Words To Live By Unlike New Year’S Resolutions, Affirmations Have The Capacity To Keep Folks Charged All Year
Anyone can dream up a lame New Year’s resolution. But it’s an affirmation, a mantra-like form of positive internal chatter, that truly inspires.
Unlike New Year’s resolutions, affirmations last. According to true believers, a single well-worded sentence has the capacity to keep people charged all year long.
An affirmation can be repeated first thing in the morning, last thing at night, or anytime during the day when life gets tough.
Spokane readers recently shared their favorite affirmations. We list them here with the hope that they’ll help power your new year. Long after you’ve abandoned all those unimaginative plans regarding dental floss and brussels sprouts, this wisdom will remain.
“I’ve got a plaque on my wall that I just love.
“It says, `Grant me patience Lord, but hurry.’
“It never fails to bring a smile to my face and it helps keep me humble.”
Cinda Smaagaard, Spokane
“1. I am blessed to be a blessing.
2. Lord, be here now.
3. I am worthy of being loved.
4. Blessings are coming into my life, now.
5. There is an abundance of love and loving people in my life.
6. I am getting in shape at this very moment.
7. I feel unconditional love surround me.”
Leigh Anne Chorzempa, Sandpoint
“Having worked with teens and adults in various retreat settings, I have found my favorite affirmation to be, `God don’t make junk.’ This does propel me through the year, even when God seems absent in my life.”
Tom Flanagan, Spokane
“It’s up to me to have a good day because anybody can make you have a bad one.”
Lenny Long, Spokane
“I like this one that was given to me by an elderly lady living in Hawthorne Manor. She was telling me about the ups and downs in her life.
“`It’s a great life if you don’t weaken!’ “I also like this word: YEEPIE: Youthful, energetic, elderly population involved in everything.
“Also, I work with the public, and I feel that every life has an impact, like a stone dropped into a lake that leaves behind a series of ripples. Therefore, I try to remind myself of the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, and an honest compliment to demonstrate caring.”
Jim Crouch, Spokane
“Discover the joy of giving, and you will discover the reason for living.
“You will find, as you look back upon your life, that the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others (Henry Drummond.) “Go the extra mile, it is never crowded.”
Alanna Crouch, Spokane
“My great-grandmother Ingle used to sing hymns to me some 45 years ago. A verse from one of those hymns has stuck with me all of these years. I use it as a daily affirmation, a special prayer, and also as a balm for stressful times. I’ve shared it with others over the years and am happy to do so again.
“`Holy Spirit, Right Divine Truth Within My Conscience Reign Be My King That I May Be Firmly Bound Forever Free.”’
Linda Kay Barber, Deer Park
“Here are some favorite affirmations from my friend Beth Hatch and I…
1. I am Phil.
2. We are superior to potted meat food product.
3. Sex with us is good.
4. We are a bulwark against communism.
5. We are hot, nice and good.
6. We take prescription drugs.
“Beth and I lived together this summer and had many wonderful affirmations all over our bathroom mirror.”
Chrysia Domingo-Foraste, Spokane
“Living in pain with a bizarre chronic illness makes me borrow Scarlett O’Hara’s famous line, `Tomorrow is another day.’ And sometimes, praises be, tomorrow is less painful and life is more fun!”
Dianne Cook, Spokane
“My favorite affirmation was learned from a Unity minister many years ago and I use it whenever I am upset, angry, depressed.
“It is, `Holy Spirit, deep within me, lift my heart to light and love.”’
Joan Benson, Post Falls
“I’ll stop procrastinating - tomorrow.”
Flossie Burrill, Spokane
“It just doesn’t matter!”
Sheryl Johnson, Medical Lake
“If you think you can, or you think you can’t, you are right!” (I think Henry Ford Sr. came up with that one.)
Eileen A. Bakken, Spokane
“Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.
“Angels fly because they take themselves lightly.”
Betsy Conrath, Spokane
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
Cheryl Costigan, Spirit Lake, Idaho
“Never let reality get in the way of your dreams.”
Richard Dalke, Spokane