Bedtime Affirmations

I’m loving this article about Affirmations for Sleep on MeditationMoments.com

There’s a lot of different ways to use affirmations, but I appreciate how in this article they explain more than just the bed time affirmations. This article even talks about healthy bed time routines. I usually only pull out bedtime affirmation audios when my anxiety is super high. However, I try my best to say one positive affirmation before bed. It’s nice to have as part of my bedtime routine and I do feel that my day goes better when I’m thinking positively before bed.

10 Powerful and Positive Affirmations

I am grateful for my body and honor it with rest.

I did my best today and now it’s time to recharge myself. Tomorrow is full of possibilities.

I will have a good night’s sleep and wake up well-rested.

I am grateful for today.

I can’t wait for what tomorrow will bring.

A good night’s sleep gives me the strength to overcome my fears and doubts.

I am worthy of relaxation and of my dreams.

I fall asleep effortlessly and enjoy a wonderful night’s sleep.

I am healthy and give my body the gift of good sleep.

I am grateful for the opportunities that have come my way today.

Now it’s time to rest. Tomorrow will be full of new adventures.

https://meditationmoments.com/affirmations/for-sleep

Novel Frustrations

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Maya Angelou

I’m thinking about adding a character to my story and it’s really giving me a lot of trouble. I don’t have a clear idea who the character is or where to put them within the story. I know their role in the end, but it’s how I’m going to intertwine them into the story that’s really giving me a hard time.

Anyways while trying to figure that out I was reminded by Logos, Ethos, and Pathos which is always a good reminder. I found a great site that explains these tools.

What are logos, ethos and pathos?

Simply put, logos, ethos and pathos are three powerful tools that you can use to persuade an audience of your argument. At the most basic level, logos appeals to logic and reason, while pathos appeals to emotions and ethos emphasises credibility or authority.

How to Value Human Life

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

How do we bring value back to being alive? Well, before I took time to value myself I always made excuses to do it later, or next week, or when my daughters grow up, or when I’m retired and can really focus. The thing is, if we can’t value ourselves right now, we can’t value our children, our jobs, or even just a stranger on the street in their present state.

This is why learning to value yourself is important because what you don’t value about yourself will reflect on how you value others. For example, for a long time I didn’t value my time. I would squander it supporting anything everyone around me without taking time to myself. So when people weren’t willing to put in as much oppressive effort as I was putting in, I lost respect for them, when actually, they were simply taking care of themselves and I should not have judged them for taking that space. Now that I value my own time, not only am I more understanding of others but my time with those I love is significantly more rich. Like, I don’t want to waste a second with them. I wanna eat sushi and hike new trails and do whatever else will make us both happy.

So find some ways to see where you aren’t valuing yourself, and start learning to accept and value those parts of you so you can value those things in others.

This is a post from my Medium account.

Bedtime Affirmation

I found this bedtime affirmation and I wanted to share. I like to sandwich my sleep with affirmations. Go to sleep with and positive affirmation and wake up with one too. I learned that this helps to start your day on the right path. (Louisa Havers) So tonight my affirmation is,

I am my own special bland of beauty

https://womensmeditationnetwork.com/affirmations-for-self-love-mfw/

What’s yours?

Langston Hughes

I spent some of my solitude Sunday at a local coffee shop reading The Selected Letters of Langston Hughes. I’m so happy people preserved his letters. It’s always nice to see these well known poets are humans like ourselves. Even more so, that they are humans who have gone through similar experiences as ourselves.

This view of writers from behind the scenes is so valuable to me. It doesn’t make their writing less when we find proof that they are human, it adds value. Don’t forget that your struggles as well as your good times are all part of your writers life.

Little Mermaid

Finally watched Little Mermaid it was great!

“‘The Little Mermaid’ reimagines the beloved story of Ariel, a curious mermaid who longs to experience life on land and, against her father’s wishes, visits the surface. Ariel finds herself on an unexpected journey of self-discovery as she encounters the prince, a sea witch, and an incredible new world.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf7Dss2gCe0

My Current Read

Free Book on Google
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By Robert Louis Stevenson · 1903

In Robert Louis Stevenson’s influential novel of mad science and criminal inquiry, attorney Gabriel John Utterson comes to the aid of Dr. Henry Jekyll, an old friend, only to find himself dragged from a world of genial hospitality into London’s foreboding night, which is shrouded in shadows and fog—and stalked by the deranged Edward Hyde. Utterson’s quest for truth is not only a detective story laden with twists, but an intense meditation on man’s inherently dualistic nature, written in a style that often combines disturbing violence with restrained language typical of the Victorian era.

From Google

If only I had speed reading skills. lol We got this!!

Wonka!!!!!

I am so excited for this to come out!!

Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, “Wonka” tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJF3aBg7PwQ