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Self-Concept Thursday!

By January 27th, 202112 Comments

Self-Concept Thursday!

5 Ways to Get Rick Quick

by GG of Peace, Love and Pretty Things

By rich, I mean in love and happiness, and by quick I mean it takes some time. I got your attention though, right? Hear me out. Once you start changing your thoughts to believe there is enough love and success to go around in this world, your realities will change drastically and you will become rich. I’ve been working on this for a long time, and like any other change, this can’t happen overnight. When I think back, however, I realize that I’ve changed drastically. Even as a “positive person”, most of my thoughts were centered on lack. We can change this pattern if we make up our minds to do so – it starts with the littlest things.

1. Start and end the day with gratitude.
Many of us were raised to pray daily. But how were we taught to pray? I can remember always praying for things. I would give thanks, but I was always praying for God to intervene and fix something. However you choose to center yourself and connect with Spirit, whether it’s prayer or other methods, be sure to focus your energy on gratitude for everything that is going on in your life. Be thankful for the awareness that everything that happens is natural and beneficial. Pray for strength and peace no matter what situations evolve.

2. Manage jealousy and competitiveness. There is enough love to go around. I think I should say that again – there is enough love to go around. Instead of feeling jealous of someone else’s success, be motivated by it. Convert any negative energy into positive energy by giving compliments and supporting those who are doing what you want to do. If you are waiting to meet that special someone, and it seems that everyone around you is coupling up and getting married, don’t let those yucky feelings get the best of you. Be patient and faithful, believing that this is just one aspect of your life and the best thing you can do to attract someone special to work on yourself. Jealousy will create bitterness inside of you, which won’t attract anything good!

3. Trust that you have all the money you need.
This is a tough one. We all want more money, don’t we? Until we learn to manage and appreciate what we have, we will not successfully gain and MAINTAIN more. I’ve struggled with money management for most of my adult life, and have just started cleaning things up in the last couple years. I would spend money as if it was literally going to run away from me if I didn’t hurry up and spend it. This comes from a mentality focused on lack. When we adopt a mentality of abundance, we always have enough and we create the space to have more. Try it and see for yourself.

4. Make your dream your most habitual thought. Instead of your thoughts centering around unpaid bills, loneliness, an unfulfilling job – think about the life that you want. Think about it all the time. See it. Dream it. Feel it. Imagine how it will feel to make your dreams become reality. You may not know how it will happen exactly, but you should spend ample time thinking about why this is the life you want to lead and use these thoughts as motivation. Take steps in the right direction and don’t give up. This is the determined path of winners – they work through their fear of failure and believe in their dreams religiously.

5. Learn to be a giver.
Even when you think that you have nothing left, give. Whether it’s your time, a kind word, or a sympathetic ear. Learning to give will set you up to be ready and worthy to receive. When we cling to ourselves and our things, we are once again embracing the idea of lack. Don’t listen to the messages that dominate this world and tell us that there is not enough and we must cling to our own. When we give our time and our energy to each other, we create a cycle of generosity that gets bigger and bigger as more of us adopt this philosophy. When you think of yourself as rich, and you give as though you were rich, you will receive in kind.

“When your mind is an abundance of ideas, when your hearing is an abundance of love, when your life is an abundance of good people doing good things with and for you, you are rich beyond words. Abundance begins in mind, extends to deeds and brings rewards you can bank on even if you cannot put them in the bank.” – author unknown

Do you have any affirmations that you use to help train your mind to think abundance? Do you find it hard to quiet the messages of lack that surround us in this world?

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I’m doing an all call for inspirational quotes, videos, short blogs, and articles that relate to improving self-esteem, and developing a positive body image and sense of self. We’re calling it Self-Concept Thursdays! Send your submissions to nikki@curlynikki.com using Self-Esteem as the subject line.

***In the meantime, leave your Positive Affirmations below!***

12 Comments

  • Anonymous says:

    My affirmation: I am the beloved of God. God's Spirit rests on me and in me He finds favor!

  • Anonymous says:

    Hey ladies, this helps me keep things in perspective..i keep this blessing on my fridge: When you rise
    in the morning,
    give thanks
    for the light,
    for your life
    for your strength.
    Give thanks for your food
    and for the joy of living.
    If you see no reason to give thanks,
    the fault lies in yourself…

    Remember there are always those who have it worse off. Peace and blessings.

  • Anonymous says:

    great post, definitely timely for me, I will definitely be using these principles. Dajewel1982, great idea about the dream board, I have one to keep myself focused on my writing. Michaela, I am sending positive thoughts & prayers to you, hang in there, sis.

  • Anonymous says:

    Michaela I will definetly keeps you in my positive thoughts!!!…Hang in there!:)

    sincerly samantha!!!

  • Michaela says:

    I agree with everything that you have posted today on this segment. I'm going through alot of those things, and my main thing right now is that I'm out of work and have been for awhile now. I hope to find work, because my benefits are soon to be out and I'm on my last rope. So if yall can send some good wishes my way that would be so nice, because I already have my goodbye letters to my landlord and family in the event of my passing. Yeah I know shouldn't think like that but I'm so depressed about not having a job, and now my ins. on car will go lapse tonight because I can't pay it. Well again thanks for this self uplifting blog, I will try to maintain an good spirit and pray for my blessings.

  • Unknown says:

    Love the people who treat you right, Pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it, and ninety percent how you take it.

    www.lipstickmanual.blogspot.com

    Great idea ;0)

  • Anonymous says:

    Thanks, for the words of inspiration!!!

  • Nicola says:

    Great post!!! This is one of may faves thus far. These are all things that I do and it's always good to be reminded. A spiritual teacher I follow says that you will not have anything that you are not willing to become in consciousness. One will not have abundance unless one becomes a good steward of the abundance they have. One will not attract love unless one is loving…

  • Shakirah says:

    Beautiful post! I can definitely relate to the first principle. I figured that out in high school when i really got into evaluating my spiritual well being.

  • babyu21 says:

    Thanks, I really needed to read this today. I will be cutting and pasting to give myself a daily reminder.

  • dajewel1982 says:

    yesss!!!! these points right here are on point summaries of how and why i think and do the things i do!!

    i would like to add:
    1) if you want to find and reach your life purpose, it is important to surround yourself with people with similar common life purposes/goals. birds of a feather flock together.

    2) collect images, colors, quotes, etc to put together a dream board to help visually see your dreams into reality

    3) also, really understanding that we are more than the reality that is in front of us helps me push the envelope of my dream's limits…why? because my reality/destiny is controlled by no one but ME.

  • Coilykinks says:

    I appreciate these principles. Hearing these affirmations over and over makes it easier for me to incorporate these things in my life and use it to make me a better person.

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