A beginner’s guide to affirmations, manifestation and journaling
Words by Tory Archbold
“It’s never too late to start again.”
There is not one single person in the world you need more than yourself. When you celebrate and lean into the power of who you are, watch how your life changes. That simple mindset shift is the creator of miracles. Tapping into powerful affirmations, manifestation and journaling will help you clarify thoughts, feelings and your life direction.
Investing time to journal regularly allows you to track life patterns to discover what truly sets your heart on fire and most importantly, what you need to let go of to create space for new beginnings and opportunities. Through journaling, you can be brutally honest with yourself and learn about your true inner power, purpose and intent without sharing a single word with another person.
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The more you take the time to write down your thoughts, feelings and ambitions the clearer the pathway becomes and the easier it is to break the patterns that are holding you back. Through this process, you will be 100 per cent shifting your energy forward through the power of your words, which I always find exciting!
There are no rules about what you can write about – journaling is about you and when you understand the power of you, your pathway becomes clearer. This process has empowered me to overcome some of the biggest obstacles in my life, to understand the patterns that led me to the same life lessons on repeat, and most importantly, it has taught me the power of who I am and what I am capable of when I don’t buy into what others think.
I have learnt that that is their story projection, and this is mine. We cannot rewrite history – yesterday is done and dusted, and tomorrow will always wait for us. Be clear on what you want because you will attract what you deserve. The clearer your thought process, the more likely it is to come to life if you attach the desire with a breakdown of steps you will take to make it happen.
That’s a big shift of energy you are asking the universe to move forward with so look at what you have written often. Tick off what has happened and add a gratitude page to say thank you and always add another powerful manifestation to the list because we are on planet Earth to evolve and grow. What I have learnt is that it is never too late to start again.
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Remember, you’re likely to attract some speed humps along the highway of life. Write about them and own them because the thing about speed humps is when you own them, you’re allowed to ride over them. There is always another journey and way forward on the other side.
When you don’t learn the ‘life lesson,’ speed humps will keep appearing, which can be frustrating. My advice is to look at yourself in the mirror, own your mistake or part in the story, and resolve it internally or externally so you keep moving your story forward. A speed hump–free highway is the ultimate life journey – some might call it nirvana.
You can start journaling and manifesting your future by:
- Creating space in your day, which is about you. It can be as little as five, 10, or 20 minutes; it doesn’t matter. What matters is that you take time for yourself daily.
- Writing the first thing that comes into your mind. It’s usually a dream or a challenge, but it may vary. It could also be a question or an idea.
- Breaking down your feelings around what you write down. This is the how and/or why and your proposed next step to prep forward. This is called conscious creation. We are what we think and believe. The more we write, say and live in alignment with our dream, the more it becomes a reality.
- Commit daily. Rinse and repeat the process, making it a practice you do every day.
- Take the time to read over what you have written. The more you believe in the dream, the more likely you are to make the powerful steps to take them forward into reality.
This is an edited extract from Self-Belief Is Your Superpower by Tory Archbold, published by Mango Media. You can purchase a copy here.
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