This is your affirmation.
This is me taking it to the woodshed.
There’s a question here that should be asked: Are you sure you want to be a diamond? Before you answer that question, you should know how diamonds are formed. In a nutshell, diamonds are formed from crystalized carbon atoms and are found mainly in a specific type of volcanic rock. Diamonds are formed under a lot of pressure and a considerable amount of time, which can vary widely. No...
Most of us are far more driven by the opinions of others than we realize. I’ve known many so-called “independent thinkers” in my time who ended up showing they were no more independent in their thinking nor in their conduct than the rest of the sheeple around them. Wanna take a quick little test to see how different you dare to be? Here we go… Did you wear a face diaper...
Is this supposed to be motivational? Philosophical? I have no idea whatsoever what this affirmation means. I believe that when people run out of affirmations to package and sell, they think up more stuff, the kind of stuff that that makes no sense to most people in a rational world. I used to go up to family members and say this: Wherever you go, there you'll be. Said family members would look at...
This type of affirmation reminds me of filler music a band coughs up when they run out of good ones on an album. The band will have three, maybe four really good songs (if they’re lucky), a few mediocre ones, and the rest are little more than placeholders. This affirmation is like one of those placeholder songs, not great, not helpful, not even average. It’s just… useless. I get...
I know that affirmations are used and spoken by men and women, but this one seems tailor-made for women. Reminds me of a joke: Why is a woman's mind cleaner than a man's mind? Because she changes it more often. Ok, people, it’s only a joke. But it’s like women started thinking about this stereotype, got offended, and thought: “Hey, changing my mind is a STRENGTH!” And so a...
If you really do find joy in everything you do, why do you need to remind yourself to find joy in everything you do? Do you honestly need to be conscious of whether you are finding joy or not? Like many affirmations, I’m not sure whether the owner actually does what the affirmation says, or is just trying to convince herself. Or maybe she’s counting on the concept of neuroplasticity...
That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. You read that right. It’s not a typo on my part. I saw the above affirmation in an Etsy shop as part of an affirmation package (cards I think), and I instantly knew I had to include this little gem in my affirmation buzzkill blog. There are nearly a thousand items for sale on Etsy (at the date of this blog post) using “affirmation career...