Positive affirmations are an accessible way to create self-empowerment. By repeating these uplifting statements throughout the day, we can refocus and retrain our negative thoughts. They encourage us to discover what nourishes confidence and can release us from a cycle of self-sabotage.
Affirmations are like a positive mantra for radical self-care. By reciting them out loud to ourselves they can become part of a wellness routine that can be used whenever needed. Daily positive affirmations alongside the practices of using a reflection journal have been known to make accessing supportive thoughts about ourselves a lot easier; our emotional self-care is as essential as our physical well-being.
These brief, repeatable phrases are designed to build resiliency and show ourselves some kindness. They won’t cure stress, anxiety, depression or be the answer to all our problems but they can be part of a useful emotional/mental health toolkit. It’s equally noteworthy that these suggested affirmations and writing prompts should never be used to tell someone that is struggling through something to “just think positively”; as a response, this is extremely dismissive and toxic and needs to be retired.
Here are some useful daily affirmations and corresponding journal prompts to help boost encouraging thoughts, feelings and attitudes …
- I have many blessings in my life. | List five things you are grateful for.
- I can overcome my fears and pursue my dreams. | Write three action points that will help you move towards your personal aspirational goals.
- I can overcome obstacles and journey onwards with intention. | Write about a time when you conquered a setback and it helped create a new mindset/outlook.
- I have the power to create change and make beneficial choices. | Identify some bad practices you want to shift away from and create a list of positive habits you’re going to replace them with. Include how you’re going to do this.
- I recognize my self-worth. | Brainstorm the things that make you proud of yourself — include what others appreciate about you (ask them).
- I am open to receiving love. | Write this on some post-it notes and put them in strategic places so you can remind yourself of this whenever you see them. List two ways you’re going to practice self-care today.
- I will be intentional with my words and speak to/about myself with the kindness I deserve. | Post a card/letter to yourself where you’ve written five compliments about yourself. Do this once or twice a month (more often if needed) to establish a thoughtful routine.
It can be challenging at first to deliver these affirmations out loud; we’ve been conditioned to believe it’s silly and selfish to spend time on ourselves. But self-care doesn’t involve ego. It’s about understanding our own value; knowing we’re worthy of all the good that comes our way and honing the necessary skills to ride out the bad.
Further Info:
Want To Be Happier? Evidence-Based Tricks To Get You There – NPR
NAMI Helpline – a free, nationwide U.S. resource that offers experienced peer-support guidance and advice
CheckPoint – global (by country) resources for mental health support
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I love these! I’ve been working on introducing positive affirmations into my daily routine and I can really feel the difference when I do x
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I’ve noticed a difference too when I use these affirmations and writing prompts. I’m so glad you like them!
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These are fantasitc ideas! I may put these into practice going forward! Thank you!
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Thank you — I’ve found them so beneficial I hope anyone who uses them too finds the same.
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Affirmations really work. Useful post 😊😊
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It takes a bit of time but they really do make a difference. Thanks for reading!
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I absolutely love this! I have been using affirmations for as long as I can remember, but adding prompts takes them to an entirely new level. I will definitely start doing this! Thanks for sharing!
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It definitely adds an extra layer of encouragement and helps put our affirmations into action. Thank you for reading!
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I really like the idea of your writing prompts with these affirmations. That’s a brilliant way to help ourselves see and believe those positive statements. I used to have what I call my “negative tapes” that played over and over in my mind. Like you say, it is a process to retrain our thoughts, but it is so worthwhile because we truly are worthy of care.
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That’s exactly what I’ve found, using the affirmations with writing/journaling prompts really helps focus my intentions and belief in what I’m saying. It’s almost an evidence-based approach to affirmations because you’re right, we all deserve to fully realize our worth.
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These are great prompts. I love the post-it notes idea, I am quite a forgetful person so I’m bound to surprise myself with nice words from myself.
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I can be a bit forgetful to so rely on post-it notes a lot, haha! Thanks for reading!
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I love quotes and affirmations. I think your suggestions could be really useful so I think I will try them. Thank you for sharing!
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I hope you do try them out as they’ve been really useful — thanks for reading!
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Hello, thanks for sharing! I love these daily affirmations, daily affirmations are so important Alicia
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You’re welcome — so glad you found them useful!
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Some great ideas here! I really need to get back into journalling so this is fab!
Amber | The Unpredicted Page
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So happy to hear that you like these daily affirmations — thanks so much for stopping by!
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I journal and I have used affirmations before. But I do want to start to use them more. Thank you for sharing.
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I’m making an effort to use them more consistently and have found doing them this way has really helped with that. Thanks for reading!
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I love the idea of using positive affirmations as writing prompts, what a cool idea! That’s perfect for journalling to cheer you up, thanks for sharing 🙂
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I found saying affirmations and doing this extra layer of mindfulness really helps so much. Thanks for stopping by!
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I love that last affirmation, we all need to remember to be kinder to ourselves!
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This is one I often forget or struggle with — thanks for reading!
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These are fantastic prompts for daily positive affirmations. I love positive affirmations so much. They are incredibly helpful and they’ve been a game changer for me. I have never thought of using affirmations as journal prompts but this sounds like a fab idea. I have to give it a try! Thank you for sharing!
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They take a while to get into but once you do, you’re 100% right that they are a game changer. Thanks so much for reading!
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I really love this post. I don’t usually use daily affirmations but I think it’s such a good idea. Some really good prompts too 🙂
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I wasn’t particulalry into them but I gave them a go and they really make a difference. I’m glad you like them and the prompts!
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I love positive affirmations. They really help me to change my mindset. But I haven’t used them as writing prompts so I would love to give them a try. thank you for sharing! x
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It has been amazing how my mindset shifted too once I got into using them more intentionally — thanks for reading!
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I do like to use affirmations too. It has changed my mindset. Great post.
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It’s so encouraging to know so many people use them and get something beneficial out of them. Thanks so much for reading!
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I love all the positivity that affirmations provide and your list is extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing.
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Me too — they add a little bit of sunshine to the day. Thanks for reading!
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Love this Molly! And especially the affirmations, I’m going to write them down! x Penny
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That’s so great you like them and can find ways to use them — thanks for reading!
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Lovely post, Molly! I love writing down affirmations as I’m a visual person so when I look down on an affirmation I wrote, it inspires me! Thanks for sharing x
Lynn |
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Me too — it sort of helps it refocus my mind and helps me think about the positivity attached to the affirmation. Thanks for reading!
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Thank you for the list of positive affirmations! I love how you included things to add on to the affirmations to make them even more meaningful. I am going to write these in my journal tonight. Thank you for sharing and creating such a positive space!
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I am so happy they will be used — they have been so beneficial to me it’s great to share something so helpful!
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Thanks for a great list! It is always good to remind ourselves of the things we’re grateful for.
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You’re so welcome — thank you for reading!
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I like this: “They won’t cure stress, anxiety, depression or be the answer to all our problems but they can be part of a useful emotional/mental health toolkit.” Said to self with consistency, they will start to seep into the subconscious and change beliefs. Nice post!
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Thank you! I think affirmations have a place as part of our overall emotional and mental well-being and are so beneficial — but they definitely aren’t a cure-all. Thank you for reading!
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I have recently been telling myself I have so many blessings in my life. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed with negative thoughts that I forgot to see all the good in my life. Thank you for this reminder.
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I was experiencing a lot of inner negative thoughts about myself too that I had to do something to improve my mental health. Affirmations seemed silly at first but they really do make a difference. It’s so good that you’re now telling yourself positve things and recognizing the blessings in life — keep doing that, you deserve it!
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Affirmations are one of my favourite things and I love the few you’ve listed out xx
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I have really got into using them — they’re so great!
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I love these prompts, it actually works, this bring self-confidence and strength to anything you wish to achieve. Daily affirmations are a great way to start your day and to keep your head up no matter what. I love this, you’ve got great ideas for journaling.
Inna |
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They are so useful — I’m glad you really liked these affirmations, I hope you get to use them!
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I love writing about things you are grateful for, it really puts things into perspective. And I think it really starts the day/ends the day on a good note.
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I agree — it can make us aware that there is more joy in things around us than we may realize. Thanks for reading!
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I have a journal that I write in each night and I choose one positive affirmation to add to my list. I’ll definitely be adding a few of these into it, thank you for sharing.
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That is such a good idea — I can see how beneficial that would. Thanks so much for reading!
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Thank you for writing these. Lately I’ve been struggling with speaking positively to myself. I’m printing this out and putting it in my journal as a reminder to repeat these affirmations every time I open it.
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I’m struggling with this too — it got really bad and I’m actively trying to work on this. I hope you find these useful as they have really helped me and been a great way to retrain my inner dialogue. Thank you so much for reading!
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I’ve been trying to get more into daily affirmations.
Thank you for these♥️
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Me too — I figured these would be really useful and accessible for anyone starting out. Thanks so much for stopping by!
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