your story
Story Affirmations
TELLING YOUR STORY IS IN YOUR NATURE
People have always told stories to each other. It’s part of how we make sense of the world. We always have and still do thrive on telling each other stories about our daily lives, our aspirations, our opinions, personal histories, and so much more.
I have a name for a particular kind of story you can intentionally tell yourself, about yourself:
Story Affirmations
As you know, Affirmations are statements you can make to AFFIRM something you either know to be true or want to emphasize. They can be used to counter-balance unhelpful narratives that are circulating beneath the surface of your daily thoughts.
Affirmations make your thinking more intentional. With practice, they influence how you see yourself and what you do in response to these self-opinions.
STORY AFFIRMATIONS are brief stories you can craft about yourself, stories that are more comprehensive than individual affirmations. They are designed to be aspirational, and to address what’s most important to you.
When you read your Story Affirmation aloud with regularity and sincerity, your perception shifts, you’ll begin to integrate fresh ideas. You may notice, too, that you expect more and receive more from life.
This can help you to express aspects of your identity that were being overshadowed or overlooked in the past.
See examples below…
THREE Examples of Story Affirmations
HOW would You and Meriah work together to CRAFT YOUR STORY AFFIRMATION?
First
You complete the entire Sovereign Renaissance Woman Personal Questionnaire, which is highly revealing in itself.
Second
You and Meriah discuss your completed questionnaire at length. This conversation and what you’ve written become the core elements of your Story Affirmation. You will be guided toward making some choices about your priorities.
Third
Meriah writes a first draft of your Story Affirmation, and shares it with you for your input.
Fourth
The two of you speak a second time, this time for you to share your views and requests about the first draft. Meriah will help you design a story that stirs up your positive expectations, and steers you toward the future you are choosing.
Fifth
Meriah edits your Story Affirmation as you’ve requested. She shares the final version with you!
Now it’s yours forever
to repeat as often as you like,
by reading it silently or aloud, or sharing it with a loved one,
or even recording in your own voice so you can listen to it anytime you wish.
Cost: $ 497
(NOTE: If you choose to participate in a Personal Renaissance Retreat, you can add a Story Affirmation at a significant price reduction by choosing Option Two.)
Or here’s a simple DIY approach: Try it yourself!
Here’s a 4-part do-it-yourself mini-process for creating a Story Affirmation you can use at home
1. Begin by asking yourself these 3 sample questions (borrowed from the Sovereign Renaissance Woman Questionnaire). Doing so will help you bring deeper thoughts and feelings to the surface and choose an area to focus on.
- What are 3 truths about yourself, that if you remembered them frequently and gave them prominence in your thinking, would shift the way you see your future?
- What matters to you most about your next 10 years?
- What do you most want to affirm and come to believe with your whole heart?
2. Take these answers and begin writing, in positive, present-day, “I AM” language a brief story you would like to be true in the Future, and state it as if it was happening right now. Example: “I am grateful every morning when I awaken and find myself celebrating how good my Life is.” OR “I am fulfilling a lifetime dream of living near the ocean and walking on the beach every morning to watch the sun come up.”
3. Read your story and be sure it MOVES you… this is a place for emotional language that touches you deeply and stirs up your Vision of a bright and beautiful future.
4. Read your Story aloud every day and watch what happens! Notice if you feel more optimistic, more motivated, more clear-headed or self-directed. What else do you feel?
This is a fairly simple process — but not necessarily an easy one — which is why you might want to work with a guide.