What To Do When You Feel Hopeless: Repeat Positive Mantras
A mantra, which is a spiritual practice in Hinduism and Buddhism, is a statement or slogan repeated frequently. An affirmation, according to the Google dictionary on the internet, is the action or process of affirming something or being affirmed. To affirm is defined as "to state or assert positively; maintain as true. Mantras and affirmations can be used for healing and coping with all levels of stress, including extreme stress. There are two ways to use mantras or affirmations: on a daily basis to raise self-esteem and lower overall stress, or to cope with stressful situations on a case-by-case basis. I learned to use mantras to heal myself on a difficult day in the fall of 2008. I had the ex-husband from hell. He was constantly requesting parenting time schedule changes, making plans with our children during my parenting time without asking me first, and requesting to take his vacation over my birthday while refusing to make schedule changes for ...