Affirmations For Educators And Teachers Starting Their Day

I am Ashley, a Brooklyn-based public school Assistant Principal serving students with special needs and their teachers. To be honest, working in schools can be stressful at times. Self-talk has an incredible amount of influence. I use affirmations to empower myself and commit to a practice that I can return to through the day as many times as I need to throughout the day.

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My name is Ashley Tucker and I serve as assistant principal at a special education middle school in Brooklyn,

New York.

I'm going to be honest,

My job can bring stress and problems to solve.

I start my day with affirmations and intentional practices because I know many different things are going to come my way,

Regardless of how much I love my staff and students.

Affirmations help me reduce my anxiety and increase my positive self-talk as I go into the day.

First,

Let's start with some cleansing breaths.

Just breathing in through the nose,

Holding your breath at the top,

And exhale through the mouth and a sigh.

Let's do that again.

Inhale,

Hold,

And release.

Inhale,

Hold,

And release.

Now I'm going to share some words that I use to affirm myself as I start my school day.

I remind myself of my power and I make sure I believe in it.

You can repeat after me,

To yourself,

Or out loud,

Or just listen.

Just be here now.

I am grateful for this day.

I have the freedom to choose my intention for today.

I will treat myself with patience and care.

I am equipped.

I am not attached to perfection.

Every experience is an opportunity for learning.

I am doing enough.

The work that I do matters.

I can come back to the breath if I find myself in any stressful situation.

I believe in myself and my abilities.

I center joy in my practice whenever possible.

While I cannot control what is happening around me,

I can be a home for myself.

Thank you for seeking out practices that bring you joy,

Support,

And community.

I hope that you come back to the breath,

Come back to words of affirmation as often as you need throughout your day.

Have a great one.