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Mantras To Live By

Laura May 20th, 2014

A mantra is "a word or phrase that is repeated often or that expresses someone's basic beliefs."

A mantra is a self affirmation that you can repeat & think to yourself. Itcan help you be reflective about your personal thought patterns and work on improving them. Pick 1 or 2 that you want to work on and make a commitment to thinking them this week. Say them to youself when you wake up in the morning and before bed.

Let us know how it goes!You can create your own & share them here. Here are a few for you to start with:

I love myself and accept myself in this moment.

I forgive myself.

Keep your head up & your heart open.

My life is a magical gift.

This too shall pass.

I am strong & vibrant. I bring my unique opinions & world view to everything that I do.

I will accept the change that I cannot change.

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blueDawn64 February 17th, 2015

"Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea"

I guess it could be taken badly, but it got me through high school :)

maddie10 February 17th, 2015

"everything happens for a reason"

alexaners7734 March 4th, 2015

the life lesson that won the contest "a life lesson in 5 words or less." :

"life sucks, get over it."

Anomalia March 4th, 2015

Every day might not be a good day, but there is good in every day.

I too easily write off a whole day because of a couple of things, so this is a good one for me to keep in mind.

LamotrigineQueen March 7th, 2015

My Mantras are "If I let it consume me it will" and "I cannot change what I've done in the past, I can only change what I do in the future"

I find these mantra's extremely helpful when I deal withintense guilt over what I've done or who I've hurt in the past. If I let the thoughts consume me they will.I also have to remind myself that the past is unchangeable. I can only change what I do from now on

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jwkelly626 May 6th, 2015

Awesome post! I completely agree that it is important to focus on how we can change or better our future, rather than letting our past define us.

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Matt12 March 7th, 2015

"There's always tomorrow"

oakrune22 March 8th, 2015

I read something online the other day and it completely changed my perspective: "Stop trying to fix yourself and just enjoy your life." Sure, difficult to do at times, but a nice reminder when life becomes too overwhelming.

asgoodasitgets March 10th, 2015

Mine is "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!" - Dora in Finding Nemo

ZoeAlwaysSmile March 10th, 2015

"Better days are coming" "You'll never change what's been and gone" (Oasis, the song Stop Crying Your Heart Out" and "There is a light that never goes out" which means hope for me (taken from the song with the same name, made by The Smiths)

4seasonsailr March 10th, 2015

"be patient;everything will be okay"

I actually madea bead bracelet that says "be patient" on it & I wear it everyday, it's a really nice reminder.