Remember the old Beatles song, “When you find yourself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me speaking words of wisdom…” When you find yourself in times of trouble, what do you say to yourself? What goes round and round in your head?
When something happens to us that we label as “bad”: we lose our job, our spouse leaves us, our investments collapse, we get sick, what does our inner voice say? There are many things in life that we cannot control; Aside from the three examples above, there are hurricanes, earthquakes, drunk drivers, to name a few. What we tell ourselves when these things happen is something they can check.
You can write your own affirmations, but you can also use prayers and quotes from your favorite spiritual tradition to guide you, center you, and return you to a positive and open state of being. At first, he must consciously remember to repeat these Spiritual Affirmations during “good” times so that they become part of his internal repertoire; then he can turn to them in times of need.
Throughout my life I have collected these Spiritual Affirmations from many sources, hopefully I will remember where and from whom I learned them. In this article, I will mention only non-religious quotes. I have used these affirmations myself and given them to clients to work with. These are just some of my favorites, in other articles I will mention some more.
- “I dress myself with a mantle of Light composed of the Love, Power and Wisdom of God, not only for my protection, but so that all those who come into contact with it will be drawn to God and Healed.” This is a good statement when protection is needed. I read this in a book by Isabel Hickey many years ago and have used it ever since.
- “Whatever happens to me, whatever torments me and makes me descend from the luminous spheres of the Spirit, my divine origin is an eternal reality, even if it is hidden in the depths of the soul.” This is from Rudolf Steiner.
- “I choose to be a pioneer of the future and free myself from being a prisoner of my past.” This came from a talk that Deepak Chopra gave.
- “I have the strength, the depth, the ability, the wisdom, the will, the love and the purpose, I will prevail.” Adapted from a quote by Jean Shinola Bolen
- “Every decision I make is a choice between a grievance and a miracle. I let go of grievances and choose miracles.” deepak chopra
We don’t see the big picture when we are in the midst of turmoil. So go ahead and write these Spiritual Affirmations on index cards and take them with you. Memorize them and repeat them when you catch yourself having an automatic negative self-talk and notice if you feel different when you repeat them. I would love for you to share your findings with me.
© 2010 Patzia Gonzalez