Use These 5 Phrases to Jumpstart (and accomplish) Your Day

There are a ton of self-help, self-care tips floating around on the web these days. I’m going to throw my two cents into the pot just for emphasis.

I was having a typical morning. My daughter was doing her usual cute morning babble with her imaginary friends (or angels) while I lay in my bed just opening my eyes. The sun was peeking through the shades and a sweet breeze of cool morning air crept right in along with it. The time was just shy of 7 a.m. I smiled. I felt good and light.

The morning before started off the same way, except my mood was drastically different. I was annoyed at being awakened by someone else, it was already “too hot” to go for a morning walk, and Apple didn’t want to eat her cereal.

What was different about this morning, though, is I made a deliberate attempt to shift my focus. I remembered how good I felt throughout the day when I started it off on a high note. The energy continues through the day, seemingly effortlessly.

But there is an effort. It may have been small, but shifting my thinking shifted my feeling. I found myself thinking more positively about everything, even what could easily annoy me. Then, by the end of the day, I felt the day was a success. And, by my standards, it was!

How you start the day works wonders for determining how the day progresses.

Likewise, what you think impacts your feelings. Similarly, what you say (to yourself and aloud) affects your energy, wellbeing, and productivity. Words hold power!

During my morning meditation, I attempt to focus on breathing and being grateful, but sometimes little beacons of inspiration slide their way through. The list you’re about to read is a message that came to me during this morning’s meditation. I couldn’t dismiss it, so I thought I’d share it.

I doubt any of these phrases are new to you, especially if you vibe well with the whole positive-thinking club. Still, just like your favorite movie you can’t get enough of, let these reminders re-encourage you in case you forgot your power or want to pour more into your cup.

You are amazing.

I met with a friend for lunch yesterday. After asking me how I was doing, I answered, “I’m good,” but not so reassuringly. I think she picked up on it. I was trying to convince Apple to stay seated in her high chair and remembering how overwhelming being a mom is sometimes. Why can’t I just enjoy this cute little cafe and have lunch with my sister-friend in peace?

I haven’t seen her in a couple of years. The last time we’d met up, I was single, solo, and carefree.

So much has changed since then.

When she asked what I’d been up to, I sunk my head. My shoulders slouched. I stared at the floor. “I’ve been mothering.” And that’s the honest answer.

“Dani!” she said. “That means you’ve been up to a lot! It’s a full-time job. And you’re doing it while still looking incredible. You are amazing, you know that, right?”

My head was still down while she was talking, but her question made me perk up. I looked up at her, and she was staring me straight in the eyes. Then, she said it again. “You are amazing.”

I said, “Thank you,” because I needed it, and because hearing it felt good.

I had forgotten. Throughout the day-to-day mommy duties, I’d forgotten this powerful truth. I am amazing.

And so are you. Don’t forget it.

You are enough.

We like to blame social media for the downfall of self-confidence. However, comparison has been the thief of joy far longer than since we’ve been keeping watchful digital eyes on one another.

The infamous saying, “keeping up with the Joneses,” birthed from a ridiculous notion that there is always more to achieve, the grass can and will be greener, and we are usually just one major accomplishment short of greatness.

How many times do we discount our awesomeness because, in comparison, something is lacking? We forget to give ourselves credit for the little things because we’ve already determined that they are some little things.

Stop that.

You do enough, You are enough, just as you are.

Sure, there’s always room for improvement. There is no room, however, for insufficiency. So get that out of your mind because it’s simply a perception. And a wrong one at that.

You are infinite.

I was raised Christian. It was the cornerstone of my foundation, and I’m thankful for the perspective it provided me early in life.

I’ve since transitioned into the “spiritual, not religious” group. One of the primary reasons is my belief beyond the idea that I was created then expire and go to heaven. I’ll save the in-depth explanation for another post.

My mom passed when I was 21. Shortly after, although he probably meant well, my father told me, “You know, this means you won’t see your mother again.”

Basically, because she wasn’t “saved” before she died, I had no chance of hearing her voice, seeing her laugh, or feeling her touch again. And that’s just not something you tell someone about their mother.

This cold, empty feeling jump-started my quest to believe in something that reassured me this existence is more substantial. I needed to believe that my mom was surrounding me with love at all times, even though I can’t physically see or feel her presence in this state again.

After several years and many learnings (outside of Christianity), I have a deeper sense of purpose and existence. I feel deep in my heart that I am an infinite being. I am here on purpose. For purpose. And every choice I make is a new etch in the road of my eternal journey.

Still, regardless of what you believe about creation or why we’re here, I want to tell you that you have infinite potential in you. You don’t need some guru or years-long journey to discover it.

Instead, I hope you realize what you need, what you want, is already in you. It sounds flowery, but it’s true.

You are capable.

Do the thing. Write the book. Make the channel. Create the page. Sell the merch. Build your empire. Whatever it is. You can do it. You really can.

There’s a reason why books like “Think and Grow Rich” and “The Secret” are still circulating many years past their initial publication. It’s no secret, in fact, that how we think directly impacts our success, growth, and capacity.

This idea that you can literally think your way to success only seems impossible to those who refuse to accept it.

“Whether you believe you can or believe you can’t, you’re right.”

End discussion.

You are you.

And no one can do you better than you. You were born to be you. You were created to be you.

The world would seriously be missing something if you decided to be someone else. Treat it like a job, and that one is already taken.

Accept the you that you are in all its glory because You. That’s not a typo. It’s the whole truth, and I hope you believe it.

We can all get down on ourselves. I assume even the greats have their moments of feeling small or inadequate. It’s the cycle of being human I think. Push past the doubts in your mind when they appear, though, because that little voice is distracting you from your greatness.

I purposely used second-person throughout this article because I wanted to have this (virtual) conversation with you. But the exercise that will really drive home transforming your thoughts is to repeat these phrases to yourself in the first person. Daily, often, and consistently.

“I am amazing.”

“I am enough.”

“I am infinite.”

“I am capable.”

“I am me.”

I encourage you to speak these affirmations aloud several times throughout the day, especially at the start of the day. They each hold power, and you’re welcome to receive their energy if you keep an open mind.

Finally, in closing, I’d like to add:

Drink more water. Get sunshine regularly. Hug and laugh with someone who brings you joy.

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