Affirmation 9 in a series of 9.

Feeling lost or stuck in life is not the same as being alone. The dark valleys we often walk through can help us see new possibilities for our lives and encounter assisting forces that show the way. We're not in control, but if we pay attention we'll find that Life itself is working for our healing and pointing us to a path toward wholeness.

Music credit:
The Sound of Swimming Underwater by Alaskan Tapes

Affirmation 8 in a series of 9.

Life is full of demands. Sometimes it feels that you have to hold the whole world up on your shoulders. There's no time for pausing because it seems like it's not allowed. Use this affirmation to give yourself permission to slow down, breathe and take notice that in all your trying, you're never alone.

Music credit:
Everything, Everywhere by Alaskan Tapes  

Affirmation 7 in a series of 9.

It's easy to get trapped inside the belief that things won't work out for you and that you're just not worthy of peace or wholeness or love. But despite what you've heard, happiness in life is not a reward and suffering is not a punishment. Use this affirmation to silence you inner critic. You ARE worthy of good things like affirmation, acceptance, healing, forgiveness and love because you yourself are a vessel of those very things.

Music credit:
Circle and Back by Alaskan Tapes

Affirmation 6 in a series of 9.

We tend to compensate for what we believe are our deficiencies by "adding on" in life. But reading books, listening to podcasts, buying more stuff won't necessarily get you to where you long to be. Use this affirmation to claim the beautiful mystery to you beneath what you hold onto that only life itself can reveal.

Music credit:
Simple Math by Alaskan Tapes

Affirmation 5 in a series of 9.

Shame is powerful. It's used to control people. As a kid you were taught to hide things about yourself you were taught were unpleasant. As an adult, they're now the parts of you that you've come to hate and won't show others. Use this affirmation to remind yourself that all of who you are is worth revealing and being fully accepted. You no longer have to hide.

Music credit:
Afterglow by Alaskan Tapes & Moshimoss 

Affirmation 4 in a series of 9.

You were born capable of meeting people's deepest needs. But it has nothing to do with strength or intelligence or beauty, or anything else you've been taught to believe you need to be. Your compassionate, unguarded presence is what people need most from you and it is a gift you've always possessed.

Music credit:
Intersect by Alaskan Tapes 

Affirmation 3 in a series of 9.

We often see what lies ahead of us through the lens of fear. Use this affirmation to remind yourself that fear is there to protect you from being hurt, but it can also hold you back. Deep within you is a source of wisdom, strength and courage needed to walk your journey. Time of struggle can help you discover it.

Music credit:
Places by Alaskan Tapes

Affirmation 2 in a series of 9.

We all feel anxious at times. Use this affirmation to remind yourself that there is a calm, wise person deep within you that is capable of doing hard things. When hurt and guilt and shame lose their grip on you, this is who remains because this is who you are.

Music credits:
Of Woods and Seas by Alaskan Tapes

Affirmation 1 in a series of 9.

We all get stuck in negative thinking at times. Use this affirmation to reclaim the truth about who you are. You are worthy of love simply because you're human. It's not about how successful you are. And it doesn't go away just because you fail.

Love is never earned. It just IS.

Music Credit:
When the Earth Yelled Back at Me by Alaskan Tapes

Dr. Joyce del Rosario has returned to her hometown of Seattle after being away for a while. She had a career serving under-resourced youth in the city and then at-risk moms in the Bay Area. She also earned a PhD in theology and taught at a prestigious seminary, but things changed and she's come home to find her way again. What can food say about who you are, when the world is making demand of who you're supposed to be? This is her story.

Music Credits:
Blue Dot Sessions
Blue Scholars
Hideyuki Hashimoto
Bass Relief

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