How to Use Affirmations

 


Affirmations are positive thoughts that celebrate you and your spirit. These brief phrases are designed to help you feel stronger and more in control. We encourage you to read through this list and pick the affirmations that speak most to you about your situation. You may want to pick a different affirmation daily and repeat it several times throughout the day. You may want to write your own affirmations, or you may want to rely on phrases and verses from the Bible or other religious/spiritual texts of your own faith.

I see myself as a healthy person in love with life.
 
I lovingly tend the garden of my mind.
I pull the negative weeds and make room for positive affirmations to grow.
 
A life filled with wonder is a life lived.
 
My spirit can never be taken from me,
for it is the part of me that is eternal.
 
Whenever a door closes in my life, at least three more new doors open.
 
I am safe. I am open and receptive to new fulfillment in my life.
 
I have all the energy to accomplish everything I put my attention to.
I know that even difficult lessons are opportunities for positive change.
Everything is working out for my highest good.
 
No matter where I am or what I am doing, there is beauty around me.
True living is being able to see that beauty and to take it in.
 
I am an expression of unlimited good.
 
What I choose to think and do today has an effect on my future.
I am a powerful creator.
 
I do matter - to myself and to God.
I am deeply loved and cherished right now.
 
I am an eternal, spiritual being having a human experience.
My soul rejoices in this experience.
 
Life’s unfolding invites my participation.
 
Ultimately, only I can choose my options.
My personal power increases when I accept and embrace this truth.
 
Usually, if I am thankful for what I have,
I don’t have time to focus on what I don’t have.
 
I am patient and kind with everyone I meet each day.
 
I am a person I really enjoy living with.
 
I rejoice in the successes of others, knowing there is plenty for us all.
 
I am doing the best that I can. Each day gets easier.
 
I am deeply grateful for all the love in my life.
 
Kindness starts with kindness towards myself.
 
I have dozens of opportunities a day to laugh at myself and only a few to laugh at others. Only a fool would choose the lesser when the greater is so present.
 
It’s important to let myself experience the grief I feel when something has ended.
 
Attitude determines how I handle and survive life.

 

This content was last reviewed August 15, 2010 by Dr. Reshma L. Mahtani.
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