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Thank you @babypichu5❤️ your words mean a lot to me! I appreciate you sharing your affirmations, too!

@innerchildtml and @Tendillo I really did have a great day, thank you! 🩷 I'm greatful that Mother (bio) is my one of my best friends. 🩷 I'm greatful that I was brave enough to work through my GAD work book and aware enough to know when I need to stop for today. 🩷 I'm greatful that I accomplished so much yard work.

I'm glad you found some sunshine in your day @babypichu5

It sounds like you had a great day.

@InspireDaddy, thank you for your informative reply. I was really stressed the other day and I thought of your post and took a cold shower. It was hard at first but it moved my mind from manic-panic/meltdown mode to just breath mode. I think a cold bath would have been even better. I plan experimenting more and seeing if integrating this habit as a regular thing will help me access that parasympathetic state mkre easily. Thank you for your help! ~💛 Pichu

🩷 I'm greatful that I chose to go to work today and it was a good day. 🩷 I'm greatful that my co-worker is so kind and accepting or me. 🩷 I'm great full that my tummy is feeling better and now I can eat. 💛 I'm greatful that my Dr. moved my appointment date to sooner so that I can get the support I need.

Thanks @BabyPoppy, for you honest and heart felt post. What we tell ourselves is so important. Often times it's out own voice that is loudes and it's so easy to let that voice be critical or negative. Being Autistic and expirencing bipolar 2, I tend to have big emotions over seemingly small things or over nothing. Affirming to myself that I am capable of going through hard emotions is helpful as well as choosing to have a positive out look on the day a head. Here they are: ✨️Today is a good day to have a good day. ✨️ 🩷I can see the good in every situation. ✨️These are not my thoughts (for when i have dark scary thoughts).✨️ 🩷I don't have to feel good to do good. ✨️I am strong, courageous, and resilient!✨️ 🩷It's hard moment not a bad day. ✨️I've done this before and I can do it again! ✨️ Thank you again Poppy for you post. I'm so glad you and your mother were able to have such an honest and vulnerable conversation. Sounds like there has been alot of growth and healing to get you there. I am so happy for you. ~💛Pichu

I had a few affirmations tonight I wanted to share, but I need to share a little bit first. About a year ago, I was talking with my mother and she asked about what happened when I was young. She was finally able to hear some of it. She apologized and said someone had shared with her recently about him and she was so shocked! She was so busy raising us, she never thought anything could happen to me. She wanted to fix it. I listened, too. I told her I forgave her and she asked how she could forgive herself. I told her I wanted her in my life and that I loved her. I am thankful for the sacrifices she made to raise us. It's not easy single parenting 3 kids. We've talked several times over the past year and this issue always comes up in our conversation. So tonight one of my affirmations is about this issue. As I look at them, maybe all of my affirmations are about this issue. 1. Rest is healing. 2. It is healthy to work on me before I look for a partner. 3. Forgiveness is about my heart and moving on. It is not about letting bad people back into my life. My mother asked me what I would do if he would message me. I said, "he's blocked. I block a lot of people who are unsafe in my life. I need to do that to stay safe. I am unable to say no yet, so blocking them is the best choice I can make." There's no guilt or shame in that statement, only strength. Another affirmation... I will not talk to unsafe people. Affirmations are so powerful. They help change thoughts and feelings, which mold behavior and actions. Always remember how powerful your mind is and it can take you any where you want to go! Poppy 💕

Hi @andy332 We met on the other forum. Hope you're feeling better about things recently. You can message me any time, here or there

@PocketDove I'm very glad you find this thread helpful.

Thank you for your kind words I really wanted make a space for people to take a moment and enjoy the good around them no matter what they are battling.

Happy to hear your knee is feeling better. Also I love your diorama. I'm glad you and your kid were able to bond.

I'm happy to hear you were able to do some problem solving that got you into a more manageable situation. 😁

I'm greatful that, I'm feeling better this evening than I did yesterday. I'm having fun with daddy watching cartoons and he got me ice cream. I'm greatful that we gotta hangout with family. They made me happy.

I am just chiming in to say I really enjoy this topic and appreciate it being covered. I have a few overlapping diagnosis that are relevant here and I always need reminding to attend to them fully. This type of thread helps a lot. Thank you!

I found out something I was taking to help me was actually making me sick. I still have some struggle but it's *more manageable now 😺

Idk probably not

May is always a difficult month for me. It's the end of the school year and as a teacher, it means saying good-bye to my students. I know it sounds a little silly, but I spend 4 - 5 days a week with those tiny humans and I learn about their families, and pets and homes and celebrations and things their parents don't want shared. I love them so much, and I have to let them go. I send everything home, and shred anything left over. It's heartbreaking. (This year I did not get to say good-bye as I have not been in the classroom). The same week we say good-bye to preschool, we have a huge weeklong celebration in our community Tulip Festival, that celebrates our Dutch culture. It's a beautiful way to celebrate the community and people come from around the world, but it's emotionally and physically draining. Then comes Memorial Day. My family has always celebrated this as far back as I can remember. I'm a member of the American Legion Axillary, a women's group who supports soldiers and their families. It is our honor to help plan the services for Memorial Day and support both our Veterans and active duty personal throughout the year. I remember walking with my family when we presented the flag for my grandpa after he passed away over 20 years ago and just last year, we presented the flag for my uncle. Both men were father figures in my life, and it was an honor to be part of their ceremonies. This year will be challenging to be there and know that they are not with us anymore. I miss them so much. I will keep the tradition going and I have the ingredients for the cool whip cake with berries... but it's not the same. I miss them, the steady rocks, my harbor in the storm, the men who loved me even at my worst, even when I was an ignorant teenager lol they simply accepted me. Sometimes it's not the bad stuff that's difficult, but the good stuff. The good memories hurt more than the bad sometimes. I want to go back and watch one more baseball game with Grandpa in the announcer's booth. Or go golfing one more time with my Uncle, even though I never keep my head down. Or make super and set the table with the women while they both grill out back with my brothers. It was the simple things that made me who I am today. With both joy and sorrow, Poppy

Today I am grateful that my knee is feeling better so I could get some chores done!

Thank you @BabyPoppy So kind and thoughtful as ever, and such uplifting thoughts for us all, whenever we may struggle or doubt ourselves, This is a beautiful community, full of beautiful people, reminding each other that it's okay to be ourselves, that we're fine as we are, even when it doesn't always feel like it.

I am so greatful for my Daddy! This afternoon was rough, but I was able to make it through bc of him. He cuddled with me and played music to help me calm down. He doesn't judge me or make me feel ashamed. He is always there for me. I'm greatful that I got time to spend with my god-sister. She so funny and fun. Her bright personality made me feel happy. I am so blessed to be connected to her. I am greatful that I am getting better with my mental health. I'm not as depressed as use to be. I can honestly say that things are getting better and I believe that my future is full of laughter and joy. Thank you all for your sharing your gratitudes it made me happy to know that good things are happening not only to me but to people within the community I care about. 💛

Today, I have a lot to be thankful for: - Being one year older - Grown kids who love to help out and take care of me as much as I try to help them - AC as its like 90 today - the ability to see doctors when I need to.

Thanks @BabyPoppy!!! You have definitely helped me before with affirmations. 💜

@BabyPoppyThank you for sharing such a genuine and heartfelt message. Life Struggles It’s comforting to be reminded that none of us are alone in what we carry, even when life feels heavy. Your words encourage honesty, compassion, and strength, and that can mean so much to someone who’s struggling. In addition to reaching out to someone supportive, a simple affirmation that may help someone keep going is: "I am stronger than this moment, and I will get through one baby step at a time." Thank you again for posting something so real, thoughtful, and encouraging. Keep up the good work!

you can also find some really great affirmations on pinterest! i put lots in my journal too :3 it's a great place to look when i'm feeling sad and struggling to say the words myself.