A Natural Stress Reliever
Stress is our body's reaction to the demands of life, and a natural stress response can increase our energy, focus and alertness in the midst of danger, but it's also possible to experience stress in safe environments, and sometimes the stress we experience is bad for our health.
In cases like that, I use a technique I call: Prayers, Mantras & Affirmations. It involves focusing on phrases of what I want instead of focusing on stress.
Here are some of the phrases I repeat throughout the day:
- I want to live a long & healthy life
- I want to be a good father
- I want to be a good husband
- I want to help my son live a long & healthy life
- I want to help my wife live a long & healthy life
- I want to do things to improve my financial health
I repeat affirmations, prayers and mantras like this over and over again and it sooths my mind. I end up in a calm and blissful state, and it also encourages me to do and be better.
You can do it too - just say what you want and focus on it with all your heart, mind and soul, but choose your wants wisely, dreams do come true so be careful what you wish for!
P.S. This post was inspired from a comment I made on @ayerz blog. I also added the words "help" and "do" to some of my prayers after reading a post by @kenmelendez.
~ @chrisrice
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Affirmations do wonders. Saying them with energy and passion behind the words is extremely powerful. Excellent post @chrisrice and love that family shot 👍🏻
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I think you say the things you do with conviction based on a real experience, not just books @kenmelendez.
Because it really sounds like you've witnessed the evidence of affirmations firsthand.
P.S. Thank you
We all sometimes need reassurance, but I would change your mantras a little:
I will live a long & healthy life
I am a good father
I am a good husband
I will help my son to live a long & healthy life
I will help my wife to live a long & healthy life
I will to do things to improve my financial health
A want is a wish - you ARE these things and you WILL achieve them :)
Thanks for the feedback @mirriek
At this moment in time I am still working to increase my desire since I get off-track and focus on other things besides living a long & healthy life with my wife and son, but focusing on my desire for these things (i.e. my "wants") increases my desire (i.e. want) and also increases my consistency of acting according to those desires.
I believe that everything starts with desire and sometimes it starts with a simple want. But when a want is intensified, in time it gets to the point that it triggers belief.
DESIRE + BELIEF = FAITH.
I am not sure about this but I kind of believe that we are all experiencing what we experience according to our faith. I have had faith in some pretty incredible things in the past and they suprisingly came true.
All of those things you mentioned are effective. Great post @chrisrice! Thanks also for the mention!:-)
Thanks @ayerz! 😊
Exactly @chrisrice. Be a positive thinker and don’t give up easily. I enforced my mind to focus only the healthy good thoughts and I disregarded the rest and don’t even think about it anymore. Eventhough the situations I am are currently involved in, and are not favorable to me. I chase it out in my mind and let it flow . God gives us have power to overcome them. JESUS and my Family are my great motivator.
It sounds like you are doing a good job at focusing on the right things @ronafe. Good job!
P.S. Thank you.
life is too precious to be stressing out. I valued what God gave me. You are welcome @chrisrice ! God Bless!
I'm more of the excercise guy, so i go lifting or running if me really stressed out, but if I don't have the possibility to do so one day I'll remember your tips!
Thanks @chiefniki this can also be helpful in a stressful situation when a gym isn't an option.
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