Affirm Your Awesomeness

A favorite tool I love to use are affirmations. A positive affirmation is a statement you say, think or declare with one pointed attention, briefly stated in the present tense, using the phrase I AM -“I AM KIND - I AM WORTHY - I AM HEALTHY - I AM LOVED - I AM ENOUGH.”A few ideas on ways to use them~*Shuffle the deck, pick a card, read it to yourself and take in the power of these words.*Choose a new card daily.*Look in the mirror and say it to yourself.*Hide cards around your home or classroom for others to find them.*Partner with someone, each thoughtfully pick a card that they feel represents the other. Then read the card to one another. *In a small group, all choose cards and play an echo game. I say my card - “I am amazing” and then the group repeats it back to “Missy, you are amazing.”*Choose an affirmation card, then create a shape or pose with your body that matches the affirmation. I am strong- tree pose ~ I am calm - resting pose.~Whatever you put your attention on grows. “Fro