The World’s Best Places to Marvel at the Northern Lights

By
Adam East
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For those who live in the Southern Hemisphere, aurora borealis, or the northern lights, is a phenomenon only seen in photographs or on video. Unless we’ve been lucky enough to be within the prime viewing zone — from latitudes 65 to 72 in the Northern Hemisphere — sometime between November and March, seeing these amazing natural lights is impossible.

Created by solar winds interacting with the Earth’s magnetic fields, the northern lights are best viewed on clear, cold nights — away from any other type of light. While the best possible viewing spot is in the remote Arctic regions, away from all civilization, heading to the North Pole isn’t exactly practical for the average traveller.

The good news, though, is that there are some slightly less far-flung destinations that afford a nearly ideal vantage point for seeing the lights — and a few other interesting attractions.

Norway

Aurora above my head by Stefan Hefele
Aurora above my head by
Stefan Hefele

Several locations in Scandinavia offer prime light viewing. For those who want to stay close to civilization — or at least a fast-growing city — Bodø is close to two national parks and several nature reserves that offer the ideal viewing conditions for the northern lights. While the burgeoning arts and culture scene and gourmet food are also draws, Bodø is just 33 km away from Saltstraumen, the world’s fastest maelstrom.

If you want a more rustic experience, head farther north to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. This is not a trip for the faint of heart, as Svalbard is the world’s northernmost settlement and located 1,600 kilometres from mainland Norway, well within the Arctic Circle, but the views of aurora borealis here are unmatched.

Yukon, Canada

Night in Yukon by Hikaru

Canada’s smallest province offers unspoiled natural beauty and unobstructed views of the northern lights. The lights have been seen here as early as September and all the way until April, but the prime viewing time is January through March. In the capital city of Whitehorse, you can view the lights at the Northern Lights Viewing Centre, a high-tech facility that offers information about the lights as well as ideal viewing conditions. When you’re not staring at the night sky, you can spend your days snowmobiling, dogsledding and ice fishing, or combine a trip to Whitehorse with a visit to Vancouver for less rustic amenities and activities.

Abisko, Sweden

Aurora borealis by Imagea

Scientifically speaking, Abisko, in Sweden’s Lapland, is the ideal viewing site for the northern lights, in some part due to the “blue hole of Abisko,” an area where the skies always remain clear regardless of the weather surrounding it. As in Canada, the Abisko Sky Station offers a viewing station protected from the cold where you can see the lights and learn more about them. Many travellers combine a visit to Abisko with a stay at the world-famous Icehotel outside of Kiruna.

Alaska

The Symphony of Northern Lights by
Noppawat “Tom”

Away from the city lights of Fairbanks, within the Alaskan wilderness, you are virtually guaranteed to see the northern lights. In fact, if you visit between December and March and stay for three days, the Fairbanks Visitors Bureau predicts that you have an 80 per cent chance of seeing the lights; you also have a very good chance of seeing the lights during the spring and fall equinoxes or during a new moon. For a horizon-to-horizon view of the lights, head to Ester Dome, or visit the Aurora Borealis Lodge 32 kilometres outside of town for a warm and comfortable view.

Other places around the world

Spots in Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Greenland, for example — offer prime viewing opportunities, and there have been reports of the lights being seen in Scotland and the northernmost continental U.S. For the most awe-inspiring views, though, you’ll need to head to one of these more remote locations. If viewing the lights is high on your list of “must-do” life experiences though, making the trip to the hinterlands of Scandinavia or Canada will be well worth the time and expense.

Aurora @ Hólm – Iceland

About the Author: Growing up in Canada, writer Justine Donnelly witnessed the aurora borealis on a few occasions. Justine now lives in Australia and is saving for a trip to the Icehotel.


Banyan Tree Ungasan Bali in Indonesia

By
Adam East
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The Banyan Tree Ungasan Bali is located on the island of Bali in Indonesia.

With the luxury of both mountains and beaches, the resort is magnificently decorated and boasts of stunning views over the ocean and surrounding vegetation.

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Banyan Tree Ungasan Bali in Indonesia:

“Set high on the cliffs near to the Uluwatu Temple, Banyan Tree Ungasan brings definitive fine cliff top living to the renowned beach island of Bali.

With unrivalled panoramic views of the Indian Ocean, Banyan Tree Ungasan features distinct traditional Balinese touches that blend seamlessly with the mystic charm of its natural surroundings.

The hotel architecture is reminiscent of a traditional Balinese village, while its layout is such as to maximise the space on the cliffside and to offer unparalleled ocean views.

To pay homage to the local tradition, the resort was designed along the “kaja-kelod”, the axis from North to South separating the mountain and sea.

The mix of open and enclosed spaces further accentuates the dramatic vistas. The experience of arriving and the journey to your villa reveals a surprising variety of architectural forms.

Each of the elegant villas combines high quality craftsmanship with contemporary Balinese architecture and exquisite garden design, against a backdrop of panoramic ocean views.

Water bubbles softly, whether in the lobby or in the villas, to create areas of calmness and retreat. In this environment, it adds a playful and dynamic thread throughout the resort.”


How to Get Motivated When You’ve Already Run Out of Motivation

By
Adam East
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Have you ever noticed that sometimes it can be incredibly difficult to stay positive and motivated?

Perhaps you’re not getting the results you expected for your goals.

Or maybe you’re getting results, just not the celebratory kind or magnitude you expected.

Perhaps you’ve been trying to achieve a certain goal for a while now and everything is simply taking longer than you thought it would.

Under these common circumstances it’s perfectly understandable that your patience might be beginning to wear a bit thin

And surely you won’t give up on your goals (after all, quitters never win). But, again, it’s definitely understandable if the roaring enthusiasm you once had for them is slowly dwindling.

Well, don’t worry, you’re not alone.

Because the truth is that almost ALL worthy goals and dreams take longer to bring into fruition than we initially expect (which means everyone experiences dwindling motivation after sustained work, at some point or another).

But, as long as you stick with your plans and goals – and remain true to yourself – your dreams WILL come into fruition.

That’s why it’s so important that you don’t give up. But to actually stick with it you’re going to need to keep yourself motivated.

So, the question becomes: How on earth do you stay motivated after you’ve been working toward your goals for a while, yet still haven’t actually achieved them?

Here are 3 surefire ways to keep your motivation high, even during those dreadful slump periods where you’re ready to call it quits:

1. Be honest with yourself

Now’s the time to take stock of your efforts so far.

Ask yourself:

  • What has actually worked up until now?
  • What’s giving good results?
  • What’s giving no results?
  • What’s giving results that you’re not really happy with because you think these results are too small?
  • What can be done to improve or increase currently working results?
  • What are some new methods or approaches for achieving your desired goals that you haven’t tried yet?

Write down the answers to these questions. Doing so will give you some much-needed clarity (and some surprising, newly invigorated motivation).

More importantly, taking stock of your efforts so far will show you what you should do more of, what you should stop doing for now (or do less of), and what new, unchartered approaches are available to you moving forward.

2. Switch it up

If motivation’s dwindling, one thing you can do is step back and take some time away from what you’ve been doing for a while.

Often, the clarity we need is obscured by constant action…meaning that sometimes, the only way to get the clarity you need to move forward is by doing the counterintuitive thing: Taking a break.

And while you’re at it, during your break do something you know you’re really good at and always successful at. This will give you the confidence boost (and motivation boost) you crave when it comes time to revisit your long-term goals.

3. Remember, everything happens for your benefit

Often, when things aren’t going exactly as we planned (meaning our way) we feel frustrated, angry, sad, or hurt and motivation decreases accordingly. That’s why it’s key to remember during these times that everything that happens in our lives usually serves an ultimately positive purpose.

The world is not out to get you…if anything the world is fully supportive of your desire to succeed. And the fact that you have that desire to succeed means something (because a lot of people don’t have it at all).

So, take it easy.

Just because things are panning out differently than we might expect doesn’t mean they’re worse (often they’re actually better).

Keeping this in mind will give you the strength, courage, and creativity you need as you go for your goals and dreams…whatever they may be.

Now it’s your turn: What often deflates your motivation and what do you do to regain it when that happens?


75 Reasons You’re Unhappy (And 75 Solutions)

By
Adam East
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“Man is not made for defeat.” – Ernest Hemingway

Circumstance is our scapegoat. But it’s not the culprit. Because reality is but a perception, a trick of the mind. Influenced – but certainly not controlled – byexternal situations. We’re unhappy because we allow ourselves to be.
Often we plant our own seeds of discontent. Sometimes we realize it, but most of the time, the seeds take root and begin to blossom completely unbeknownst to us. Until it’s too late.

Until the seed is a tree.

Unhappiness stems from many different things, but it’s within our power to eliminate. So let’s pull it up by the roots.

  1. Desire – “When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself – Oh yes, I already have everything that I really need.” – Dalai Lama
  2. Loneliness – “Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.” – Paul Tillich
  3. Materialism – “An attitude to life which seeks fulfillment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth – in short, materialism – does not fit into this world because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while the environment in which it is placed is strictly limited.” – E.F. Schumacher
  4. You wish you were someone else – “The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.” – Lao Tzu
  5. You don’t make time – “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”Michael Jordan
  6. You surround yourself with the wrong people (unhappy people) – “Surround yourself with good people. Whether they’re the best or not, people are capable of learning if they’ve got good hearts and good souls.” – Kid Rock
  7. You haven’t found your purpose – “Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity since it is the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.” – Ayn Rand
  8. You compare yourself to others – “When you stop comparing what is right here and now with what you wish were, you can begin to enjoy what is.” – Cheri Huber
  9. You’re being someone you’re not – “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest achievement.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  10. You’re stuck in the past – “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha
  11. You’re stuck in the future – “The future starts today, not tomorrow.” Pope John Paul II
  12. You’re unhealthy  – “The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.” – Deepak Chopra
  13. You’re negative – “Quit thinking that you must halt before the barrier of your inner negativity. You need not. You can crash through… whenever we see a negative state, that is where we can destroy it.” – Vernon Howard
  14. You’re irresponsible – “In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
  15. You’re a perfectionist – “I’m a perfectionist. I can’t help it, I get really upset with myself if I fail in the least.” – Justin Timberlake
  16. You’re afraid of failure – “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
  17. You’re insecure – “The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.” Erich Fromm
  18. You’re in debt – “A man in debt is so far a slave.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  19. You seek validation – “Choose yourself.” – Seth Godin
  20. You have a get mentality – “A few people, not many, but a few, take. They take the best education they can get, pushing teachers for more, finding things to do, exploring non-defined niches. They take more courses than the minimum, they invent new projects and they show up with questions. What have you taken today?” – Seth Godin
  21. You don’t pick yourself – “You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know what to do. And you are the guy who’ll describe where to go.” – Dr. Seuss
  22. You’re unskilled – I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life.” – Dean Koontz
  23. You neglect personal relationships  – “Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where trust is, love can flourish.” – Barbara Smith
  24. You procrastinate – “Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off til tomorrow what you can do today.” – Lord Chesterfield
  25. You don’t give enough – “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward
  26. You don’t receive enough – “Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don’t go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won’t laugh at you.” – Jim Rohn
  27. You try to control everything – “As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.” – Emmanuel Teney
  28. You hold grudges – “I’ve had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you’re carrying a grudge, they’re out dancing.” – Buddy Hackett
  29. You play by the rules – “If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.” Katharine Hepburn
  30. You’re unrealistic – “I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.” – Walt Disney
  31. Your professional expectations are out of line with reality – “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu
  32. You’re not learning – “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” – Henry Ford
  33. You have unrealized dreams – “Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” – Winston Churchill
  34. You’re bored – “The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purposes.” – Susan Sontag
  35. You’re too busy – “If work and leisure are soon to be subordinated to this one utopian principle – absolute busyness – then utopia and melancholy will come to coincide: an age without conflict will dawn, perpetually busy – and without consciousness.” Gunther Grass
  36. You don’t sleep enough – “I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?” – Ernest Hemingway
  37. You don’t spend enough time alone – “Solitude is the place of purification.” – Martin Buber
  38. You spend too much time alone – “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” – Kurt Vonnegut
  39. You’re acting (you pretend to be happy when you aren’t) – “I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don’t hurt me, because it is me. If it was not me, if I was pretending to be someone else, then this could unbalance my world, but I know who I am.” – Paulo Coelho
  40. You’re jealous (of people who are happy) – “Don’t waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind.” – Mary Schmich
  41. You don’t take the time to actually set goals – “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” – Tony Robbins
  42. You never act on your dreams – All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
  43. You’re dependent – “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” Denis Waitley
  44. You can’t accept happiness (don’t think you deserve it) – “We all of us deserve happiness or none of us does.” – Mary Gordon
  45. You’re always one step away (you think the next step will finally do it for you) – “Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” – Erich Fromm
  46. You ignore opportunities – “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Jefferson
  47. You’re complacent – “Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.” – Aesop
  48. You hate your job – “Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
  49. You’re with the wrong person – “People are not perfect… very often the relationships that are strongest are those where people have worked through big crises, but they’ve had to work through them. So the challenge to us is to work through that.” – Patricia Hewitt
  50. You have no spiritual life – “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.” – Buddha
  51. You do not provide any value (to others) – “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein
  52. You’re lazy – “Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.” – Lord Chesterfield
  53. You have no excitement – “If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life – that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment – that would be the perfect state.” – Cate Blanchett
  54. You don’t belong – “By building relations we create a source of love and personal pride and belonging that makes living in a chaotic world easier.” – Susan Lieberman
  55. You have no real friends – “Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” – Oprah Winfrey
  56. You’re afraid of yourself – “I’m sure not afraid of success and I’ve learned not to be afraid of failure. The only thing I’m afraid of now is of being someone I don’t like much.” – Anna Quindlen
  57. You mistake structure for control – “As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.” – Emmanuel Teney
  58. You don’t live where you are – “Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.” – Denis Waitley
  59. You over-complicate life – “Truth is, I’ll never know all there is to know about you just as you will never know all there is to know about me. Humans are by nature too complicated to be understood fully. So, we can choose either to approach our fellow human beings with suspicion or to approach them with an open mind, a dash of optimism and a great deal of candour.” – Tom Hanks
  60. You don’t focus – “One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.” – Tony Robbins
  61. You care too much about what others think – “I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether it’s shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it’s a physical block, and the story of a person overcoming that block to their best self. It’s truly inspiring because I think all of us are engaged in that every day.” – Tom Hooper
  62. You lack gratitude – “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” – Denis Waitley
  63. You don’t relax – “To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.” – Alan Watts
  64. You don’t take risks – “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T.S. Elliot
  65. You limit yourself – “The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.” – Helen Keller
  66. You limit others – “Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
  67. You’re impatient – “Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.” Robert Schuller
  68. You don’t have a hobby – “Artists usually don’t make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.” – Linus Torvalds
  69. You commute too far – “I’m very fortunate in that I don’t have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don’t have to commute, so I have much more time with my family.” Kazuo Ishiguro
  70. You don’t like your town/city – “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” – George Burns
  71. You don’t have a dog – “Any dog under 50lbs is a cat, and cats are worthless.” – Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation
  72. You equate comfort with happiness – “Western culture has things a little backwards right now. We think that if we had every comfort available to us, we’d be happy. We equate comfort with happiness. And now we’re so comfortable we’re miserable. There’s no struggle in our lives. No sense of adventure. We get in a car, we get in an elevator, it all comes easy. What I’ve found is that I’m never more alive than when I’m pushing and I’m in pain, and I’m struggling for high achievement, and in that struggle I think there’s a magic.” – Dean Karnazes
  73. You’re self-absorbed – “To attempt to advise conceited people is like whistling against the wind.” – Thomas Hood
  74. You’re out of shape – “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” – JFK
  75. You don’t love yourself – “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball

We let ourselves slip into unhappiness – it is not thrust upon us.

Therefore it is within our control to defeat it… and be happy.

Happiness is not an end. It’s not an elusive object, always slightly out of reach. At least it does not have to be.

Happiness is a process, a muscle we must exercise. So let’s stop putting it off until tomorrow and get down and dirty right now.

Let’s be happy.


Photo-manipulations like pencil art by Tullius Heuer

By
Adam East
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Pencil art simulations with photo manipulation technique, interesting work by Brazilian artist Tullius Heuer, done in Photoshop.

Pencil art Don't leave me...
Don’t leave me…

Pencil art I'm not a trash
I’m not a trash

Pencil art Taking life
Pencil art Taking life

Photoshop technique Blow job
Blow

Photoshop technique Express Cofee
Express Cofee

Photoshop technique Ocean's secret
Ocean’s secret

Photoshop technique Toilet paper
Toilet paper

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Murdered

Wildlife by Piper Mackay

By
Adam East
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Piper Mackay is a world, wildlife and cultural photographer, based in Long Beach, California. She believes compelling visual images help to protect what is right in the world. Her work takes her to very remote locations, living cross culturally in the villages and environments that she is documenting.

Her work is heavily concentrated on the African continent, a land she fell in love with when she first touched foot on it’s rich red soil. Her passion for the natural world has grown into a lifelong commitment to inspire others to explore, respect and preserve the beauty of our fragile planet…. read more

Migration
Baby Ele
Worrior Spear Sunset
Classic Cheetah
Surma Portrait
Vanishing World
Rwanda Boy
Flying
Gorilla Baby
Wild Cats

A different type of Art

By
Adam East
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Art is the magic mirror that we create to turn invisible dreams in visible pictures. To see us we use a mirror image, artwork we use to see our soul!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Murals by Telmo Miel

Murals by Telmo Miel

Murals by Telmo Miel

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

18 POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE

By
Adam East
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This post was originally going to be 13 Positive Affirmations to Change Your Life, but I got so into writing it and found/came up with such power packed affirmations that I had to change it to 18 Positive Affirmations to Change Your Life. Our thoughts create the world we live in, so if there is something you wish to change about your life, then you need to change your thoughts about it. If you are a skeptic, I challenge you to pick just one of these positive affirmations to change your life, say it three times a day for 5 minutes at a time (with feeling) or whenever an opposing thought comes in, and in one month’s time something in your life would have shifted in relation to your chosen affirmation… for sure. Let’s get started!

1. EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY I AM GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER

A lot of people can’t buy into the idea of positive affirmations because it can be hard to tell yourself one thing when in reality it seems like the complete opposite. It’s hard to say “I am fit and healthy” if you loose breath even thinking about getting off the couch. That’s why this affirmation is one of my all time favorites. No matter what your situation, you are not putting any grand statement out there; you are simply saying that in every aspect of your life, you are getting better and better each day. Whenever you have a negative thought about anything, combat it with this powerful statement.

2. I LOVE AND ACCEPT MYSELF COMPLETELY

This is for anyone who says “oh, I am so fat” or “I could never be as smart as her.” That kind of negative self talk needs to stop now. You can only ever be what you think and say you are. So start changing the script. Every time you think anything negative about yourself quickly say this positive affirmation to yourself. At the beginning and end of each day say it to yourself over and over and really feel what it’s like to love and accept yourself completely. Soon enough, you’ll start to experience situations which confirm your new found love for yourself.

3. I LET GO OF EVERYTHING I DO NOT WANT OR NEED FOR MY HIGHEST GOOD

Say this positive affirmation whenever you feel yourself partaking in any negative thought process or activity that no longer benefits you. We have to actively cultivate the life we desire and that also means letting go of the thoughts, feelings, things and sometimes even people that no longer serve us.

4. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE ABUNDANCE OF FINANCIAL WEALTH AND PROSPERITY IN MY LIFE

If you are strapped for cash and every time you see something you like in a shop window you think, “Oh, I’ll never be able to buy that, I never have enough money.” Then that is exactly what you will continue to get: never enough money. Next time you think about money, repeat the above affirmation to yourself and imagine being able to buy whatever you want whenever you want. It may not come immediately, but I have no doubt that your financial situation will change if you change your thoughts about it.

5. BY DAY AND BY NIGHT I AM BEING PROSPERED IN ALL OF MY INTERESTS

This is one of my all time favorite positive affirmations. I pull this out of the bag whenever I think about any aspect of my life in which I wish I was doing better. Whether it is money, health, relationships or work, I make sure I affirm my positive progress regularly.

6. I AM SLIM AND TRIM. I ONLY EAT WHEN I AM HUNGRY

If you struggle with overeating or wish you had more control of your diet, then you could practice using this positive affirmation. Whenever you go to think or say anything negative about yourself and your eating habits, stop yourself and say this affirmation instead. The same goes if you feel the temptation to overeat, say this affirmation to yourself at the time. You may not resist the tub of Haagen Dazs on the first go, but eventually your actions will catch-up with your thoughts and it won’t be a matter of resisting, but simply being what you have been saying: you are slim, and trim and you only eat when you are hungry.

7. EVERYTHING ALWAYS WORKS OUT PERFECTLY FOR ME

Isn’t this positive affirmation just beautiful? As soon as I say this statement I feel a sense of calm and relaxation come over me. If you tend to worry about things, or stress over the future, then you should pretty much make this affirmation your new best friend. Worrying about the future or stressing over how things will work out are not only futile but create negative tension which will be manifest in your life somehow. You set the standard for how things pan out, so make sure you set it right.

8. I LET GO OF OLD PROGRAMS THAT KEEP ME STUCK IN OLD PATTERNS

Do you procrastinate? Are you a starter but not a finisher? If you have any traits that you know are not helping you get to wherever it is you want to go, then start using this affirmation. Whenever you think of the habit, go to criticize yourself, or even contemplate associating yourself with the old habit, say this affirmation to yourself.

9. I ACCEPT PEACE AND JOY IN ALL ASPECTS OF MY LIFE

If you tend to get over emotional, angry or upset in certain situations, then this may be the affirmation for you. It may be family gatherings, work meetings or simply dealing with difficult people, either way, this affirmation can help you work towards feeling calm and peaceful regardless of what is going on, and attract positive outcomes to previously negative situations.

10. SUCCESS

So simple, yet so effective. Sometimes we are so concentrated on all that is not working for us, or the struggle of things, that we do not give ourselves enough of a chance to succeed. If you are miles from your goal, it is far better to concentrate on the idea of success than the possibility of failure. Simply repeating the word “success” to yourself will shift your whole mindset and in turn bring about positive results.

11. I RELEASE ALL MY NEGATIVE EMOTIONS; I AM CONFIDENT

If you suffer from social anxiety then next time you feel yourself getting anxious or know that you could potentially head that way, take a deep breath whilst repeating this affirmation to yourself. Take your focus from your anxiety onto the positive, comforting nature of the affirmation

12. I AM A WORTHWHILE PERSON; I ATTRACT JOY INTO MY LIFE

This is another marvelous affirmation for anyone who feels nervous in certain situations, particularly intimated or inferior to others. If you feel and tell yourself that you are lesser than those around you, it will come off in your behavior and you’ll be treated in accordance – only verifying your negative thoughts. Think otherwise and watch your experience of yourself in relation to others transform.

13. YES TO LIFE!

I know this one is a little cheese, but you would be amazed how often we subconsciously say “no” to life. Anytime you dread an event, criticize yourself or someone else or berate your situation, you are in essence rejecting your life experiences and clouding them with negativity. Whatever you resist persists. The only solution is to turn your focus away from “No” and over to “Yes.” If you don’t like something, don’t go on about it, just turn your thoughts to stuff you do like and that make you happy.

14. TODAY I CHOOSE SUCCESS. TODAY I CHOOSE HAPPINESS. TODAY I CHOOSE RIGHT ACTION. TODAY I WISH GOODWILL AND JOY TO EVERYONE. TODAY I CHOOSE PEACE

I have started saying this affirmation every morning as soon as I open my eyes. You can choose to say the whole thing or only part. It is about proactively choosing what your day is going to be like and heading into it with the best of intentions. I can honestly say that I have felt generally happier since practicing this affirmation and as soon as I wake up in the morning, I start saying it automatically without effort.

15. I INTEGRATE TRUST AND LOVE INTO EVERY ASPECT OF MY LIFE

Fear is where all negative emotions come from; fear of not having enough, fear of not being good enough, fear of failure. Even if we subconsciously hold onto fear it will trickle into every aspect of our lives. The above affirmation helps you to let go of fear and saturate your life with love and trust instead. Trust that it will all be okay, concentrate on love, not fear, and your life will have no choice but to reflect your thoughts in more ways than you could have ever imagined possible.

16. MY LIFE IS FULL OF LOVING, SUPPORTIVE AND EQUALLY APPRECIATED AND RECIPROCATED RELATIONSHIPS

If you are having issues with a friendship, want to make more friends, or simply wish to get along better with your family – then let this affirmation work its magic for you. When you think of whatever situation you wish to improve or bring about, say this affirmation to yourself whilst generating the feelings of love and support that positive relationships provide you with. Do not be surprised if you meet someone new and fantastic, revive an old friendship or an issue with a loved simply resolves itself!

17. I LOVE MY LIFE

I read an interview with cameron diaz recently in which she said “I love my life. It is fu*king awesome awesome.” It makes perfect sense that the woman’s life is amazing because she says it is so. Okay, so you may not be attending the latest premiers or your body defying the laws of gravity, but say this affirmation whilst focusing on all that is good in your life and by doing so, you will generate more to be in love with and thankful for.

18. I CELEBRATE OTHERS’ SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS. I WISH THE BEST FOR EVERYONE

As selfless as this affirmation seems, it is in fact completely selfish. Any time you are jealous of someone’s success or think how unfair it is that they have this or that, you are only calling forth more of the same emotions onto yourself. It is imperative that you celebrate and are happy for other people, as what you wish for others is what you inevitably call upon yourself. This is a big one people!

Positive affirmations are what you make them; this is only a short list of the many positive affirmations to change your life. You can choose to use your thoughts to create the life you want and change harmful thinking patterns, or you can unconsciously allow your thoughts to run your life negatively. Does anyone else have any standout affirmations they would like to share or examples where positive affirmations have worked in their life?


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