13 Positive Affirmations to Start Your Day

Here at Slice.ca, we are always looking for a good inspirational pick-me-up to get us through the work-week, and let’s face it, life in general. Here are 13 inspiring quotes to lift up your spirit and to keep you going.

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Practice authenticity on the daily

Be yourself, always. It takes practice, and most of all courage, to do so. But look back at your life knowing you were true to yourself.

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Because failure is still experience

Ever failed? That’s OK, ‘cause Beckett got it right: get up and try again!

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Normal is just another way of saying average

Colour outside of the lines, let your freak-flag-fly, and be your amazing self.

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With the benefit of hindsight, the future is brighter

Life is truly too short to regret your choices, so take stock of your experiences and forge forward with a new wisdom.

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Do what you do with intention

The most productive people didn’t stumble into killin’ it in their lives. They committed themselves to working towards their goals!

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Stay open, stay free

When people try to set limitations — it's more about their boundaries than yours. To achieve great things, you must think differently. You are brilliant and your vantage point is unique. Stay free!

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Please stay you

Don't let people make you think you need to be anyone else but you. You are a gem and are appreciated.

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Getting it right requires getting it wrong so many more times

Try, try and try again. This being said, maybe consider stopping the use of these phrases in your work e-mails though.

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Release ego and judgement

Instead of good and bad, better or worse, just let things be as they are. Without judgement or ranking or ego. You're exactly where you need to be.

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Active listening will change your life

Oh, the things we learn when we focus less on communication and more on understanding.

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You’re allowed to change your mind

It's true what they say, y'know. You really are under absolutely no obligation to be who you were yesterday — or have been for the last how many years. You are not a tree with roots to the ground — you can move and grow and change and evolve — and it's beautiful.

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Stay grounded in the now

Don’t allow yourself to dwell on the past – past decisions, past mistakes, the hits or misses. And understand that you have the choice to begin a new direction today.

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Your bedtime routine matters

Instead of scrolling aimlessly through your feed before you go to bed, think of all your accomplishments, what you would like to accomplish, and write them down on paper. Brainstorm your dreams into reality.

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