"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become" -Buddha
The definition of an affirmation is that we are declaring it to be true. An affirmation is a positive sentence you say to yourself and out loud to the world for your intentions for yourself. These intentions overtime become engrained in our mind as reality therefor becoming reality. Some people would compare it to a "fake it till you make it" mentality.
The words we say to ourselves internally and out loud are so powerful and go a long way in manifesting our destiny. Your thoughts are so powerful and affirmations (if you truly believe them) can program your mind to believe what you're saying is true.
As children if we're told were creative, smart, etc. it stays with us in our conscious and unconscious mind for the rest of our lives. The same is true for any negative statement children hear - that can go a long way in disrupting healthy self esteem and creating negative mind patterns they'll have to deal with for the rest of their lives.
Ever since I've had my son my desire to be the best role model for him has been a number one priority. I know as his mom I am the most important person in his life for the time being and my actions from his birth will go a long way in shaping his priorities for life. On a day to day basis I eat healthy and exercise to show him the importance of taking care of our bodies. Now that he's almost 9 months old (don't know how that happened!) I'm working on ways to make sure he has a positive self image and mindset. It seems everyone has an opinion on how he looks- of course we hear how adorable he is from everyone but we also hear a lot of comments on how "big he is" or how "big his head is". I know no one means any harm by their observations but I want to make sure as his mom I'm doing everything in my power to make sure he doesn't label himself as a "big kid" etc. Everyday before we go to bed we look in the mirror and say "I love myself and I love my body". Even tough right now he doesn't understand my words I know one day he will and that for now he feels the energy and love from the message.
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