BFW - Affirmation Challenge - January 26th 2012

"I believe in possibilities and impossibilities"

BFW - Affirmation Challenge - January 25th 2013

How do you relate to this affirmation

Do you embrace it already? How so?

What can you do to come to a place of living it out entirely?

What would it be like to say and believe this affirmation?

BFW - Affirmation Challenge - January 24th 2013

How do you relate to this affirmation

Do you embrace it already? How so?

What can you do to come to a place of living it out entirely?

What would it be like to say and believe this affirmation?

 

 

BFW - Affirmation Challenge - January 22nd 2013

How do you relate to this affirmation

Do you embrace it already?  How so?

What can you do to come to a place of living it out entirely? 

What would it be like to say and believe this affirmation?

BFW - Affirmation Challenge - January 21st 2013

How do you relate to this affirmation

Do you embrace it already?  How so?

What can you do to come to a place of living it out entirely? 

What would it be like to say and believe this affirmation?

BFW - January 20th - Give and Take?

Very often there is a trend amongst people with certain disorders

particularly post traumatic stress disorder, depression and eating disorders around worth

beyond this is often a compulsion to put others before yourself

What do you give?

What are the costs and benefits of your giving?

Do you allow yourself to take?

What do you need to accept from others?

What do you need to ask others for?

BFW - Jan 19th 2013 - I love Me!

What do you love about yourself?

Are there things that you once hated about yourself that you now love, or like?

How did you make that shift?

BFW - January 18th 2013 - Who Are You?

It is such a simple question; 

just three words; 

and yet perhaps the most complex question we each of us must answer;

Who are you?

BFW - January 17th - More??

Do you believe in, hope for and have courage for more?
(you decide what more means to you!)

BFW - January 15th - Self Empowerment

BFW - January 14th 2013 - Beauty from Pain

Think back briefly over your life - consider all the dark times

maybe things were hard, you felt alone, life was frightening, 

maybe there have been times that life seemed too much.

Now consider what you gained from those situation and experiences

it might be people in your life that you came into contact with in relation to the hard times

it might be life lessons learned in times of mental or physical illness

it might be things you learned about yourself through bad experiences.

There is beauty from pain - if you don't see yours yet - then find it today!

BFW - January 11th - Be Yourself

What parts of yourself do you hide?

When do you hide them?

What function does hiding serve?

What would it be like to be completely openly YOU in all situations?

BFW - January 6th, 7th, 8th - Authentic Self

In times of self loathing, questioning and doubting yourself and your worth it is your 'authentic' self that you attack.

Your 'authentic' self is the wonderful, individual, beautiful, unique and perfectly imperfect person that you actually are (yes you actually are!)

PART ONE
In the past
* Consider circumstances, people, situations and experiences which have trigger the questioning and attacking of your authentic self.
* What feelings, thoughts, impulses and desires did you experience?
* How did you cope in ways which were self attacking?
* What did those negative coping strategies do to your self confidence, self belief and self worth?

PART TWO
In the healing and the NOW
* At what point was there a rupture in your negativity and self attack?
* What brought you to that place of challenging your attacking self?
* What feelings, thoughts, impulses and desires did you experience?

PART THREE
In the NOW and the future
* Embracing your authentic self - who are you?
* Take time to reflect on your talents, strengths, gifts and skills
* Consider your personal qualities, characteristics and personality
* Do you trust your authentic self?
* Do you love your authentic self?
* What would it take for you to be able to say 'I love ME!'

BFW - January 5th - Reflections and Letting Go

Have there been times in your life when you have been told you are abnormal, weak, wrong?  Or perhaps thought these things of yourself?
Do you think there is empowerment in understanding disease and disorder?
At the darkest of times what could others have done differently?  What could you have done differently?
Do you forgive yourself and others for mistakes in those dark times?

BFW - January 4th - External Resources

In times of struggle have you/ do you accept support from others?

why?  why not?

do you allow yourself to be empowered, to be strengthened by others?

why? why not?

What are the positive and negatives from your experiences of letting others in?

BFW - January 3rd 2013 - The Value of Hurt

In the darkest times of our lives we experience so much intense negativity -

pain, suffering, exhaustion

we lose meaning, purpose, friendships - sometimes it almost costs us our lives.

But looking back on all you have experienced 

what value does that hurt hold?

what opportunities has that hurt led you to?

how did you bring light from the darkness?

BFW NEW CHALLENGE - EMPOWERMENT, STRENGTH AND OVERCOMING

As we begin the new year

we begin a new blog prompt theme on 

EMPOWERMENT

STRENGTH 

and OVERCOMING.

Share your musings on what the prospect of this theme means to you.

How do you feel about exploring yourself and writing in these areas?

What does this topic, these words and this image make you think, feel?

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