Deaf Woke Artistic Wellness
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10 minute, 49 second vlog by Dorothea Tolliver. Dorothea’s son, Norris, appears in the video from 07:17-08:47. Dorothea is an African American woman with brown chocolate skin from her father. She has black and salt and pepper hair and is wearing a white blouse with tan and gold stripes and has gold hoop earrings. Norris is a young African American child with short black hair and large expressive eyes. He is wearing a white shirt and red and black plaid pants. Together, they are sitting on a dark couch with large gold pillows. A white wall and a mirror with a gilded frame, and a decorated Christmas tree are visible behind them.
TITLE SLIDE: A still shot of Dorothea and Norris sitting on a couch with yellow pillows behind them. They are signing STRONG and looking into the camera. Yellow text on a black background reads: Positive Affirmation Daily with Dorotha Tolliver and Norris
#DeafWokeArtisticWellness. Three different color emojis showing a flexed forearm muscle are shown: yellow, pale, brown. The sign language interpretation and closed captioning logos are shown to indicate accessibility.
DISCLAIMER SLIDE: White text with a warning label on a gray background: Disclaimer: All information presented in this video, including: text, images, audio, or other formats were created for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you learned through this video.
DOROTHEA: Hello, hello, hello! What’s my name again? It’s Dorothea Tolliver. I will be discussing the topic of positive affirmations. These are positive statements and words. What does affirmation mean? If you’re puzzled, don’t worry. I will explain that positive affirmations are simply any thoughts or words that you use to shift your mind and plans toward positivity. These words inspire you. It really means something is true and it’s a form of self-focused mediation or repetition that gives you self-awareness. We don’t want our thoughts and self-talk to become negative. We want to get rid of the negativity. We take in and read positive affirmations to shift our mental processes. I read affirmations every morning because it gives me positivity about myself and encourages you rather than thinking negatively. I use positive words that inspire me and will show you examples.
DOROTHEA: Are you ready for me to give you one word for affirmation? For now let's pray and take deep breaths in and out. (Breathes deeply.) Now the words I will use and the words that I will use so when I use these words I want you to copy me and repeat twice what I said okay? Y'all ready?
1. I respect myself exactly as I am, I accept myself as I am. I accept myself exactly as I am. I accept myself exactly as I am.
2. I respect myself, I respect myself, come on, say it with me, say yes!! I respect myself! I respect myself! Come on, I want to hear you say it: I respect myself. Yes!
3. Come on, join me: I love and embrace all of me. I love and embrace all of me. I wanna hear you say it
4. I am motivated, I am motivated, I am motivated, I am ready, I am motivated! Say it: I am motivated! I am motivated!
5. Repeat these positive words with me: I believe in myself, I trust myself, I can do it, I CAN DO IT!! Yes I can. Yes I can do it. Yes I can and I believe in myself. I trust myself. I can do it. YES, I CAN! (Snaps fingers.)
6. I’m beautiful. I am beautiful! I am so so beautiful.
7. I am confident! I am confident. I am confident in myself. I am confident in myself and my worth. I am worthy. That’s right! (Snaps fingers.) I am worthy! (Snaps fingers.) Now you say it. (Snaps.)
8. I trust myself, I love my body. I love my body. I trust myself, I love my body. I love my body.
9. Last, say the words: I am WORTHY! I am worthy. I am WORTHY!
That is my own affirmation and that what I say to myself everyday that gives me inspiration. The words are deeply powerful and fill me with positivity. I feel motivated with a positive mindset. The key is to replace negative with positive. I have kids’ affirmation too and I teach my son with words that are a positive influence on him. Are you ready? I will show you next
DOROTHEA: Hello! This is my son. (To son) What’s your name?
NORRIS: My name is Norris and this is my name sign (demonstrates N near mouth and smiles).
DOROTHEA: Okay! Today I will teach kids what good affirmation are you READY??
(Norris dances)
NORRIS: YES!
DOROTHEA: Say, “I AM STRONG!!!”
NORRIS: I AM STRONG!!!
DOROTHEA: I AM TALENTED!!!
NORRIS: I AM TALENTED!!!
DOROTHEA: I AM SMART!!!
NORRIS: I AM SMART!!!
DOROTHEA: I AM SPECIAL!!!
NORRIS: I AM SPECIAL!!!
DOROTHEA: What is the last thing we say?
DOROTHEA: I LOVE MYSELF!!!
NORRIS: I LOVE MYSELF!!!
TOGETHER: I LOVE MYSELF!!!
DOROTHEA: Do you love yourself?
NORRIS: Yeah!
DOROTHEA: Say it again!
NORRIS: I LOVE MYSELF!!!
DOROTHEA: I AM SMART!!!
NORRIS: I AM SMART!!!
DOROTHEA: I AM TALENTED!!!
NORRIS: I AM TALENTED!!!
DOROTHEA: I AM SPECIAL!!!
NORRIS: I AM SPECIAL!!!
DOROTHEA: I AM SMART!!!
NORRIS: I AM SMART!!!
DOROTHEA: Now what do we say?
TOGETHER: I LOVE MYSELF!!!
(To the camera) WE LOVE YOU!
DOROTHEA: Now you see I taught my son good words of affirmation that give my son more positivity and make him feel good about himself and gain confidence in himself. I do that every night and morning. I use the same words over and over to give them more confidence. You can do that with your kids. It is good for your mind, good for gaining your self-esteem. This is important for kids because many of them don’t feel good about themselves and have low self-esteem these day but this use of positive affirmations can help them overcome this through the use of positive words. I love reading affirmation words because they help me a lot and give me positive thoughts daily. Go ahead and give it a try! You don’t want to think negatively, right? Give yourself positive affirmations. (Thumbs up.)
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