Deep Breaths and Positive Affirmations

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It may be surprising how effective some simple actions and words can be. It will not take away problems but it can help to calm when they begin to get too much. Sometimes, even the simple act of taking a deep breath can help bring back focus or even to realise, at times, that worries and stresses are really not a problem, or as big a problem, as may have first been thought. I have been stressed over a few things. D has been wonderful and comforting. Taking deep breaths was his advice, along with closing my eyes and thinking about how I feel about him and the boys. It didn't solve anything about which I'd felt stressed but it did calm me and meant that I could begin to focus again. As I said, I have been stressed over a few things. I have had a good moan about it but then I thought about positive things. I wrote down some 'positive affirmations'. 1) I am a good Mum I know this because my children are awesome! 2) I study hard I'm half way through my final year of university. It has been hard work but I know it will have been worth it. 3) I work hard OK, so I have decided to leave the agency but working from home is still working, whether I get paid or not. I have also reminded myself that it is OK to reduce my workload/demands on myself if it is in the best interests of our family. 4) D says I am beautiful I always try to remember this. Even when I might not feel it myself, I know that he does. So, they are my positive affirmations. I have also had to remind myself that it's OK, and normal, to get stressed over things. I used to do so a lot more than I do now. I used to just sometimes get stressed over being stressed (but that was when I was not happy with my life, and before I met D). Now, I check with D is I'm being silly or if I have valid reasons to be stressed! Not that I am too stressed today. I have made some changes already, and working on others. Today's main worry was getting the car sorted (problem with the keys). That was more hassle than expected but, finally, I have someone coming to fix the problem tomorrow so I am relieved about that. My sister is driving me to pick Mini up from school later. He's been on a school trip so they're getting back late. That's another worry out of the way. I've also got a couple of things done which needed doing but I'll talk about them separately. What, then, would your positive affirmations be?