gratitude

Affirmation Advent Calendar 2023

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I have had this idea a couple years ago, it somehow didn’t make it into a blog and actual sharing.

So this year I’m getting ready for it: starting 1st December a daily Affirmation as an Advent Calendar.

I’ll share it here in my WordPress-blog, Facebook and Instagram as daily posts.

Advent Season 2023, candles.

I love advent calendars, the classical paper ones, where you can open a little door every day.

I focus my energy on the many positive things in my life.

Daily Gratitude 2023

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Ok here we go….. I do my gratitude practice since many years in different ways. Please read one of my old posts from 2016, I put the link below.

So I decided a few days ago, that in 2023 it’s time to take it up a notch, share a daily Gratitude in Instagram stories @mariaprema (also connected to Facebook HathaYogaIpswich).

This has some challenges for me in more than one way. I’m up to it and curious where it will lead me:

I don’t post on social media every day, let alone share stories. I like to set up some kind of template, this might change during the course of twelve months of course. Who knows I might even start to make reels. Setting and respecting my own boundaries, as I intend to post and share daily; turning the phone off when I’m done!

Making better use of my personal blog & website http://www.mariasteiner.com (As a start I write my intention about the daily Gratitude 2023 here). Even though the daily stories will mainly be on Instagram, I intend to write here a blog post every now and then about the progress of my #DailyGratitude2023.

Follow my stories and let’s have some fun.

Looking forward with curiosity, joy and breathing in the moment.

November 2023 – Update on the Daily Gratitude post 2023:

Yes, 11 months of almost daily sharing in stories on Insta & FB. At times it happened that I would only post the next day, or recently I did a catchup of 3 days. In general I really enjoyed the process and flow, I prepared the posts in Canva and then shared directly to my stories. I also learnt a few more skills along the way. Every Gratitude was with my own pictures, taken almost daily, very rarely did I use one of my old photos.

Five more weeks…. thanks for being and following with me this year. Maria xx

Please read through my blog post from January 2016.

Back in 2013 I started with a gratitude jar……..

Gratitude Jar

Affirmations – Advent Calendar

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On the 1st of December I started with a 21 days meditation/manifestation challenge, initiated by a meditation group in Germany. Two weeks ago I suggested in a couple yoga classes (so not all of you in the classes know about this). Repeat a different positive affirmation or mantra every day as an Advent Calendar starting on the 1st of December until Christmas. If you were busy or didn’t know about it from me….. do it now or as a family game at Christmas or New Year’s Eve: everyone states a positive affirmation. You can come up with your own or there are many in the books by Louise Hay, Dr. Wayne Dyer, etc. for example.

If you like New Year’s resolutions start at the 1st of January.

You can start for yourself anytime…. and know that many around the world are doing the same. The gist is, when you practice or do something for a minimum of 21 days every day (if you miss one you start again at day one) it becomes a habit.

Here are some examples I created for you as a motivation and inspiration. When you repeat an affirmation often it becomes a Mantra.

Street Art in my honour — Hatha Yoga Ipswich

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A dear yoga student of mine and beautifully, gifted, talented Artist Lee FullArton did some local artwork in my honour. The traffic light control box on Jones Road, Bellbird Park (it’s on the way from Ipswich to Springfield). If you are in the local area go have a look, it’s beautiful and fun. Adding some […]

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