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13. Attitude of Gratitude Positive Affirmations

— Present Tense Affirmations —

I have an attitude of gratitude

My thoughts are focused on positivity and thankfulness

I am sincerely grateful and this attracts positivity into my life

I take time to be grateful for something as simple as a blue sky or the sound of laughter

I am grateful for my family

I am grateful for all my material possessions

I am thankful for simply being alive

My life is full of so many things to be grateful for

Each Morning I give thanks for another day of life

I am grateful for all the positive things that are still yet to come my way

— Future Tense Affirmations —

I am developing an attitude of gratitude

I will be thankful for each day of my life

I am beginning to feel a deep sense of gratitude for all the wonderful things in my life

I will strive to appreciate everything

I am transforming into someone who is always focused on positivity and gratitude

I am starting to feel more gratitude for the things I used to take for granted

Others have been noticing that I am much more positive and appreciative

Having an attitude of gratitude is starting to feel more natural and normal

My attitude of gratitude grows stronger with each passing day

I will always be thankful for whatever life brings my way

— Natural Affirmations —

An attitude of gratitude comes naturally to me

I just naturally have an attitude of gratitude

My mind is always effortlessly focused on positivity and thankfulness

Gratitude is something I just naturally feel all the time

Thankfulness, appreciation, and sincere gratitude are all important parts of who I am

I find it easy to maintain an attitude of gratitude even in difficult situations

I am the kind of person who just always appreciates whatever life brings my way

I find it easy to take time each day to take a moment and feel sincere gratitude

An attitude of gratitude is the key to manifesting a better life for myself

I love the feeling of being deeply grateful for something as simple as a hug from a friend

12. Improve Visualization Positive Affirmations

— Present Tense Affirmations —

I am improving my visualization skills

I am able to visualize in high detail

I have total control over my visualizations

Sight, sound, taste and smell are all things that I can easily visualize

My mind is clear and focused on visualizing success

I visualize positive change and manifest it into reality

I always visualize in maximum detail

I use visualization to manifest massive success

I easily visualize the feelings and emotions associated with reaching my goals

I use the power of visualization to manifest the life I want

— Future Tense Affirmations —

I will improve my visualization skills

My visualization skills are beginning to improve

I will shape my reality with intensely vivid visualization

I am transforming my mind with the power of visualization

I am beginning to effortlessly visualize the reality I wish to create

will use visualization to achieve my goals and live a life of success and abundance

I am transforming into someone who has a natural visualization ability

Each day I visualize in higher and higher detail

My visualizations are becoming stronger and more powerful

I will use visualization to reprogram my subconscious

— Natural Affirmations —

My mind is focused and clear when I visualize

Visualization is just a normal part of my every day life

I naturally visualize in high detail

Colors, sounds, tastes and smells are easy for me to visualize

Visualization strengthens my subconscious and prepares me for success

I find it easy to focus my mind and visualize the achievement of my goals

Visualization comes naturally to me

I find it easy to control my visualizations at will

I can use visualization to effortlessly attract whatever I want

I use visualization to program my thoughts and beliefs as I see fit

After a while, you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning
And company doesn’t mean security,
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts,
And presents aren’t promises.
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open,
With the grace of an adult
Not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build all your roads on today
Because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans
And futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
After awhile, you learn
That even the sunshine burns if you get too much.
So you plant your own garden, decorate your own soul,
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure…
…That you really are strong
And you really do have worth.
And you learn and learn.
With every new change you learn.

My mind wonders
What the day will bring
Loose plans are made
In a while, later in the day
An ever present task at hand

What goodness
Can I leave
A simple smile
A nod of respect
To a stranger’s glance
An encouraging word
To a friend in need
A prayer of health
To all in pain
Practicing tolerance,
Kindness, and appreciating beauty
In all things
I wonder what this day will bring?

BP & ME # 2

The journey called Bipolar disorder is no typical journey that just anyone takes, yes a lot of people have it a lot worse in their lives, some a lot better. But I speak of the journey we are taking together. This journey is complex and challenging yet a learning experience, it can ruin relationships, marriages, careers, and ones self worth, and zap us of our inner strength. At times it is overwhelming all consuming and we preserve each day. Yes, it will knock us down, beat us up, rob us, and threaten us. And attempt to destroy us after time But we preserve each day, we may fall down but we get up again and again. This is survival at its best!

They say you can not pick your relatives but you can pick your friends. Friends are something you can not buy in a store or wish for. They are special bonds woven through similar experiences, struggles, challenged, heart aches, as well as success and unforgettable memories. We need to treasure our friends they can be our support life Davies when family just don’t understand. Friends listen, never judge you or tell you that they don’t care. We all need friends just as we need air to breathe.

You will have a better tomorrow if only you think about today. You will not have a good day if you just sit around and think of yesterday. Out BP journey is like a domino effect. We get through yesterday, put that day in the past move on through today and work through it. Tomorrow what it can bring to us is fresh and new and the beginning of the day’s possibilities. Always look forward to tomorrow and what it may bring us as you travel through the peaks and valleys and when you reach that peak hang on, because the view at the top is much brighter.

When sadness knocks at your door don’t answer it! It will leave and when happiness knocks answer it and bring it into your life. Do not be frightened when it leaves when you least expect it, it shall return. The journey continues to walk the road of challenge, adversity, and obstacles. Even when the odds are against us we continue to go on with complete effort. Never stop trying and we will never feel there is no chance to win. And if we face the right direction on this road that has been given to us we have to keep going, no matter how difficult this road may be, we may feel despair, loneliness, and be afraid but we will not falter and we may not be there yet but we are much closer as of yesterday and what we get by reaching our destination is not nearly as vital of what we will find and whom we may become when we do.

Moving forward not looking back is key to continue on this journey. Yes, we have made it mistakes burned a lot of bridges but who hasn’t. Learning to live and forgive oneself is the first step towards moving forward. We have difficult times during this BP journey and we may at times feel we are so alone, so different and cannot give anymore but we have and continue to do so. For its not the BP which defined us as who we are, nor will we let it control our lives. Our relationship with BP is not a close one, nor do we want it to be, but the relationship we have with ourselves is an important one. Loving ourselves, understanding ourselves! What we are about and who we are. The BP life is a journey we take every day.

Whether we notice or not all things in life are connected some way. We live with the intention to live and continue to learn. The doors of our lives that we open today will decide the lives we live. As we look back life is different yet it stays the same, everything is relative, and all the struggles, fears, hopes and dreams will return again, for life always changes, just as quickly as it remains the same. But the difference is with each return we always have a hope of a new day for a chance at a better life. The journey of life is connected and everything is relative for the strength and hope will continue to return. 

J. McAvoy