Boost Your Spirit Anytime By Using Gratitude Meditations and Affirmations

By Natalie Alexander

You’ve probably heard of both meditations and affirmations, though you may be uncertain of just what they are and how they work. They may even seem a bit too new-age for you, but don’t underestimate their power just yet. These two practices are quite simple to add to your routine or even to use in a particularly stressful moment to gain perspective. Take a look below to learn about how to use gratitude meditations and affirmations to boost your spirit at any time.

What Are Meditations?

Meditation is a practice of taking some quiet time to be mindful and focus your attention on a particular thought or issue. It’s a moment of silent reflection that focuses you on the here and now. Gratitude meditations take your thoughts to focus on being grateful for particular parts of your life or situation, even when they may not seem to be so positive. Your gratitude journaling can be considered a meditation. Any contemplative, purposeful time spent focused on being grateful can fall into this category.

What Are Affirmations?

Affirmations are short, concise, and positive sentences that are meant to affect how we think and feel purposefully. These can be in both conscious and unconscious ways. What we think greatly influences how we feel and behave. Introducing these positive messages regularly into your life can help you to internalize them and begin living accordingly. Gratitude affirmations focus specifically on being grateful and appreciative.

How to Use Them

Bringing meditation and affirmation into practice is easy. You can use them almost any time and anywhere. You may think that meditation is a long and intensive ritual, but in actuality, you don’t need to spend a lot of time meditating to reap the benefits. Simply sitting quietly for a few minutes and contemplating on what you’re grateful for can help to center you and to provide a new perspective, which often will lead to feeling better. If you want something more structured or have more time, you can look up guided gratitude meditations online or grab a meditation app to try. A good practice to use affirmations might be to include them in your gratitude journal. Use positive words or sentences that inspire or motivate you, and you may want to keep them in a separate journal or store them online. Then you can pull out your collection of affirmations for a pick-me-up when you need one.

Here are a few gratitude affirmations examples:

• I’m grateful for my health
• I’m grateful for my partner or significant others
• I’m grateful for positive and supportive people around me
• I’m grateful for everything in my life
• I’m grateful for the blessings that are coming my way
• I’m grateful for the Universe’s guidance every day

Gratitude meditations and affirmations are simple tools that offer a big return. They take only a few minutes to practice, and you don’t need any special equipment. Give them a try when you feel you could use an injection of gratitude in your life.