Affrimation and Reflections

Check out this week's affirmation: I set goals and persevere to achieve success.What is Success?To many, success is obvious. It’s a life that includes a nice car, fine home, impressive job, and attractive spouse. Yet, people with all of these things aren’t any...

Check out this week's affirmation: I have more power than I realize.Your self-image is the way you view yourself. You might view yourself as a parent, construction worker, friend, blonde, sports fan, intelligent, impatient, and middle-aged. But you’re more than your...

Check out this week's affirmation: I take on new challenges.Life is full of challenges. Some people seem to meet every challenge with confidence, while others struggle to overcome them. Pittas especially get a sense of satisfaction from facing challenges head on—it...

Check out this week's affirmation: I love to learn!People who possess the character strength love of learning are motivated to acquire new skills or knowledge or to build on existing skills or knowledge. They feel good when they are learning new things, even though...

Check out this week's affirmation: I make my own luck.Roman philosopher Seneca once said, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”And while many people agree that luck does create some level of opportunity – a chance meeting that leads to a job...

Check out this week's affirmation: I am beautiful just the way I am.Though related, self-acceptance is not the same as self-esteem. Whereas self-esteem refers specifically to how valuable, or worthwhile, we see ourselves, self-acceptance alludes to a far more global...

Check out this week's affirmation: I embrace growth.Embracing growth, by definition, is about developing our skills and staying open to change. But that is just the tip of the iceberg. Embracing growth is having your world turned upside down and still being able to...

Check out this week's affirmation: I approve of who I am and that is enough.Accepting the reality of your life sounds like it should be easy enough. But many, many people hold to their own version of reality. It may be based in regret, disappointment, denial, or...