Well, hello there. It's Morgan Harper-Nichols here. I'm an artist and a writer, and this is a space

where I turn the lens on various topics and subjects in hopes to learn something new or see something in a new way.

Today's episode is called What are Positive Affirmations and How to Use Them Today?

Thank you for listening. I'm Morgan Harper-Nichols.

Yesterday, we talked about paying attention to negative self-talk and how freeing it can be when we

begin to release those words and get to the core of why we say those unkind things about ourselves.

And in addition to letting those negative words go, we also have to replace them with positive words.

Our minds are always going every day, and it is too easy for unkind words to find their way into the cycle of our thoughts circulating in our

heads. And of course, positive words alone may not fix everything in life that isn't going according

a plan, but perhaps positive words have more power than we think. If this is hard to believe,

think about the power that words have

had in your own life. Think about that one thing that someone said to you years ago and it still

affects you today. Whether it was uplifting or destructive, you still remember it. You still remember

how it made you feel all this time later. The words you speak over

yourself have the same power. Words are powerful in this way and they can affect the way we see

others and the way we see ourselves. Making space for positive words in our vocabulary can be like learning a new language,

but it is the language we need to learn to continue to grow in love and in kindness,

not only for others, but also for ourselves.

So next, I'm going to read a list of positive affirmations. What are

positive affirmations? Positive affirmations are statements that can challenge you to overcome

negative self-talk. They are statements that are written in the present tense and are words

that can remind you of what is true right now

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