It is important to not only give love, but also to receive it – when you accept the love you receive, it means that you know that you are valuable and worthy of love, which will make you appreciate how precious of a human being you are, with your uniqueness in experiences, thoughts, and skills.

When you are grateful for the love you give as well as that you receive, you will be closer to a happy life.

I am eternally grateful for the love I am capable of giving, and for the love I am yet to receive

This might seem banal, but one way to help your mind during these times is to focus on other things: your hobbies, your work, yourself. And since it’s Monday, I think that this affirmation could be helpful into getting yourself ready for the week ahead too.

I put my energy into things that matter to me

Focus on what makes you happy and work toward it.

Breathing and being grateful go hand-in-hand: breathing is not only essential for our survival: when this action is performed mindfully, thinking about what we are doing, it will also allow us to take a step back, assess the situation, and give us calm.

With every breath I take, I am bringing more and more gratitude into my life.

There is a breathing technique that I have been doing lately and that has given me a lot of comfort, making me feel grateful for the present:. Take a deep breath in, to the count of three, hold it for the count of three, and then release at the count of three. Do it another couple of times. You can increase the count number, some people get up to ten! I hope this will be helpful!

Anxiety and stress are always ready to creep up, especially for the December Holiday season, so for today (and also for the next few weeks) let’s say

Anxiety has no place here

You have done your best and that’s enough – take a step back and breathe. It will help you regain control on your situation and assess what you can and what you can’t do. You got this!

Today’s affirmation is

I am patient

We all need more of this… virtue? Skill?

We can do it.