Jennifer Williamson - Morning Affirmations: 200 Phrases for an Intentional and Openhearted Start to Your Day

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When the sun rises, so, too, does possibility. Imagine how refreshing it would be to rise each morning with hope,
purpose, and joy beating in your heart. The affirmations in this book will help you create this reality by energizing the positive perspectives needed to begin your day right.

Each affirmation here is a training in attention and vision, a conscious consultation of your priorities and the energy you want to surround yourself with. As you trade thoughts like I dont want to do this day for thoughts like I am ready to do my best, you begin to embody the qualities of a brighter reality. You begin embracing your best self and your best life.

The first waking moments of your day promise a chance to begin again, perhaps a little bit better than beforea chance to forge pathways that are not dependent on yesterday or halted by tomorrow. With Morning Affirmations , you will be making the most of this golden time to practice the kinds of thought patterns linked with open-mindedness, happiness, and creativity.

Youll soon discover that the trick to rising and shining is no trick at all: just be willing and open to flourishing. Believe in possibility itself. Greet each day with a narrative that serves how you want to experience life. In other words, tell the truths you want to come true. This book is here to serve you.

The thoughts you rely on become the story of how you live and love. Use this book to write your story first thing in the morning, before anyone or anything else does. Use it to positively reinforce what you can control: your energy, your perceptions, your responses, your direction.

Here are some supportive suggestions on making the most of your affirmations so that you can more gracefully wield the light today gives:

Check in with yourself before checking in with the world. Read your affirmation before reading your emails, watching the news, scouting social media, or responding to outside requests. To promote your undivided attention, go somewhere quiet and inspiring. Play uplifting music to buffer disturbances.

Practice daily. Affirmations said with repetition and heart can affect reality. Read one affirmation per day, flipping through the book in sequence or at random. Repeat the same affirmation multiple days in a row, if desired.

Read through the affirmation more than once. Each phrase works like a puzzle, meaning that there is a certain fullness that can be seen only after you have all of the pieces. Read through it againseveral times, if desiredto sense its deep resonance.

Read slowly. Meditate on the energy emanating from each sentence. Allow your breathing to slow in time with your reading. Pause with every punctuation mark.

Check in with your willingness. Real and sustainable progressin your perspective and your patternsonly happens if you are willing. If an affirmation doesnt feel as natural and true as you would like it to, try incorporating the word willing or learning to make it more fitting. For instance: I am willing to believe or I am learning how

Speak emphatically. Through consistency and conviction, a thought naturally evolves into a thought pattern and then a belief. These words are powerful (and empowering) if you repeat them sincerely enough to absorb their messages. Declare your truths, out loud, on and with purpose. If the thought is too far from your current belief and makes you uneasy, feel free to select another (or apply the previous suggestion).

Practice expansive posture. Sit or stand tall while reading. Afterward, stretch your arms wide and make yourself feel big, literally and figuratively. Stretching makes physical and energetic space within you so you can receive the qualities of the message. This also helps to relieve tension and anxious tendencies.

Smile. Even the hint of a smile harnesses your ability to speak to the greater or innermost part of yourself: the self you are becoming. It is a validation of the affirmation and adds another element of goodwill and hope to the practice. Initially, it might help to close your eyes. Smiling at yourself in the mirror wont feel so alien as it becomes part of your daily ritual.