Take the 30 Day Affirmation Challenge!
Habits we train are habits we gain
Do you feel unappreciated? Do you feel like all you do is argue about your husband’s ex or his kids? Do you feel confused and out of sorts as a stepmom?
If you answered yes to one or all those questions, then you’ll definitely want to tune into The Stepmom’s Toolbox Radio Show. Erin and I spent thirty minutes with Tricia Powe and we focused on two key self-care components: Self-Assessments and Affirmations.
Tricia’s tips are awesome! Go ahead, listen to the show – I’ll wait.
What did you think? Did you hear our challenge? Are you willing to take on 30 Days of Affirmations?
Why 30 days? Because it takes about 30 days to create a new habit. Why should affirmations become a new habit? For starters, you may not be hearing all the warm and fuzzy words from your husband. Or from your inner circle. So you have to affirm your self.
And it’s important that you write your affirmations down. So, grab a stack of index cards. You can write the same affirmations on multiple cards and keep those cards anywhere you’ll see them the most – keep one on your night stand, tape one to your bathroom mirror, your computer monitor, your fridge. Keep one in your purse and keep one in the car. Your affirmation cards should be the first thing you read in the morning and the last thing you read at night.
Sound hokey? I do it. And it works. It’s important you say the affirmations to yourself, so that you hear the words you want others to say to you. Your unconscious mind doesn’t distinguish if it’s you saying these words or someone else.
What are some affirmations you can write down and say to yourself?
- I am aware she is in a place of hurt and I’m not taking what she says or does personally.
- I am emotionally healthy.
- I am a great parent.
- I am an awesome wife.
- I treat people with respect.
- I have healthy boundaries.
- I am a kind and loving person.
Raise your hand or leave a comment and let me know if you’ll be joining Erin and me on our 30 Day Affirmation Challenge!
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I’ll be taking on this challenge, Peggy. As soon as I typed that in the radio chat room last night, I closed the wrong tab…which meant I missed the rest of the session. I’ll be listening to it again and trying this out.
Count me in! This is a great compliment to the “Don’t Take Things Personally Challenge” that I’m currently doing. As I work on not taking things personally, I am identifing triggers that get me upset. Now I can work on those triggers with the 30 day affirmation challenge.
While I feel affirmed as a wife and mom I do not feel so as a stepmom. Even though my husband is great at telling me how hard he sees me working and how proud he is of me, I still long for that affirmation from the girls. I am going to affirm what I do as a stepmom w/ this challenge and assess my triggers and what I can do differently to have an inner peace.
Because I am a custodial smom, I don’t have that quiet time that Tricia mentioned so I’m going to deem Sunday as “Self-Assessment Sunday” where I give myself permission to sit with my journal and a hot cup of java for 1 full hour and assess myself.
Thanks again. I’ll be up and running on my challenge tomorrow. You can view and comment at http://wordpress.cafesmom.com/
Heather
Count me in too. I am starting to realize that if I am strong and well equipped, everybody benefits. That was a huge affirmation for me that went a long way.
I agree with Heather, it is a great follow up on the do not take it personal challenge.
I so tend to only look at what I can improve and forget what I already can do well, duh. Improvement is good but can be very daunting if that is all you see.
Love Wilma
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