8 Affirmations to Move Past Pain
Use these affirmations to help you overcome the past and focus on moving forward.
By Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D.
Affirmations are a simple tool we can use to feel better about ourselves. By repeating aloud or silently the positive things we want for our lives, we train our minds to embrace new and joyful possibilities. The following affirmations will help you release negative patterns of the past, gain insight into the present, and learn to forgive. What have you got to lose, except a heavy burden?
Remember to sit quietly and read each affirmation slowly.
From "The Women's Book of Empowerment: 323 Affirmations That Change Everyday Problems into Moments of Potential," by Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D. Copyright 2005. Reprinted with permission.
If You Have Regrets
Life is a curving and fluid journey. Because I am always moving through
learning stages, I cannot look back or measure. I learn through my
relationships because that is how I begin to define who I am. Nothing
is unforgivable in life. I know nursing this hurt is holding me back
from fully being with others; therefore I choose to thank the universe
for giving me another opportunity to develop my soul by knowing another
person. I move easily through this experience.
From "The Women's Book of Empowerment: 323 Affirmations That Change Everyday Problems into Moments of Potential," by Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D. Copyright 2005. Reprinted with permission.
If You Can't Release the Past
Today I take all my unhappy memories out of my body and place them in a
basket. My pain, my anger, and my resentments are placed in this
basket. I have an angel that takes this basket of unhappiness from my
hands and flies to the outer reaches of the universe and transforms it
into loving energy that will revisit me later today. I forgive those
around me and ask for divine assistance to hold me in a state of
continual forgiveness.
From "The Women's Book of Empowerment: 323 Affirmations That Change Everyday Problems into Moments of Potential," by Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D. Copyright 2005. Reprinted with permission.
If Your Family Did Not Allow You to Bloom
Spring is guaranteed to come. I can bloom no matter what the weather,
because I am growing spiritually each day. Today I take time to notice
how I have bloomed so beautifully despite my circumstances. I am
capable of reaching for the sun and sky because that is my natural
state. I am reaching upward every day and do so joyfully, knowing I am
grounded in the life cycle of spiritual development.
From "The Women's Book of Empowerment: 323 Affirmations That Change Everyday Problems into Moments of Potential," by Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D. Copyright 2005. Reprinted with permission.
If You Have Trouble Forgiving
I forgive because I am capable of expressing compassion. By forgiving,
I release this situation from my energy field and feel clear-headed and
full-hearted. I forgive because I am able to rise to my higher self and
feel lighter. My light knows no boundaries when I forgive. Life feels
lighter when I forgive.
From "The Women's Book of Empowerment: 323 Affirmations That Change Everyday Problems into Moments of Potential," by Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D. Copyright 2005. Reprinted with permission.
If You Have Frequent Family Feuds
I choose to be a spectator, not a participant, in a negative energy
generation. I facilitate healing by taking time to ask for divine
assistance for this family's difficulties. I visualize these family
members embracing one another for their diversity and know that each
one helps another on their soul journey. Every loving and positive word
I speak about my family helps to generate more healing.
From "The Women's Book of Empowerment: 323 Affirmations That Change Everyday Problems into Moments of Potential," by Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D. Copyright 2005. Reprinted with permission.
If You Have a Bad Attitude
Today I change my focus by championing a new cause. I am the ambassador
of positive thinking. I spread health, wealth, love, and happiness
wherever I go. I love watching how my positive statements dissolve
negativity in others. I am my own instrument of renewal of positive
energy, and my positive outlook is stored deep within me. Every
positive statement I make is rewarded.
From "The Women's Book of Empowerment: 323 Affirmations That Change Everyday Problems into Moments of Potential," by Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D. Copyright 2005. Reprinted with permission.
If You Repeat the Same Patterns
I keep experiencing the same events in my life because I have not
learned a lesson at the deep level of the soul. I am committed to
changing my behavior, attitude, and negative belief systems. I learn
from past mistakes. Life is a self-educational process and I am a
perceptive individual. I watch others as they model what I need to
learn. I love all my talents as well as my imperfections because that
is what makes me the beloved person I am.
If Your Family Has Patriarchal Attitudes
I am a spark of the Divine; therefore I am of the same soul substance
as everyone else. From this day forward, I recognize my gifts of both
male and female energy and reclaim a balanced image of my infinite
power. Those who do not believe in me are denying part of their own
divine nature; therefore they have no power over me. I am supported by
Mother God!
From "The Women's Book of Empowerment: 323 Affirmations That Change Everyday Problems into Moments of Potential," by Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D. Copyright 2005. Reprinted with permission.
