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The Power of Positive Affirmations Posted by CURLYNIKKI

Labels: body image, Positive Affirmations, self-esteem

GG's post this morning was very powerful and totally relatable. I think it would be beneficial for each and everyone of us to reflect on our lives... our blessings... our achievements. We need to make an effort to shift toward a positive mindset.



As I've mentioned in previous posts, we have a tendency to be negative. We filter out the good things that happen to us, and focus in and harp on the bad-- we constantly tell ourselves negative things. These self-defeating thoughts can result in depressed mood, irritability, anxiety, and low self-esteem. This is where affirmations come in...



An affirmation can help you replace a negative thought with a more helpful positive one. By using the power of positive affirmations and by repeating them you can recondition your brain and change how you feel and think about any situation (your appearance, your hair, a relationship, etc.). You can choose to be happy, no matter the circumstances! At a personal level it will transform your life, your health and renew the joy and passion for life.

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romans 12:14

Romans 12:14-21 (New International Version)

14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.[a] Do not be conceited.

17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"[b]says the Lord. 20On the contrary:
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."[c] 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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words from me..

Hi friends! Sorry I have been away for a while.

I want to say a few words:

It's important to be an example not only to children but as christians to everyone around you.
Be a gentle loving loving spirit, wach what you say, watch what you do, and make sure what ever you
do or say that it's pure in heart, and full of truth. AND DONT TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY, it just
makes you a stiff person...lol

Remember God is in control.

love you guys:)

from Gracie

to my beautiful beautiful brothers and sisters:
i love you and i miss you!!!



in my last email i wrote from lamentations 3:22:
"the Lord is my portion; therefore i will wait for him."


i keep repeating it over and over again
because frankly, it is hard to wait.
to just stay, and obey.


the Lord is my portion; therefore i will wait for him.
the Lord is my portion; therefore i will wait for him.
the Lord is my portion; therefore i will wait for him.
the Lord is my portion; therefore i will wait for him.


God remind us of your love
that all-consuming, world-transcending, BOOMING love
because we cannot do it on our own.
give us the right attitude of surrender, trust, and thanksgiving.
because frankly these things are hard to do.
hard to submit to your will, to be humbled, to completely trust, and to be thankful, especially when times suck.
and if we fail, remind us that you are gentle and kind,
our forever father, our faithful dad.


i listened to a testimony today: jubilee church: dan kim
and you could physically hear the love in his voice for God and for all of us.
he said: "...one day i was just reading the bible and i felt like heaven just opened up. and i just felt, just love, just the love of God. and at that moment i knew that God is real. God is REAL people. i wouldn't be here if he wasn't. and i knew that God loved me and i knew how much God loved me. and in that i knew that this is how much he loves everybody. and God loves ALL of you."


"...i wrote in my testimony that God is so powerful that he can take something like cancer and make it the best thing that's ever happened to you, because he used it to bring me back to him. im not saying that he gave me cancer or anything like that, but he used it. that's why in romans 8:28: '...in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.' "


GOD LOVES US. GOD LOVES YOU.
i pray that God fills you and me with his love so that we can be transformed.


grace