The Power of Daily Affirmations – Would You Love a Life You Can Be Proud Of?

Personal growth gurus seem to tell us that daily affirmations are one of the keys to us growing and reaching new heights. But what are they and do they really work? How do I even start creating daily affirmations? It almost seems like these go against everything that we’ve been told for a big part of our lives. Our schools, our jobs, even our family obligations tell us how we should be acting but not one of them seem to show us how it is okay for us to visualize a goal, repeat this thought and focus on our personal achievements.

“I can be what I will to be”

This was a simple phrase I learned when I started working with the Master Key Experience. It sounded really odd when I first started saying it but with repetition, I actually believe it! A little trick that has become indispensable is recording my affirmations in my own voice on my phone so I can listen often. I added music too, which we were taught.

Making daily affirmations a priority

By making daily affirmations a priority, I find myself feeling better about myself. Adding to the affirmations, I include daily gratitudes on “flashcards”. We learned to make cards and to read through these cards instead of randomly picking up our cellphones for no reason. On these cards, I have words like “do it now”, “I am whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious and happy”, and gratitudes like “I graduated university”, “I earned free trips with my company”, “I can sell a car” and even “I got out of bed this morning” (for those trying days!).

Flashcards, really???

I flip through these cards (the recipe style cards) multiple times a day. Are they magic? No. Is there power in these cards? On their own no, but flipping through hundreds of affirmations and gratitudes several times a day, reminds me that I am a force to be reckoned with! I got to this point in my life with many successes and an abundance of graces.

Waiting times and daily affirmations

I don’t have the cards with me while I’m driving to work each morning. (Well, I do but I understand reading while driving is a bad thing☺️) I do find myself with idle time, though, while I am waiting at traffic lights. What an opportunity to capitalize on this pocket of time in the day! I recite “Do it Now” 25 times….I recite “I am creative” 20 times…I recite “I can be what I will to be” 20 times. I could go on, but i think you get the idea. These simple phrases repeated in these pockets of time we almost all have each day make it an achievable and realistic goal to set.

What have I found from the daily affirmations? I have found there is power in my daily affirmations! Some days they help just to get through the but most days, I look back and realize the accomplishments I achieved were so much more than I would have thought I could do. I have found the power to “be what I will to be”!