When I read the book The Help one of the things that stayed in my mind was not the horrible way they were treated, but the way in which they carried themselves in the midst of so many injustices. The one “help” named Abigail was raising the daughter of her employer and I was so happy that the little girl had “Abbie” as she called her in her life. The little girl’s mother didn’t even want to be bothered with the child because she was a little chubby and not the most pretty little girl of the bunch. But what Abbie did everyday was told her positive affirmations about herself.
Abbie having lived in a time when she was treated differently and sometimes unjustly because of the color of her skin she knew all too well the negative affects it can have on a person. She wanted to make sure that if there was something that she could do to change someone elses self-worth that she would, just by saying those same little affirmations to a little girl in hopes that she would continue to believe them as she grew up with a mother that didn’t seem to love her.
Those little words of confirmation, uplifting phrases that we can deposit into someone elses spirit can mean a whole difference in that person’s life. Hopefully, that little child grew up remembering those words that Abbie spoke into her and she believed them no matter what life threw her way. I hope that deep inside those words would reverberate back to her remembrance in those times when she didn’t feel so beautiful or loved.
The same concept holds true for most of us today and that is why I believe it is so important for us to tell our children, grandchildren, and even someone elses child that they are wonderful, smart, and important. You just never know how important those words can be for them in life. We can still deposit positive affirmations to one another in our adult life. It holds the same strength to an adult as to a child. Just like the effects of negative verbage that comes to us through life experiences whether true or not we begin to believe what people say to us and about us.
That is why I love the Lord so much because His love is so perfect and He affirms us with it everyday. He doesn’t change His mind about us even when He should.
The Butterfly Journey – Lisa
“But what Abbie did everyday was told her positive affirmations about herself.”
I totallyagree with the importance of doing this. Why didn’t s/b tell me sooner???