Stephanie Jameson - The Happy Empaths Little Book of Affirmations: Mindful Mantras for Daily Self-Care

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For little Stephanie.

Ive got your back, lets do this

An empath has the ability to feel or sense what someone else has felt or is feeling, even when that emotion is not being expressed. An empath then tends to take on that emotion and process it themselves. Born with this gift, empaths view the world very differently; they can feel even the most subtle of energy. An empath feels everything.

Empaths are incredibly intuitive and possess many natural psychic gifts. Unfortunately, they are often labeled by others as too emotional or sensitive and are often taught to suppress their gifts at a young age. This can lead to anxiety or issues around trusting in what they truly feel and experience.

Empaths are natural healers and can easily be identified. They are often the ones that friends or family members seek out when they need to feel better. They are the sensitive ones, they are the old souls, who tend to be wise beyond their years, and they are the change makers and perspective shifters that the world needs right now.

If you have a young empath on your hands, they will be the kid always asking, Why does it have to be that way? and challenging your conditioned thought processes. You may find it frustrating at times, as these little old souls may try to parent you.

With a positive or self-empowering statement said out loud on a daily basis, you can begin to reprogram your mindset and shift your energetic output so it is based in love, rather than fear.

Daily affirmations are a simple yet effective way to fine-tune your subconscious mind. Saying affirmations on a continual basis helps to upgrade your thought patterns, leading you to align with more abundance. You can say these affirmations anywhere. Out loud or in your mind. While working out (my personal favorite), looking in the mirror, driving (another personal favorite), grocery shopping, or before dressing for a big event of some kind.

This book has been designed to encourage you to follow your intuition. When you feel the need for guidance or sense your energy shifting, simply open the book and flip to any page. You will be delighted with just how perfect the message for you will be at that moment. There is no wrong way to do this, just feel your way through.

One of the biggest lessons you must learn is to unlearn all of the things that at some point along your journey you have been conditioned to believe. It is crucial to come into the strong and unshakable knowing that you have all of the answers you need within you. Trust in and honor how you feel.

Honor the wisdom of the heart, and allow this wisdom to be the master. The key to ultimate abundance is to train the mind to be the tool that it is, so it can be in service to the hearts divine guidance. Empaths are blessed with the gift of deep intuitive knowing, and it is up to you to choose to harness and anchor this superpower.

There will come a time on your journey when the mind will want to take over and do what it does best question everything! Your mind will try to tell you that what you feel so strongly on an intuitive level isnt rational. The truth is, it isnt. Trust in what you feel anyway. Your mind will thank you later.

Love is hope, faith, excitement, positive expectation, optimism, freedom, empowerment, contentment, appreciation, happiness, and passion.

Fear is doubt, pessimism, frustration, impatience, worry, anger, hatred, jealousy, insecurity, unworthiness, blame, guilt, grief, and despair.

When you make the conscious decision to choose love over fear daily, you shift your mindset as well as your own energetic output, which helps you to align with a more fulfilling journey that is in service to your heart and your head.

Oftentimes we sensitives, old souls, and empaths must be moved through the crucial lesson that we really are special. Its usually a soul lesson we set out for ourselves to learn. Unfortunately, this process typically comes with some heartbreak and will continue to repeat itself until we master the valuable lesson around self-worth.

Self-worth is all about learning to love yourself a little more, trust in your gifts a little more, raise the standards a little more, and simply recognize how truly rare you are. The right people will recognize this. The wrong people may never do so, or simply realize it too late. Either way, it doesnt matter as long as you recognize, love, and own your rarity.

Oftentimes, sensitive souls experience many situations, whether growing up or in early adult life, when their sense of self-worth takes a serious hit. Learning how to respect yourself, love yourself unconditionally, and ultimately, empower yourself is a lesson for every empath.

For empaths who have experienced abuse of any kind, this is an incredibly important affirmation to repeat daily until you absolutely, without a doubt believe it!

You just have to believe it.

As an empath who has struggled for many years with setting boundaries, I understand how easy it can be to over-give at times in all relationships. Many disempowered empaths will find themselves giving and giving until their cup is totally drained.

When an empath is disempowered, they are total people pleasers, who simply find themselves wanting to do whatever they can to keep the peace with others, even at their own expense. This is unhealthy and is actually a trauma response that is typically learned at a young age or during a toxic situation.