or night!