Values

I had my second counseling session today. We talked more about meditation and anxiety, and we talked about looking at ourselves from a place of non judgment. I'm not at the point of looking at myself without judgment, but that's what meditation teaches. It's a place I want to get to though. I talked about how I have a difficult time with affirmations, because I am at the point where I don't believe them. I know it's a "fake it til you make it" sort of thing, but I'm not even at the point where I can fake them. We're talking about the things you tell yourself, like mantras, to create positivity or encourage whatever you're lacking or want to increase. Like "I'm a strong confident woman" "I am beautiful inside and out" and things like that. So she said it would be helpful for me to just write out some values. Instead of saying "I am confident. I am strong. I am beautiful", etc, write down that I value these things. She said that's the first step, and as my anxiety decreases, I'll eventually get to the place where these will become affirmations. So here it goes...

I value...

Confidence
Strength
Forgiveness
Compassion
Love