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🦋 Tibetan Buddhist Nun Ani Trime Lhamo from West Virginia practiced Buddhist meditation for 40 years and created affirmations. Here are a few:
I love and approve of myself; I am at peace with myself
As everything changes, I remain at ease
I am willing to see that everyone seeks happiness
I plant the seed of joy in the world
🦋 Here are some affirmations for Black children from Our West Nest (website):
My brown skin is beautiful
I invite peace into my life
My future is bright
I am worthy
I am destined for greatness
https://www.ourwestnest.com/blogposts/2021/10/26/positive-affirmations-for-black-kids
🦋 In Chinese medicine, Five Elements of Nature are used. They are all connected. These 5 elements are used in affirmations:
Earth
Water
Fire
Metal
Wood
“The 5 Elements are continually evolving and changing within you, and some elements become stronger and more dominant at different stages in life. The five elements help explain physiology and pathology within the body. Each element has unique characteristics and are associated with season, weather, color, personality type, and symptoms/ disease states.”
https://aimforwellbeing.org/blog/the-five-element-theory
Here are two examples of affirmations using the elements:
I possess the heart and courage of fire
I possess the ancient strength and wisdom that is wood
🦋 Shinto is a nature focused religion in Japan. Shinto has four affirmations:
Tradition and family
Love of nature
Physical cleanliness and purity
Matsuri
https://diversiton.com/more-religions-and-beliefs/shinto/
🦋 Paula Naponse is a First Nation (Indigenous) woman from Ontario, Canada. She created affirmation cards for Indigenous people.
First Nation (Indigenous) Affirmation cards:
https://paulanaponse.ca
🦋 The South African Alphabet of Affirmations by Nyasha Williams is a book of affirmations that uses some of South Africa’s languages: Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu and English.
Here are some pages from The South African Alphabet of Affirmations book:
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