Day 35:
MORNING AFFIRMATIONS
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APPRECIATION: "making a person out of something"
A new way to appreciate:
I was reading a children's book about writing poetry (
"You're a poet" by Sean Taylor), and it gave me an idea of a new way to appreciate.
In the children's book, they suggest writing a "making a person out of something" poem. The example in the book is making a person out of the breeze. The example poem they give is as follows:
The breeze is my friend.
He skips around without any shoes.
The breeze is my friend.
He plays and plays and
plays and plays.
The breeze is my friend.
He whispers,
"Catch me if you can!"
The breeze is my friend.
I can't see him smiling
but I know that he is!
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The author recommends doing this for other objects and things, and I thought it can help tap into feeling out the things we appreciate about inanimate objects.
I thought I'd have a play with this idea!
Let's have a go!
If my bed were a person...:
The bed is my friend.
It stretches out lazily
relaxed and calm.
The bed is my friend.
It reaches out to me
wanting a cosy snuggly cuddle!
The bed is my friend.
It's always there for me
holding me, supporting me
always there for me.
The bed is my friend.
It whispers to me
everything will be ok,
you can relax now
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If the Sun were a person...
The sun is laughing brightly
smiling down upon the Earth.
The sun sings loudly
together with the birds
and the flying jet planes.
The sun is always lively
full of energy
and bubbling over with fun.
The sun sends out its friendly beams
that dance together with the leaves
and skip in mottled patterns
on the forest floor
The sun is warm-hearted
offering a comforting caress on your back
when you need a comforting touch
The sun is strong and supportive.
It's always there, unfailingly!
Eternally bright,
Eternally consistent,
Eternally warm and bright.
It smiles and calls:
"You too are powerful and bright!
You too have the power to light up your world!"
Suggestions for others "friends" you can write about and turn into people in a poem to appreciate them: Sunday, "calmness" or any other emotion, your favourite mug, a favourite food, your car, your home, a flower, a raindrop, an object you love.
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APPRECIATION: "If I was a..."
Continuing reading the children's book, they have another idea for a poem that I think can help tap into appreciation
The idea is writing as if you were an inanimate object.
eg "If I was a tree..." what kind of tree would you be?
Let's have a go!
If I was a tree...
If I was a tree, my leaves would be glossy and green.
They would catch the sunlight and reflect it,
looking like diamonds in the sun!
If I was a tree I'd enjoy feeling the breeze tickling my leaves!
I'd love the way they frolic and sway this way and that
hushing their soothing soft rustly tune to me.
If I was a tree I'd be a tall one, up on a hill so that I could see faaaar and wide!
I'd see the view and all that goes on all around!
If I was a tree, I'd enjoy showing off my flowers when spring came round,
showering the world with my petals like soft fragrant confetti!
My petals would be bright hot pink!
And they would smell like the most delicious flower you've ever smelled!
They would lighten the hearts of all passersby because of their beauty!
I would stand tall and proud in my full fragrant blossom!
If I was a tree, I'd enjoy the little squirrels running along my branches
The birds clicking their feet as they land on me.
I'd enjoy giving them shelter and comfort,
giving them a place to rest
shade from the sun
and cover from the rain.
I'd enjoy feeling the collared doves cooing in my arms
bowing their appreciation to one another
raising their tail feathers
in their courtship dance
If I was a tree I would be still and calm
I would have infinite patience
seeing, observing, being.
Quiet, peaceful,
strong and solid
poised and tranqil.
Some other suggestions for "If I was a...": a colour, a musical instrument, an object, a mode of transportation.
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VISUALIZATION: I would give you... poems
Ok, so I'm still reading this poetry book
They suggest a "I would give you..." poem to think up what things you would enjoy giving someone if you could. I guess this is kind of like a visualization exercise! What would you find joyful to give a loved one? It could be fun to imagine : )
Let's see:
I would give you a 100 million euro winning lottery ticket so that you had happy abundance to do with as your please forevermore!
I would give you the most delicious food that agreed with you and made your tummy feel happy!
I would give you all the hugs!
I would give you books to read that you'd find interesting, stimulating and inspiring.
I would give you a teleporter so that you could travel anywhere in the world in a flash and come home in a flash when you wanted too!
I would give you a replicator so that you could make any delicious food you wanted in an instant, to your exact specifications! It would free up your time to do other things you wanted to do : )
I would give you the smell of a newly bloomed rose
on a fresh summer morning;
And on another day, the smell of the lemon blossom;
And on another day, the smell of the honeysuckle flower ~
A different beautiful scent, for every mood!
I would give you all the sunshiney good vibes I could give you!
I would give you my love and give you all you need to fill your heart with beautiful, feel-good love and appreciation!
I would give you all you need to feel your alignment and happiness
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PS This exercise also reminds me of the book "I'll give you the Sun" by Jandy Nelson - such a good book! It's certainly not all feel-good, but it is a beautifully written book that gave me much joy in its unputdownable beauty!