Welcome to Life Affirmations,
Choosing Me,
An invitation for you into a little space that belongs entirely to you.
A space to breathe,
To listen,
And remember something that can so easily become lost beneath everything that life asks of us.
And that is that you are here too.
With your feelings,
Your hopes,
Your energy,
Your dreams,
Your needs,
Your life.
We can become so accustomed to responding to everything around us.
That we barely notice how far we have traveled from ourselves.
We care,
We give,
We adapt,
We keep going.
But somewhere amongst all of that,
Your own voice can become quieter.
So we are going to turn towards that voice again.
By making room for you within your own beautiful life.
So take a slow breath in.
And a gentle breath out.
Breathe in.
And as you breathe out,
Release and just feel your body soften.
Shoulders dropping down from your ears.
Your jaw relaxed.
Let your hands rest easily.
And just feel the weight of your body.
Being supported beneath you.
And just simply be here in this moment.
Breathing.
Listening.
Just meeting yourself exactly where you are.
So take a deep breath in.
And slowly release,
Letting go of any more tension or stress.
Make sure you're in your comfy space,
Warm and cozy.
And let's begin with the first affirmation.
So just quietly or out loud to yourself.
Just repeat.
I choose to listen to myself.
Repeat quietly within,
I choose to listen to myself.
And once more,
I choose to listen to myself.
And there is this voice within you that exists beneath all the noise,
Beneath the expectation,
Beneath the endless opinions about what you should do,
How you should feel,
Or where you should be by now.
And this is your own voice.
And maybe you haven't heard it clearly for a while,
And that's okay.
Because listening can begin with something very small.
So what does your body need today?
What feels spacious.
What brings a quiet yes?
From somewhere deep inside.
Just take a breath here.
And simply listen.
You may hear words,
Maybe a feeling.
And just notice that presence itself is listening.
So,
Every time you stop long enough to hear yourself,
You strengthen that relationship within.
And now you choose to listen to yourself.
Take a slow breath in.
And just let it go with a long sigh.
And just repeat silently or out loud.
I choose what nourishes my energy.
Just breathe those words deep into your heart.
I choose what nourishes my energy.
There are things in life that leave us feeling expanded.
And there are those things that quietly diminish us.
It might be people,
Places,
Habits,
Thoughts,
Conversations or even the way we spend our time.
So,
Just imagine for a moment that your energy is so precious.
It is something so worth caring for.
And just reflect on what makes something inside you brighten.
It might be the people with whom you can breathe more freely.
Those places where your shoulders naturally drop.
The music that changes the atmosphere inside you.
And those moments in nature.
When you remembered how good it feels simply to be alive.
And these things really matter.
Because joy matters,
Rest matters,
Peace matters.
And you can choose more of what brings you back to life.
So now just whisper to yourself.
I choose what nourishes my energy.
I welcome more of what makes me feel alive.
And just let yourself feel that for a moment.
Because you are inhabiting your days.
So take a deep breath in.
.
.
And a slow,
Longer exhale out.
And just repeat to yourself.
I choose to honor what feels true for me.
Take a deeper breath in.
And a longer,
Slower breath out.
I choose to honor what feels true for me.
Sometimes we know things before we can explain and that's because your body knows.
It might contract,
It might open or a quiet uneasiness appears.
Or it could be a wonderful sense of recognition that rises within us.
And we don't always have to analyze those moments immediately.
We can just simply notice them.
Because your inner knowing it sometimes just whispers.
This feels right.
This doesn't.
It might whisper,
Stay.
Or move.
Rest.
Begin again.
Wait for a moment.
So just feel yourself turning the volume of the outside world down for just a moment.
And turning the volume of your own knowing slightly higher.
What would you hear?
There is such a wisdom in you.
That has been shaped by every experience that you have lived.
Now you can listen to it.
You can honor.
Now as a whisper to yourself.
I choose to honor what feels true for me.
I give myself permission to change.
Breathe those words deep into your heart.
I give myself permission to change.
Good.
You are a living being.
And living things change.
The trees release their leaves.
Tides move.
Landscapes shift and seasons they turn.
And you,
Too,
Are allowed to become.
Maybe there was something that once fitted you that no longer does.
Maybe one of your dreams has changed.
And a new one has appeared.
You might be discovering a version of yourself you didn't know before.
And you really don't have to apologize for growing,
For learning.
So just take a breath here.
And imagine opening a door.
Don't need to know exactly what lies beyond it.
But just notice the space there.
The possibility.
The invitation.
And repeat out loud or quietly to yourself.
I give myself permission to change.
I give myself permission to grow.
I give myself permission to begin again.
My needs,
My dreams,
And my inner voice.
Have a wonderful place in my life.
And just let this one arrive slowly within.
My needs.
My dreams.
And my inner voice.
Have a wonderful place in my life.
Beautiful.
And this is not about some day.
Not about when everything else has been taken care of,
But this is about now,
Right now in this moment.
Sometimes choosing yourself just begins with 20 quiet minutes.
For a walk,
A creative idea that you finally followed.
Or maybe a place that you've been longing to visit.
A morning that is spent slowly.
Relaxing.
A dream that he stopped mentioning because it seemed impractical.
Just what part of you has been waiting patiently to be invited back into your beautiful life?
So just see that part of you stepping forward now.
Maybe it is a playful you.
A creative youth.
And adventurous you.
Or maybe even just a peaceful one.
You,
You are curious,
You are wild,
Tender,
Hopeful.
Just simply recognize it now.
And there you are.
You haven't forgotten.
Let's repeat again,
My needs,
My dreams,
And my inner voice have a wonderful place in my life.
And I so trust myself.
To choose what is right for me.
Take a full breath in.
And slowly release.
I trust myself to choose what is right for me.
Just remember that self-trust doesn't mean always knowing.
It doesn't mean never changing your mind.
Self-trust can be much gentler than that.
It can mean knowing that whatever comes,
You will meet yourself right there.
You will listen You will adjust,
You will learn,
And you will find another way if you need to.
Just think for a moment of everything that you have already moved through.
All those moments you once wondered how you would navigate.
And somehow,
Here you are.
Breathing.
Becoming.
Discovery.
And this is such evidence of your strength.
Written throughout your life.
And just let yourself remember that.
And just repeat quietly.
I trust myself to choose what is right for me.
I choose the life.
That is asking to be lived through me.
Just feel the echo of those words throughout your being.
Now you see yourself standing at the edge of a wide open landscape.
The sky is enormous.
The air feels fresh.
And there is simply space here.
Possibilities.
And within you is the realization.
I am still here.
And just remember that there are so many mornings that you haven't seen yet.
People that you haven't met.
Laughter that you haven't laughed.
Ideas that you haven't imagined.
Places where your feet haven't walked.
And moments of beauty that haven't happened yet.
There is such a still,
Beautiful life waiting to meet you.
Just let those words move through you.
I choose the life that is asking to be lived through me.
This is yours,
At your pace,
Your values,
Your beautiful heart,
Your way.
So take a deep breath.
Feel the aliveness of that breath entering you.
And as you breathe out,
Just see yourself stepping gently onto that path.
One step.
So you don't need the whole map.
You just choose you.
And now this affirmation.
Maybe it is the simplest or the most powerful.
Just place a hand over your heart.
Feel yourself beneath your palms.
Your warmth,
Your heartbeat,
Your presence and just repeat to yourself.
Today I choose me.
And again.
Today I choose me.
And choosing yourself doesn't mean loving anyone else less.
It just means including yourself.
In the beautiful love.
You so freely give.
So include yourself in your own kindness.
Your own patience,
In your own plans,
In your own life.
So just breathe.
I choose my peace.
I choose my joy.
I choose my voice.
I choose my one precious life.
I choose me.
Wonderful.
And now just feel.
Feel your body breathing.
Feel the quiet rhythm of your heart.
And feel the simple truth of your own presence.
You are here.
And now you have made a loving decision for you.
One moment of listening.
One small yes to yourself.
Now just begin to notice the surroundings around you,
The sounds,
The air against your skin.
Roll your shoulders if that feels good and give yourself a gentle stretch.
Before you open your eyes,
Just make yourself one quiet promise.
I will not disappear from my own life.
And when you're ready just gently and slowly open your eyes.
Welcome back.
So thank you so much for sharing this beautiful affirmation practice with me.
And as you move into the rest of your day,
Just keep listening for those small moments when life asks,
What do you choose?
And remember that you can answer me.
I choose me.
Namaste,
My friend.
