{"id":217,"date":"2009-12-31T10:41:13","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T10:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/yourdailyspiritualstimulus\/2009\/12\/a-beautiful-affirmation-to-begin-the-new-year.html"},"modified":"2009-12-31T10:41:13","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T10:41:13","slug":"a-beautiful-affirmation-to-begin-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourdailyspiritualstimulus\/2009\/12\/a-beautiful-affirmation-to-begin-the-new-year.html","title":{"rendered":"A Beautiful Affirmation to Begin the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On this day, I will strive to see the peace
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that is everywhere and access the abundance of
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beauty and joy that lie in every moment.
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It is the Eternal Now that I am after.
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I will strive to set aside everything I have learned
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and presume to know
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in order to allow new knowledge and new
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experiences to flood my being.
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I will strive to be a magnet for powerful,
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positive, and miraculous truths, images, words, and music.
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I will do everything in my power to clear my mind of
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the negative energies that have obfuscated my view
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and distorted my words and actions.
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I will create a new paradigm that helps me
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to recognize only the good qualities in every
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person, place, and thing that composes my environment.
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I will raise my energy and my light to the highest frequencies of
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love, generosity, charity, compassion, forgiveness, and truth.
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I will fill my head with constructive thoughts and images
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that will help me to further my individual growth
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so that I can illuminate and inspire the lives of others.
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I will learn something new on this day and discover
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a place I have never before encountered.
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I will push myself to do or at least attempt something
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that I never imagined I would be able to do.
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I will be courteous to people who cross my path
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and I will help those in need wherever and whenever
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I find myself in circumstances that allow me to do so.
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I will surround myself with beautiful nature
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and touch the earth to show her my love and gratitude
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for holding mine and everyone else’s weight.
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I will extend my love to the entire world and cosmos along with
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my respect and humbled admiration of the divine sparks
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of the Creative Force Energy that composes us all.
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I will love because I can, give because I can, be gracious because I can,
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be humble because I have every reason to be,
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and speak my truth because that is my duty and my joy.
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I will practice random acts of kindness and go out of my way
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to establish order within the chaos of our world.
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I will write a letter to someone I haven’t spoken with for a while.
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I will send a message to someone I love dearly.
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I will write a poem. I will make art.
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I will play my guitar and sing.
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I will volunteer myself to help loved ones and friends.
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I will eat and drink healthy to show my body
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my deep gratitude for its existence and the role
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it plays in protecting my soul and spirit.
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I will recite my mantras any time I feel
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overwhelmed by thoughts that cause anxiety.
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I will listen to someone who rarely has the opportunity to be heard.
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I will be aware of my breath and the rhythm of my heartbeat.
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I will laugh and forgive myself when I forget
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that I made these promises at the beginning of my day,
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and at the end of my day I will celebrate and congratulate
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myself for what I was able to accomplish.
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~ Julie Henderson – 2009
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