Self-reflection is an essential part of personal and spiritual growth and transformation. When you take the time to think about, evaluate, and meditate on your behaviors, thoughts, attitudes, motivations, desires, and experiences, you gain perspective and self-awareness. In my article 7 Positive Journaling Techniques for Conscious Creators, I pointed out that focusing your attention on the positive aspects of your life helps to train your thoughts into a better feeling place and empowers you to create your best life. With that in mind, I created 62 journal prompts for positive self-reflection to help you focus on the good things about yourself and your life. “Reflection is a deeper form of…
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Core Values: Your Compass for a Happier Life
A version of this post was originally published on January 1, 2016 under the title How to Clarify Your Values and updated on January 17, 2023. In addition to practicing self-love and knowing you are worthy, honoring your core values is key to creating and living a happy, satisfying life. Identifying your values helps you get clear on the essence of what you want and will serve as your compass for living a happier life. “When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.” - Roy Disney What Are Core Values? Values represent what matters to you in life and your core values are those things that matter…
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16 Tips to Increase Your Self-Worth
“Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy.” – Wayne Dyer There are many words to describe how we feel about ourselves: self-love, self-esteem, self-compassion, self-acceptance, self-respect, self-confidence, self-care, and so on. But the foundation, and what may be the most vital “self-” concept of them all is self-worth. What is self-worth? The dictionary defines self-worth as having a sense of one’s own value or worth as a person. It’s the feeling of being good enough and the level of importance we place on ourselves. Self worth comes from within and is a fundamental part of our being. The way we think, what we believe, the emotions…
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The Art of Self-Love
“Loving yourself means accepting yourself as you are right now.” – Orin What is Self-Love? Simply, self-love is the love of one’s self. Self‐love is appreciating who you are, feeling good about yourself, directing loving thoughts inward, and taking care of yourself through your actions. Additionally, many people reference self-esteem, self respect, self regard and self care as important components of self-love. Each of us may have slightly different ideas of what self‐love is and what it looks like for ourselves. Regardless of the differences, it’s important to become familiar with your interpretation of self‐love. What Does Self-Love Feel Like? Think of something or someone you love completely and unconditionally.…
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Why You Procrastinate
According to Carol Look in Stop Feeling Lazy: How to Break The Procrastination Cycle Once And For All, there are four reasons why we procrastinate, all of which serve the basic human need to feel safe. She says procrastination keeps us safe in some way and protects us from an outcome we fear. It takes no effort, no special skills, no conscious thought, and is a status quo arising from inactivity. She says “When we procrastinate, we don’t have to do anything, really, except exist.” There are essentially four reasons why we procrastinate: 1. Project Not “Ripe” Yet If you’re lacking motivation or inspiration and can’t line up the energy…
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35 Journal Prompts to Explore Your “Self”
One of the most important elements of living a life you love includes loving and accepting your “Self”. The following journal prompts will guide you in exploring different aspects of your “Self” so that you can become clear on how you see yourself now and who you aspire to become. The areas of “Self” you will explore are: Your self-image is your idea of your abilities, appearance, and personality. These ideas form a collective representation of your assets (strengths) and liabilities (weaknesses) as you see them. Your beliefs about yourself always starts with an “I” statement – “I am lovable.” Self-limiting beliefs, such as, “I am not lovable,” are negative…
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Create Your Ideal Self in 4 Easy Steps
“The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.” – Deepak Chopra If you want to manifest your dream life, who would you need to become to be in harmony with that ideal life? Who is your Ideal Self? Your Ideal Self is the description of the person that you would very much like to be if you could embody the qualities that you most aspire to. There are four steps involved in creating your Ideal Self. Let’s move through each step: 1. Create a blueprint for your ideal life. Once you know what you want your future to look like, you’ll have a clearer…
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57 Affirmations for Personal Freedom
“Freedom is an inner feeling. It is the ability to choose what you want. It is the knowledge that you are the captain of the ship. Freedom is knowing that you own your own life, that you are the one in charge. Freedom is essential for joy, for anywhere you feel trapped or that someone has taken away your rights, you cannot experience joy.” – Orin – Sanaya Roman When I was a teenager I was obsessed with butterflies. For me, they represented freedom which, even at a young age, I knew was my birthright. Many years later, it is still my number one core value. Abraham-Hicks says, “The basis…
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85 Personal Power Affirmations
Personal power relates to taking control of your life and pursuing your dreams and desires with confidence and passion. It is more of an attitude or state of mind than an attempt to control others and is based on self-realization, vision, competence, strength, and positive personal qualities. The following affirmations will help you to acquire this mindset so that you stay focused on your goals and intentions and start living the life you really want to live. 1. I trust myself to make the best decisions for me 2. Today I choose to be good to myself 3. I am powerful, loving, and balanced at all times 4. I choose…
