- Find a comfortable place to sit and eliminate background noise, if possible.
- Slow your thoughts and clear the clutter from your mind.
- Think of something positive in your life. (It can be large or small.)
- Create an affirmation about your positive thought. If you can’t write a sentence, write one word, such as love or grateful.
- Use the present tense. Affirm the life you are living now.
- Check your affirmation for tone and word choices. Tweak the affirmation if you must, but resist the urge to overwork it.
- Stick with one-sentence affirmations. They are easier to write and remember.
- Keep writing affirmations and read them aloud from time to time.
- Watch for forward steps in your life journey.
- Find ways to apply affirmations to daily life.