{"id":1401,"date":"2024-02-22T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newperspectivesforlife.com\/?page_id=1401"},"modified":"2024-02-22T16:46:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T16:46:16","slug":"affirmations-with-a-twist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newperspectivesforlife.com\/affirmations-with-a-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Affirmations with a Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1405&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708618494895{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;border-left-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Welcome to the &#8220;Affirmations with a Twist&#8221; series!<\/h1>\n<p>A healthy sense of humor is the bedrock of good mental health, so that&#8217;s where we&#8217;re getting started in this series. Enjoy this fun &#8211; but not frivolous &#8211; approach to encouraging your best self to shine!<\/p>\n<p>Each episode contains 2 affirmations separated by a brief musical interlude. You can pause your listening there to continue with some personal application or listen to the entire episode at once.<\/p>\n<p>This series was originally released in May of 2022 during Mental Health Awareness Month, but mental health is something we can be mindful of all of our lives. While we are encouraged to &#8220;be positive&#8221;, have encouraging self-talk, focus on the good, etc., there is often a disconnect between those generalized thoughts that we feel we should be thinking, and what we are actually telling ourselves day to day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These affirmations with a twist were designed to bridge that gap.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(And if you enjoyed this series, don\u2019t hesitate to <a href=\"\/gratitudes-with-a-twist\/\">listen to the \u201cGratitudes With a Twist\u201d series<\/a> next, where Amy helps us all discover countless opportunities for and reasons to be abundantly grateful every day!)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708618818051{margin-top: 3rem !important;margin-bottom: 3rem !important;padding-top: 2rem !important;padding-bottom: 2rem !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708619753381{margin-bottom: 2rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708619578919{margin-bottom: 1rem !important;}&#8221;]<strong>1 &#8211; Laugh-firmations and Fun-firmations<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/amy6741\/embed\/episodes\/1---Affirmations-with-a-Twist-Laugh-firmation-and-Fun-firmation-e29fh8l\/a-aaccet7\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708619757378{margin-bottom: 2rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708619593674{margin-bottom: 1rem !important;}&#8221;]<strong>2 &#8211; Faith-firmations and Belief-firmations<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/amy6741\/embed\/episodes\/2---Affirmations-with-a-Twist-Faith-firmations-and-Belief-firmations-e29fldv\/a-aaccdd5\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; 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