Affirming Away The Blues

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Affirmation is a great tool to get rid of your blues.

Even when you do not know why you are feeling blue or down, one great approach is to just let go.

Here is an example of a great affirmation to immediately change your emotional state.

“I let go and I trust”.

This works for a number of reasons. One, there is always something that you are holding on to that is resulting in negative feelings. Letting go and affirming that you trust yourself to do so is a powerful statement to your subconscious about your own will. Two, trusting as simple as it may sound is not so easy for most of us. Just being able to say it in a way that you believe gives a powerful boost to self-confidence. If you are self-confident of course it becomes harder and harder to feel the blues.

Affirmations should always be voiced in positive terms and in the present tense. In other words, say what you are doing, not what you would like to do or what you will do or for that matter what you do not want. Say what you want in a present tense format. So the affirmation “I let go and trust” is not only in the present tense but is positive.

Another great strategy to use with affirmations is simply say it loud and keep it short. Loud does not mean noise of course but with enough sound to make an audible impact in the environment you are in.

Finally, affirmations should always be done often enough to make an impact over time, so if possible at least twice per day.