The Strong Within Affirmation Podcast

Kindness is not weakness. I will be kind to everyone today.

The people who need the most kindness are those who sometimes are the meanest.  We don’t know everyone’s stories.  What if we were to choose to see people not as we think they are (jerks, pushy, mean, etc.), but as people we know they can be.  Maybe their mother died and they have been bitter since, maybe they are going through a divorce, or maybe they are dealing with depression.  You never know, but your kind interactions might help them to smile and make their life more bearable when they go home.  Be kind not only because it is what the world needs, but because it’s what you need in your life—everyday!!!

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,

Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by: Basematic-Zest

I will choose my words carefully, as I choose to be powerful today.

Weakness is a choice.  We might think it just happens when we aren’t strong, but a test of our strengths is not when things are going well but when we are down and out on our luck.  Take comfort in knowing you are a powerful being.  You don’t have to be anyone else—you just have to choose to remember you were created to be amazing.  Today let us shine our brightest, let us forget the past mistakes, and let us forget what the negative people may say.  We will not bring ourselves down to small thinking and opinions.  You are powerful—be DELIBERATE in doing it!  Danger is real but fear is a choice; knowing this you will become stronger with each time you step forward.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,

Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by Basematic-Zest

My life is happy because I choose it to be that way.

Perspective is everything in creating happiness.  When we wait for happiness to come to us we may never find it.  Happiness is in every moment!  It is less about seeking, and more about allowing what is already there to flourish within our lives.  Today, how will you choose to be happy?

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,

Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by Basematic-Zest

Leaders aren’t born—they are built!

We don’t have to micromanage all there is in our lives.  We can find great wisdom in what others have to say, what they think, and what they do.  Today I will remember to be courageous to lead when it’s my time, and I will be courageous to follow when it is my turn to be a team player.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,

Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by Basematic-Zest ft. urmymuse

There is beauty all around me.

It’s easy to get caught into the hustle and bustle of life.  It’s easy to get caught into the checklists of our goals and our to-do lists.  When we can take time to stop and appreciate the sky, to look up and truly see the beauty we have been granted in this day, we can then latch onto something greater than ourselves.  Life is a journey not a destination, are you rushing to an end point, or are you loving every step along the way?

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,

Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by Basematic-Zest ft. urmymuse

I love myself.

One of the greatest things we can do is love ourselves. When we love ourselves we give ourselves the support and comfort needed to have the courage to become who we truly wish to be. If you think about people you encourage and support, do you tell them how bad they are and that they can’t achieve what they set their mind to? No, you tell them how good they are and how you believe in them. So why do you treat yourself any differently. Your goals, your dreams, and your best life is produced by loving yourself enough to create the belief, the knowing, that you deserve to feel good about who you are to help you achieve what you want. The real reason we do anything in this world is to feel good, and when we love ourselves enough we help ourselves to get into alignment with our best self which makes achieving our dreams that much easier.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,

Chris O'Hearn

 Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Thursday- To err is human, to forgive is divine.  I will be kind and loving to myself, as I see my mistakes as lessons not faults. 

It is good to forgive another; it is even greater to forgive ourselves.  To be able to forgive another: we must first be able to love ourselves enough to let go of our mistakes and to learn from them.  We trick ourselves thinking we are the only ones carrying this darkness, our personal errors.  We buy into the illusion that no one else struggles like we do.  The truth is, we all are struggling with our self imposed darkness.  No one is perfect and we do ourselves a disservice by comparing ourselves to one another.  Free yourself from the expectation of perfection—free yourself from comparing your so called inner weaknesses against another’s outer strengths, free yourself by understanding the darkness doesn’t belong to you.   YOU are the only one keeping it prisoner.  You were meant to learn from it and release it. You are bigger than any problem you cross.  You will always find a way.  Your best self is not found in seeking, but in knowing you already possess the answer.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within Together,

Chris O'Hearn

Wednesday- I will find a way to be interested in everything I do today.

Curiosity is a virtue.  To have joy in life we must be curious about the things that ARE in our lives.  Those who claim to know it all, those who do not look further into knowing, and those who are not curious about the smallest things might just miss out on the most beautiful things in life.  Beauty is in everything.  When we are curious about things, about people, and about ourselves we open ourselves to expansion.  Thus, growing into a better more fulfilling life.  The greatest treasures in life aren’t far off in other lands or buried where “x” marks the spot.  The greatest treasures are usually right under our noses.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within Together,

Chris O'Hearn

Tuesday- There is a wealth of knowledge in listening. I will hear people out today

I will wait at least 5 seconds before I respond, I will not cut people off, and I will make an effort to hear people and understand them first instead of just waiting my turn to speak.  There is a wealth of knowledge to be had from others.  When we are only waiting to tell people our demands, we miss our turns to see things from a different perspective; maybe even a better perspective.  Let us be students of life!!!  There is a lesson in everything we do today.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within Together,

Chris O'Hearn

Monday- My life is amazing; I will remember each moment is unique and beautiful

There is only one moment.  There is no past, there is no future, just the moment that’s in front of us.  We are not living a real life when we are living in our memories or wishes.  Memories are beautiful keepsakes we love to put on our shelves within our mind to continually look at, but the present moment is the only moment that can access both our past and the future.  Don’t let this instance pass by as you realize in your future that the best times you missed out on.  The greatest parts of our lives are here right now.  When you become mindful to appreciate and love what you do have, you will then be able to allow even greater blessings to come into your life.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within Together,

Chris O'Hearn