Mantras To Live By
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.
Things will get better. I know that it seems impossible right now, but please be patient and kind to yourself. You will recover
@HereToHelpYou123, do you think most things can be recovered from?
I think with time and patience, you can recover from most things.
I live by this mantra: In all situations, make a choice and own up to it.
One day, the screaming will stop.
The now is only temporary, not forever.
Nobody owns the world so feel free to explore it.
take everything lightly.
Who you are has no adjectives...
Dont take other people personal. What they think is their problem, not yours.
I just joined 7 Cups of Tea today, and it was really helpful. I was feeling really overwhelmed emotionally, and spent some time talking to someone about how sometimes you just need to wait and let time do its thing. Then, I spent some time with a friend of mine who has been dealing with depression. She understood my emotional overwhlemedness, and asked, "When does emotional healing begin? How do you start it?"
The answer I feel is that, like physical wounds, healing is a natural process. It starts as soon as you are hurt. You can't force the healing process to start, you just have to let it happen, give it time, and don't mess with it while it's trying to heal.
I realized I've been trying to force emotional healing on myself for a few months, when really all I need is to give it time. Reliving the traumas and revisiting the events, feelings, problems, and stresses of being hurt in the first place are only hindering the healing process. It's like picking a scab over and over again (an ironic metaphor; since leaving an abusive relationship a few months ago, I've ceased taking birth control pills which is throwing my hormones off and now my skin is breaking out in some of the worst acne I've had since middle school and I'm trying REALLY hard not to mess with it.) So today's new mantra for myself and those seeking emotional healing:
"Stop picking your psychological scabs!"
Your life is your message to the world. Make sure its inspiring
