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Repeat These 30 Daily Affirmations to Change Your Life
Discover 30 profound daily affirmations to help you embrace your worthiness and create a life that aligns with your passion and purpose.
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I started using daily affirmations a few years ago as a way to focus my mindset on positive thinking in the morning. At the time, I was working full-time in a corporate office job, and every morning, I found myself dreading going to work.
I didn’t like going into the office. I wasn’t excited about the work I did. And each morning, I just knew that the next eight to ten hours weren’t going to be fun
Once I began meditating regularly, though, my mindset slowly started to shift. I realized it wasn’t the external circumstances at my job that were making me miserable; it was my own negative thinking.
Because I only focused on the bad, that’s all I ever saw: bad stuff piling up, one thing after another.
Daily affirmations became a way for me to alter my attitude and mindset. I began by affirming my unconditional worthiness. I affirmed that I had the ability to accomplish all my biggest goals. That I was strong and powerful. That I could do hard things.
Eventually, I began incorporating Law of Attraction affirmations into my daily routine, and I even used affirmations while I was working out.
Soon, something began to shift for me. The more I used these daily affirmations, the more they became imprinted in my subconscious mind. I wasn’t just saying these feel-good words for the sake of it—I truly believed them.
And all around me, the world slowly began to change.
Instead of limits, I saw possibilities. Opportunities opened up for me. The universe responded to my positive vibration with even more positivity.
And I learned that when I embrace my own infinite worthiness, the universe will provide me with experiences and opportunities that are truly worthy of me.
Because positive affirmations have made such a profound difference in my life, it’s been important to me to share the affirmations I use most with my readers and followers. There are thousands of affirmations posted across this website, and I also post daily affirmations on my Instagram stories every morning.
So how exactly should you use daily affirmations to change your life? Read on for tips to help you get started.
Daily Affirmations: Best Practices
- First and foremost, when you’re reciting your daily affirmations, don’t just say the words; truly feel them deep within. Affirmations should always begin in the body, even before you’ve recited the words aloud or in your head. So if you want to affirm that you are worthy, begin with feeling a deep, undeniable sense of worthiness within.
- After you recite your daily affirmations in the morning, don’t let it end there. Continue to repeat your affirmations throughout the day. Carry these positive feelings with you as you complete your daily tasks.
- Write down some of the affirmations that resonate most with you on post-it notes and stick them in places you’ll see throughout the day (for instance, around your computer monitor, on your bathroom mirror, or even inside your wallet or purse). You can also set phone notifications with positive affirmations written on the screen to go off intermittently. Every time you see one of these notifications, recite the words either internally or aloud, feeling the positive emotions of the words inside your body.
- Practice mirror work regularly. Stand in front of the mirror, look yourself in the eyes, and affirm the thing you need to hear most in that moment. (That you’re beautiful. That you’re worthy. That you are always, always enough.)
Below, you’ll find 30 of my favorite daily affirmations to repeat each morning. These affirmations are designed to help you step into your undeniable worthiness, approach the day with a positive mindset, and nudge you in the direction of your truest, most heartfelt dreams and desires.
As you repeat these affirmations, feel the power of the words deep within. Remember that it’s not enough just to say that you are worthy; allow yourself to truly feel your inherent worthiness in every cell of your being.
Daily Affirmations To Repeat Every Morning
- Today is a gift, and I embrace it with positivity.
- I am capable and equipped to handle anything that comes my way today.
- I believe in myself and my ability to succeed.
- I can accomplish anything I focus on.
- I am always headed in the right direction.
- Good things are happening all around me.
- I act with courage, clarity, and confidence.
- I am strong in mind, body, and spirit.
- I am in charge of my own energy. I’m the only one who chooses how I feel.
- I control my mindset. My thoughts, emotions, and perceptions are entirely up to me.
- I use my energy to create, trust, give, grow, and heal.
- I trust myself completely. The strength I need is within me.
- I create my own magic.
- I am worthy, inside and out.
- I am enough, just as I am.
- Everything I’m looking for I can find within me.
- I love myself fully now as I continue to grow.
- My greatness exists here and now.
- I know my value and will not lessen or shrink myself for anything or anyone.
- I did not come this far only to come this far. I will keep going. I will keep rising.
- My worthiness is not defined by my achievements.
- All experiences I encounter shape me to be the highest version of myself.
- I am unafraid to try and fail. I welcome the growth that comes from these experiences.
- All of my problems have solutions.
- Obstacles are the foundation of my success.
- When I’m feeling overwhelmed, I give myself space to stop and breathe.
- I cannot always control my external world, but I can control my reactions to it.
- I am proud of my journey and how far I’ve come.
- Everything I do today leads me to an even better tomorrow.
- I am truly grateful for my beautiful life, and it just keeps getting better every day.
For more resources on spirituality, meditation, manifestation, and all things self-love, be sure to connect with me on Instagram and Pinterest, where I’m posting positive affirmations and empowering messages daily.
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Zanna Keithley is an author, poet, and social media content creator who writes short prose dedicated to inspiring readers to follow their dreams, trust their intuition, and create beautiful and fulfilling lives. You can find her original writing on Instagram @zannakeithley.
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Manifestation Journal Template: Free Printable PDF
Start manifesting today with this free manifestation journal template. Plus, I’ll walk you through each section in the template so you can begin manifesting the life of your deepest, most heartfelt dreams.
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No two manifestation journals are the same.
Some journals are solely dedicated to a single manifestation method, like the 55×5 Manifestation Method or 369 Method, while others offer a broader range of journal prompts and activities.
If you want to create your own manifesting journal but aren’t sure where to start, a manifestation journal template is a great option. A template offers you a repeatable model you can use in your manifesting practice. They’re also versatile, so you can write on the template itself, or you can use the template as a guide as you write in your own blank notebook or journal.
Below, you’ll find an easy-to-use manifestation journal template that you can download today to guide you in your manifesting practice. This template is completely free for your personal use. You’re also free to share it on your own website or social media—I just ask that you link back to my website/social media accounts as well.
I also don’t require you to subscribe to my newsletter to get the template (I know that can get annoying). But I definitely do encourage you to subscribe, as I send a free printable affirmation calendar to my subscribers every month.
To learn more about how to use this manifestation journal template, I’ve provided in-depth directions below.
Finally, if you want to expand your manifestation practice, I definitely encourage you to check out 30 Perfect Days, a digital manifestation journal available in my online shop. There’s a lot to love in this journal: 30 unique scripting prompts, space for daily gratitude, and so much more.
And the best part? This digital journal comes with editable text fields so you can choose to either type directly into the journal on your computer or cell phone or print and hand write your responses. Get started today.
How To Fill Out Your Manifestation Journal Template
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Scripting
The first page of the manifestation journal template is dedicated entirely to scripting. Scripting is the practice of writing about your dreams and desires in story-like form, as if you already possess everything you want to manifest.
For instance, let’s say you want to manifest your dream job. In your script, you could write about a day in this dream job as if you already have it right now. You might also write as your future self, looking back on the first day you got this job and what an amazing experience it was.
Past or present tense are good; just don’t write in future tense. As you write, it’s not “One day, I will have this job.” It’s, “I am so happy and grateful to have this job right now.”
If you don’t have time to write an entire script, that’s totally fine. You can skip this page and go straight to the second page if you’d like. See if you can incorporate scripting into your journaling practice on days you have an extra 10 to 15 minutes to spare.
And if you want to learn more about scripting, you can get a free scripting template here. And don’t forget to check out the digital manifestation journal in my online shop, which includes 30 unique scripting prompts to help you manifest your deepest and most heartfelt dreams. (Plus, you can type directly into the PDF document!)
Gratitude
If you want to live the life of your dreams, express gratitude for the life you have right now.
When you express sincere appreciation for all that you have, you vibrate at the frequency of love and abundance. Instead of focusing on lack and scarcity, you’re viewing your life from a perspective of wealth and prosperity. This opens you up to receiving even more incredible people, resources, things, and experiences to be grateful for.
You might think of it like this: every time you express gratitude for something you have, you’re telling the Universe, “More of this please.”
Gratitude and love are the highest vibrations, and by expressing sincere gratitude each day, you’re opening yourself up to receiving more beautiful gifts in your life to love and appreciate.
Your manifestation journal template includes space to express daily gratitude and appreciation. In your journal, write down one to three things you feel grateful for each day. As you write down these things, be sure to truly feel the full depth of your gratitude within every cell of your being.
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Positive Affirmations
Positive affirmations are encouraging, uplifting statements designed to boost your confidence and self-belief. They’re instant vibration lifters and can become one of your most helpful tools in your manifestation toolkit.
The key to using affirmations is to know that the affirmation doesn’t actually start with the words you’re affirming—it starts with the feeling you possess deep within.
So when you say, “I am worthy,” it’s not simply about saying that you’re worthy; it’s about feeling worthy at your very core.
In your journal, write down one to three uplifting affirmations that align with the positive emotions of what you want to manifest. For instance, if you want to manifest success, write down affirmations about how you’re already successful and how you’re absolutely worthy of infinite success. Feel these words deep within.
If you need help with coming up with affirmations that feel good to you, I have thousands of affirmations throughout this site that you can explore here.
And here are some manifestation and Law of Attraction affirmations to help you get started:
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- 35 Beautiful Love Affirmations To Manifest Your Own Love Story
One Small Step I Will Take Today
Each day, you have the opportunity to take small steps toward manifesting your dreams.
The most important steps are ones that are inspired by your deep inner knowing—they should feel good and right to you, even if they might scare you a little. This means taking inspired action based on what your intuition is telling you.
Remember that every small step you take makes a big difference in your overall journey.
If your small step is simply sending an email, buying a book, or registering for a class, it may not feel like a big thing at the time. But it’s actually a huge step forward in your manifestation journey.
Your small step can even be something as simple as writing down a list of goals or creating a vision board. Don’t put pressure on yourself to do “really big” things all the time. Remember that if you take one small step each day for the next month, you’ll be 30 steps ahead of where you are today.
In your manifestation journal template, you’ll find space to write down one small step you’ll take to manifest your dreams. Write down this small step with courage, clarity, and confidence. (And also remember, when you’re unsure where to go next, sometimes the best step is to pause, sink into silence, and surrender. Allow the Universe to give you what you need.)
How Will I Align With My Highest Self Today?
Your highest self is the part of you that is untouched by external circumstances. This is the real and true you: the part of you that is eternal and infinite. This part of you is also free of fears, worries, and limiting beliefs.
When you step back and close your eyes to imagine your highest self, who do you see? How does your highest self look? How do they talk to other people? How do they interact with the world? Do they choose faith over fear? Do they believe they are worthy and deserving of manifesting their dreams?
Each day, you have the opportunity to align with your highest self. Here are some examples of how you might do this:
- Meet your highest self in meditation
- Embody your highest self in how you interact with friends and strangers throughout the day
- Set a morning routine that aligns with how your highest self would start the day
- Recite positive affirmations that align with how your highest self would think and feel
- Practice being in the present moment, as your highest self would be (as opposed to worrying about the past or future)
- Give love and compassion freely, as your highest self would.
Want to connect deeper with your highest self? Check out the digital workbook for connecting with your higher self here.
Other Notes
Here, you have the opportunity to write down anything else that feels right to you today. You might set a daily intention, write down one small thing you’ll manifest today (i.e. you might manifest a joyful moment or a good conversation with a friend), or write about your daily miracles. Whatever you write here, just make sure it feels good and aligns with your desired manifestations.
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For positive affirmations, self-love tools, manifesting tips, and spiritual resources, be sure to follow me on Pinterest and Instagram. And for more resources to help you manifest your dreams, check out these items in my online shop:
- Dreams, Goals & Manifestation Printables
- The Ultimate Manifestation Workbook
- 30-Day Manifestation Journal
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28 Inspiring Quotes For New Beginnings
Below, discover 28 inspiring quotes for new beginnings. Let these quotes guide you forward as you release the past to make space a beautiful new chapter to come forth.
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There’s nothing quite like the magic of a new beginning.
New beginnings are times of possibilities. They’re filled with limitless potential and hope. They’re a time for something more. More than you can imagine. More than you can possibly envision for yourself. More than you ever thought possible.
A new beginning can come in the form of a promotion or career change. It might be moving to a new city—or even a new country. It might be starting a new relationship. It might also be venturing out on your own for a while, seeking to form a deeper relationship with your own mind, body, and soul.
And sometimes, a new beginning is as simple as waking up to a new day. A day you’ve never met before. A day where anything is possible. A day where miracles are present all around you, if you choose to open your eyes and look for them.
Are new beginnings always easy? Definitely not. As the Law of Polarity states, everything has an opposite, and the existence of these opposites is vital in helping us to gain a deeper perspective of our own lives. So what’s the opposite of a new beginning?
An ending.
And it’s very likely that if you’re approaching a new beginning, you’re also encountering some kind of ending. Some endings are joyous and worth celebrating. If you’re graduating college and beginning your career, this is likely an exciting time.
Other endings, though, can be especially difficult. The end of a relationship. Leaving a job that you’ve really loved. Saying goodbye to a loved one. Letting go of something meaningful in your life.
As you encounter new beginnings and difficult endings, I hope you have the courage to move forward, even when it feels hard. I hope you know that even if you loved the path behind you, the path ahead is just as beautiful and filled with endless treasures for you to explore. I hope you embrace each day. Each moment. Each breath that flows in and out of your lungs.
And I hope you follow your heart, no matter what. We often talk about our mind’s wisdom and consciousness. But your heart holds deep wisdom inside it as well.
So trust what you feel. Trust the gentle nudges from within. Trust your deep inner voice guiding you forward.
Whatever new beginning you’re stepping into, I hope it brings you endless love, grace, beauty, joy, and abundance. Because you are worthy of all these wonderful things.
Always.
Inspiring Quotes For New Beginnings
1. “And suddenly you know: It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.”
Meister Eckhart
2. “Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.”
Germany Kent
3. “Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.”
Alan Cohen
4. “There will come a time when you believe everything is finished; that will be the beginning.”
Louis L’Amour
5. “Change can be scary, but you know what’s scarier? Allowing fear to stop you from growing, evolving, and progressing.”
Mandy Hale
6. “If you want to fly in the sky, you need to leave the earth. If you want to move forward, you need to let go the past that drags you down.”
Amit Ray
7. “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.”
Joseph Campbell
8. “Never allow waiting to become a habit. Live your dreams and take risks. Life is happening now.”
Paulo Coelho
9. “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.”
Nido Qubein
10. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
Arthur Ashe
11. “Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”
Carl Bard
12. “New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.”
Lao Tzu
13. “Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over again, and you will grow stronger until you have accomplished a purpose — not the one you began with perhaps, but one you’ll be glad to remember.”
Anne Sullivan
14. “Every day is a chance to begin again. Don’t focus on the failures of yesterday, start today with positive thoughts and expectations.”
Catherine Pulsifer
15. “A new day: Be open enough to see opportunities. Be wise enough to be grateful. Be courageous enough to be happy.”
Steve Maraboli
16. “Nothing is predestined. The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.”
Ralph Blum
17. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.”
Mary Pickford
18. “Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”
Meister Eckhart
19. “Begin today. Declare out loud to the universe that you are willing to let go of struggle and eager to learn through joy.”
Sarah Ban Breathnach
20. “Starting over is an acceptance of a past we can’t change, an unrelenting conviction that the future can be different, and the stubborn wisdom to use the past to make the future what the past was not.”
Craig D. Lounsbrough
21. “Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.”
Guy Finley
22. “Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.”
Desmond Tutu
23. “Every day is a new beginning. Treat it that way. Stay away from what might have been, and look at what can be.”
Marsha Petrie Sue
24. “The beginning is always today.”
Mary Shelley
25. “If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”
Paulo Coelho
26. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Lao Tzu
27. “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language, and next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.”
T. S. Eliot
28. “And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that never were.”
Rainer Maria Rilke
For more inspirational quotes, plus a daily dose of positive affirmations and self-love, be sure to connect with me on Instagram and Pinterest!
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25 New Year Reflection Questions to Support Your Life Journey
In this post, discover 25 empowering New Year reflection questions to help you reflect on the past year and set goals and intentions for the year to come.
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“I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. They never work. Haven’t you heard that most people quit their resolutions by the end of January?”
Have you ever heard anyone say these words? Or maybe you’ve said them yourself. To be honest, I’m sure a version of my younger self once echoed these familiar words that I’d heard countless times before.
Now though, I’m not such a big fan of them.
Sure, maybe many people do quit their resolutions early on in the year.
But you?
You’re not everyone.
And what other people do with their own resolutions has absolutely nothing to do with you.
And furthermore – sometimes, letting go of a resolution you made weeks or months ago doesn’t automatically equal failure.
For instance, you might realize that your chosen resolution doesn’t actually support your highest good. This happened to me a couple years ago, when I decided for my resolution that I was going to run my second full marathon. At the time, it seemed like a worthwhile goal for the year ahead.
But as I started making training plans, I started to feel like my heart wasn’t truly in it.
I realized that the time I’d have to dedicate to running would take away from hiking, cycling, yoga, and the other physical activities I enjoyed. I had only set this resolution because it felt like something I should do.
But it didn’t actually align with what was in my heart.
So I let go of that resolution and instead chose the path that felt right to me at the time.
And I have zero regrets about that decision.
Another argument people often have against New Year’s resolutions is that we should be able to make resolutions any time of the year. And I one hundred percent agree with this statement.
But why can’t we do both?
I think it’s fair to let yourself make and change your resolutions throughout the year while also embracing the new year as a time for new beginnings.
Finally, it’s important to define what a New Year’s resolution really is. It doesn’t always have to be a quantifiable goal.
Here are some New Year’s resolutions that you can’t quantify, but they all support your overall well-being:
- To make more time for self-care
- To be more compassionate with yourself
- To make space for fun and play
- To embrace your limitless creativity
- To spend more time with the people you love
- To open yourself up to opportunities for more self-love.
So as you think about how you want to step into the new year, know that you don’t have to make some really big proclamation about all the monumental life changes you’re going to make. Sometimes, simply stating that you’re going to make more time for self-care or for creative activities is more than enough to support you on your life journey.
Below, you’ll find 25 new year reflection questions that will help you approach the new year with a vision for who you want to be and what you want to accomplish. The first ten questions are focused on reflecting on this past year, and the rest of the questions are all about setting goals and intentions for this upcoming year.
And remember, while this post is geared toward the new year, I’d definitely encourage you to come back to these questions as often as you want throughout the year to see how your answers change. (And know that if your resolutions do change, that’s okay – as long as they feel true and right to you.)
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New Year Reflection Questions
- How have I grown in the past year? What led me to experiencing this type of growth?
- What positive changes have occurred in my life in the past year that I’m most grateful for?
- What are some obstacles and challenges I’ve experienced in the past year that I now feel grateful for, even if it was hard to appreciate at the time?
- What are some hardships I’ve experienced in the past year, and in what ways have these hardships helped me to grow?
- What risks have I taken that I’m glad I took?
- What beliefs do I hold now that I didn’t hold a year ago?
- What was one of my absolute favorite moments from this past year? What did I love most about this moment? (You can list multiple moments if you’d like.)
- What are 10 things about this past year that I feel truly grateful for?
- How would I describe myself right now? What do I love most about the person I am?
- How will I remember this past year? What lessons will I carry with me as I move forward in my journey?
- What would I do in this next year if I knew I could not fail?
- What’s still worth doing, even if I might fail?
- What limiting beliefs or fears are holding me back from pursuing my dreams? How can I release these beliefs and/or fears?
- What guiding principles, truths, and values will guide my journey over the next year?
- How can I cultivate more gratitude and appreciation in my daily life?
- What does self-care mean to me? What are some of my favorite self-care activities? How can I incorporate more self-care into my life over the next year?
- How can I make space for more fun, play, imagination, and creativity over the next year?
- When do I feel happiest? What brings me true joy? How can I allow more joy into my daily experience?
- What’s one thing I can do in five minutes a day to support my body, mind, and spirit?
- What does my ideal morning routine look like, and how can I build a morning routine that will set myself up for success?
- How can I be kinder and more compassionate to myself over the next year? When my inner bully comes out, what can I do to show myself more kindness and love?
- What do I need more of in my life? How can I make space for more of this in the next year?
- What do I need to release in my life? How can I let go of these things/experiences/people/beliefs to make space for something new?
- What’s something I’ve always dreamed of doing but haven’t done yet? Can I make this dream come true this year?
- What’s on my lifelong bucket list? Which of these things could I do or accomplish over the next year?
How are you reflecting on this past year and preparing to embrace the new year ahead? Share your favorite tips and practices in the comment box below.
And for more resources on spirituality, meditation, manifestation, and all things self-love, be sure to connect with me on Instagram and Pinterest, where I’m posting positive affirmations and empowering messages daily.
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45 Calming Affirmations For Holiday Anxiety
Below, discover 45 gentle and calming affirmations for meeting your holiday anxiety with love, kindness, and compassion.
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While the holidays are usually celebrated as a time for love, gratitude, and community, they can often be a heavy and difficult time for many people.
You may feel anxiety about social gatherings. Or maybe you’re experiencing anxiety due to loneliness. The abundance of food may cause you to feel anxious, losing your sense of calm and stability. Gift giving and money worries can also cause anxiety for many. And sometimes, past experiences may cause you to dread the holidays rather than look forward to them.
No matter how you’re feeling, I want you to know this: it’s okay to feel exactly how you feel. It’s okay to make space for all your feelings without trying to cover them up or pretend they don’t exist.
So please, don’t label these feelings as bad or wrong. Don’t try to suppress them for the sake of false positivity.
Tend to your anxiety with gentle love and compassion.
Step outside and take deep breaths when social events begin to feel overwhelming. Give yourself grace when the plethora of food choices causes your chest to tighten and feel heavy. Love yourself a little extra when you’re worried about money. Prioritize taking care of your whole self: mind, body, and soul.
If you are to give yourself one gift this year, then please–give yourself the gift of self-compassion.
Below, you’ll find 45 calming affirmations for holiday anxiety. Use these affirmations throughout the holiday season to help you feel grounded, calm, and centered. Remember that you are the only one in control of your emotions. You are in charge of your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs.
So take care of yourself. Breathe deeply. And remember that you are worthy of your own love, kindness, and compassion – always.
Affirmations For Holiday Anxiety
- I will be gentle with myself today.
- When I’m feeling overwhelmed, I give myself permission to step away and breathe.
- I give myself permission to do what is best for me.
- I choose to be kind to myself and love myself unconditionally.
- I listen to what my soul needs in each and every moment.
- I honor my past experiences, but I do not allow them to take away from my current joy.
- I make space for all of my feelings, but I have the power to rise above anything that doesn’t serve my highest good.
- In the face of worry and anxiety, I choose gratitude and faith.
- I choose peace over worry.
- I am safe and supported, rooted in this present moment.
- I am grounded, centered, and stable.
- I will not worry about things I cannot control.
- I allow myself to take things one moment at a time.
- I am equipped with all the tools I need to face today with courage and compassion.
- It’s okay for me to feel anxious. I respond to my anxiety with love and compassion.
- I am not my thoughts.
- I am not my fears.
- I am not my anxiety.
- I am welcome here.
- My presence is delightful to others.
- I bring light to those around me.
- It is safe for me to be my authentic self.
- I am so much stronger than I realize.
- I feel calm, centered, and grounded.
- I have the power to overcome my doubts, worries, and fears.
- I own my power and recognize the strength inside me.
- I breathe love into my worries and fears.
- I have the courage to step forward, even when I’m afraid.
- I am equipped with all the tools I need to walk through this experience with dignity and grace.
- I am in charge of my own energy. I’m the only one who chooses how I feel.
- I choose to feel calm, grounded, peaceful, and secure.
- I rise above my insecurities.
- I have the power to control my emotions.
- I choose to think positive thoughts.
- I am aligned with the energy of love.
- I am so grateful for my courageous heart for stepping outside my comfort zone.
- All experiences shape me to be a stronger and braver version of myself.
- Every single part of me is worthy of being loved and accepted.
- I choose courage over fear and peace over perfection.
- I am my true self, and there’s nobody else I’d rather be.
- I am capable, strong, worthy, and always enough.
- I am safe. I am protected. I am loved.
- I cultivate deep courage and compassion within my mind, body, and soul.
- My peace is more important.
- I am willing to view this experience through the eyes of love.
What affirmations help you when you’re experiencing holiday anxiety? Share your favorites in the comment box below.
And for more resources on spirituality, meditation, manifestation, and all things self-love, be sure to connect with me on Instagram and Pinterest, where I’m posting positive affirmations and empowering messages daily.
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8 Best Chakra Books For Profound Energy Healing
Below, discover eight of the best chakra books for both beginners and those looking to expand their knowledge of energy healing and the chakra system. Plus, learn more about the Ultimate Chakra Healing Bundle, a digital resource designed to help you heal stagnant energy and live in alignment with your highest self.
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Pin this for later! 8 Best Chakra Books For Profound Energy Healing What Are Chakras?
Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning “wheel” or “disk.” A commonly accepted definition for the word chakra is a wheel of energy in your body. You might also think of it like a vortex of energy within you. What makes it confusing is that this vortex isn’t actually a physical thing like your bones or organs. You can’t see your chakras in an x–ray. Rather, you experience them through feelings, sensations, and your own inner knowing.
When talking about chakras, we typically focus on the seven main ones in your body: Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown. However, your body actually has at least 114 energy centers in your body, and some people believe there to be more.
So what exactly does a chakra do? Energy is meant to flow, and when your chakras are open, your life force energy, or prana, can flow freely through your chakras at all times (through energy channels called nadis). In turn, this means that you’re more likely to feel confident, open-hearted, joyful, strong, creative, and in alignment with your highest, most authentic self.
But if any of your chakras are closed or blocked, your life force energy gets trapped inside you. This often happens due to difficult experiences in your outer world. For instance, rejection, shame, heartbreak, and grief can all result in blocked chakras. This heavy, stagnant energy can result in feelings and experiences such as excessive isolation, lack of confidence, and a closed heart.
To really understand how your chakra system works, I recommend picking up chakra books that go into full detail on how energy works in the body. To help you get started, I’ve listed eight of the best chakra books available, both for beginners and those looking to expand their knowledge about chakras, energy healing, and their body’s energy system.
And for deeper insight into chakras as well as guidance on profound chakra healing, check out my Ultimate Chakra Healing Bundle, which includes a Chakra Healing eBook, Chakra Healing Workbook, and 8-Week Chakra Healing Guide. You can learn more about each of these digital resources below.
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Best Chakra Books
Chakra Healing: A Beginner’s Guide
Margarita Alcantara’s Chakra Healing: A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Healing Techniques that Balance the Chakras is the perfect chakra book for beginners. It includes practical guidance to help you identify your own mental, physical, and emotional imbalances to determine which chakra may be causing it – and how to heal your own energy blockages.
The Ultimate Guide To Chakras
Athena Perrakis’ The Ultimate Guide to Chakras is another great beginner’s guide that is both beautifully written and illustrated. It includes deeper insight into each of the chakras and provides information on crystals, oils, chakra recipes, and more.
Chakras & Self-Care
In Chakras & Self-Care, author Ambi Kavanagh offers meaningful resources to balance and heal your body’s energy centers. You’ll find affirmation and visualization exercises, essential oil blend recipes, daily rituals, and more practices to help you experience true peace of mind and optimal alignment of your entire being: mind, body, and spirit.
Chakras Activity Book & Journal
For something a little different, Suzi Barrett’s Chakras Activity Book & Journal offers over 108 fun yet powerful activities to heal your chakras and cultivate deeper personal empowerment. The playful tone of this journal removes some of the pressure and seriousness that often comes when journeying within and promotes the effortless flow of life force energy.
The Subtle Body
If you’re ready to venture a little deeper into learning about chakras, Cyndi Dale’s The Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy may be just what you’re looking for. This is a comprehensive encyclopedia of human energetic anatomy and includes information on chakras, meridians, and fields, as well as the role of your intentions and beliefs when it comes to healing. For anyone wanting to dive deeper into their energy fields than ever before, this one won’t disappoint.
Essential Chakra Yoga
In Essential Chakra Yoga, Christina D’Arrigo provides assistance to beginners and experienced yoga teachers alike to unblock and heal their chakras using yoga poses and controlled breathing. This is a great resource for bringing balance to your mind, body, and spirit through movement, breathing, and mindfulness.
Essential Chakra Meditation
April Pfender’s Essential Chakra Meditation provides a series of guided meditations tailored to open, balance, and heal each chakra. It also provides mantras (short chants), mudras (hand postures), and detailed information about each chakra to help you diagnose and treat any blockages you may be experiencing.
Energy Medicine
One of my personal favorites, Donna Eden’s Energy Medicine provides detailed information on how to work with the body’s energy systems to promote health and well-being. While it discusses chakras, this one goes beyond just talking about chakras and discusses your entire energy system as a whole. If you’re completely new to chakras, I’d start with one of the other books first, as all the information here can be a bit overwhelming. But if you’re ready to cultivate a deeper understanding of your body’s energies, this may be exactly what you’re looking for.
Ultimate Chakra Healing Bundle
If you’re ready to learn more about your body’s chakras, heal stuck and stagnant energy within, and live in alignment with your highest self, the Chakra Healing Bundle will take you on a profound journey into healing your mind, body, and soul.
Here’s what you’ll get with the bundle:
Chakra Healing eBook
- Get an introduction to your seven main chakras.
- Learn the signs and symptoms of balanced and imbalanced chakras; what causes blocked chakras; how to heal your chakras; and more about the roles and attributes of each of your body’s energy centers.
- Get 50 positive affirmations for each chakra.
- Get 30 journal prompts for each chakra.
- Receive guidance on using crystals and gemstones, essential oils, yoga, meditation, and other healing practices.
- Plus learn about spiritual concepts such as your highest self, manifestation, limiting beliefs, and more!
Chakra Healing Workbook
- Get infographics and guides on the seven main chakras, their attributes, healing foods, crystals, essential oils, and more!
- Create your dream life and assess how each of your chakras can help you achieve your dreams.
- Connect with your highest and most authentic self.
- Complete assessments for each of your chakras.
- Get 14-day healing calendars with simple, guided practices for each of your seven main chakras. All calendars are repeatable so you can complete these practices as many times as you want!
- Get journal templates for chakra healing, meditation, morning routine, and end-of-day reflections.
8-Week Chakra Healing Guide
- Get daily instructions to guide you through 8 weeks of chakra healing practices.
- Take a pre-healing assessment before you start your journey.
- Answer weekly reflection questions to get in touch with your inner self and reflect on your healing practices.
- Receive daily positive affirmations for each week of healing.
- Complete a healing tracker to help you track your progress.
- Answer final reflection questions and receive guidance for next steps to take to keep your chakras open and balanced.
Are you ready to journey within and restore balance to your mind, body, and soul? Click here to learn more and purchase your chakra healing bundle today!
What are your favorite chakra books, journals, and healing resources? Share your favorites in the comment box below.
And for additional chakra resources, positive affirmations, self-love tools, and more, be sure to follow me on Pinterest and Instagram.
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Pin this for later! 8 Best Chakra Books For Profound Energy Healing Zanna Keithley is an author, poet, and social media content creator who writes short prose dedicated to inspiring readers to follow their dreams, trust their intuition, and create beautiful and fulfilling lives. You can find her original writing on Instagram @zannakeithley.
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44 Spiritual Growth Quotes For Your Spiritual Journey
In this article, discover 44 profound spiritual growth quotes to guide you through all phases of your spiritual journey as you awaken to your true self.
Pin this for later! 44 Spiritual Growth Quotes For Your Spiritual Journey What Is Spiritual Growth?
Spiritual growth is the process in which you awaken to your true self—not the outer circumstances and experiences that you’ve defined yourself by but the truth of who you really are.
Eternal. Infinite. Limitless. Expansive. Connected to everything and everyone. More than words could ever begin to describe. More than you’ve ever believed yourself to be.
Your spiritual journey is sacred and personal to you, so I can’t tell you exactly what you’ll discover through this experience. But I can tell you that it will be transformative, and it will likely take you to places you never imagined.
This isn’t an overnight journey. Years into it, you will still continue to learn and discover new things about yourself and the world around you.
And while this spiritual journey is one of the most beautiful and worthwhile experiences you’ll ever have, it can, at times, feel very lonely. That’s why it’s important to step outside yourself every once in a while and remember that you’re not alone. You’re never alone.
Below, find 44 spiritual growth quotes to guide you in all phases of your sacred spiritual journey. Let these quotes be gentle reminders that you are not your fears. You are not your stories. You are not the labels you’ve been given.
You are more.
Always, always more.
Spiritual Growth Quotes
1. “The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life.”
Marianne Williamson
2. “The universe is but a partial manifestation of your limitless capacity to become.”
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
3. “Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.”
William Blake
4. “In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself. It will be a permanent Self, rooted in awareness and creativity. Once you have captured this, you have captured the world.”
Deepak Chopra
5. “When you expand your awareness, seemingly random events will be seen to fit into a larger purpose.”
Deepak Chopra
6. “You have to grow from inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.”
Swami Vivekananda
7. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
Rumi
8. “If we want to live a miraculous life, we must raise the volume on the loving voice within us and turn down the volume of our fear.”
Gabby Bernstein
9. “The simple intention to surrender control is all you need to experience miracles.”
Gabby Bernstein
10. “To realize that you are not your thoughts is when you begin to awaken spiritually.”
Eckhart Tolle
11. “When you connect to the silence within you, that is when you can make sense of the disturbance going on around you.”
Stephen Richards
12. “The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning.”
M. Scott Peck
13. “Everyone is on a spiritual path; most people just don’t know it. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love.”
Marianne Williamson
14. “Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.”
Andy Stanley
15. “Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again.”
Joseph Campbell
16. “The main requirement for spiritual growth: A yearning to know who you really are.”
Adyashanti
17. “You can read books without ever stepping into a library; and practice spirituality without ever going to a temple.”
Anthony de Mello
18. “You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it is better to listen to what it has to say.”
Paulo Coelho
19. “Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths.”
Rumi
20. “What does it mean to be truly alive? We have the potential to experience extraordinary states of consciousness, to feel connected with others, to feel connected to everything. To be in awe of this movement of life. That’s the potential of human consciousness: to connect, to love, to be one. To experience a love that knows no boundaries; to experience a total state of oneness. That’s the potential and the purpose of human life, the human brain, and the human body.”
Preethaji & Krishnaji
21. “You are what you believe yourself to be.”
Paulo Coelho
22. “It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters“
Amit Ray
23. “It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.”
Eckhart Tolle
24. “Your greatest awakening comes, when you are aware about your infinite nature.”
Amit Ray
25. “We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It’s one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it’s another to think that yours is the only path.”
Paulo Coelho
26. “Spirituality emerged as a fundamental guidepost in Wholeheartedness. Not religiosity but the deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to one another by a force greater than ourselves—a force grounded in love and compassion. For some of us that’s God, for others it’s nature, art, or even human soulfulness. I believe that owning our worthiness is the act of acknowledging that we are sacred. Perhaps embracing vulnerability and overcoming numbing is ultimately about the care and feeding of our spirits.”
Brene Brown
27. “Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.”
Roy T. Bennett
28. “A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart.”
Charles Finney
29. “You were born with everything you need to answer the call of your soul.”
Marie Forleo
30. “There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind – you are the one who hears it.”
Michael A. Singer
31. “Pure awareness transcends thinking. It allows you to step outside the chattering negative self-talk and your reactive impulses and emotions. It allows you to look at the world once again with open eyes. And when you do so, a sense of wonder and quiet contentment begins to reappear in your life.”
Mark Williams
32. “Serious spiritual practice is more than serene walks in the woods, lit candles and incense. You have to be committed. You have to be willing to enter into your own darkness and transcend it.”
Maria Erving
33. “To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions.”
Deepak Chopra
34. “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.”
Jack Canfield
35. “You’re a spiritual being having a human experience. You’re not a human being having a spiritual experience.” – Deepak Chopra
36. “Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.”
Wayne Dyer
37. “These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.”
Rumi
38. “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
Carl Jung
39. “Dimming your light doesn’t do you or the world any good. You were meant to be great. Stand in that power.”
Lisa Nichols
40. “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.”
Wayne Dyer
41. “Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
42. “If you knew who walked beside you at all times, on the path that you have chosen, you could never experience fear or doubt again.”
Wayne Dyer
43. “I am not my thoughts, emotions, sense perceptions, and experiences. I am not the content of my life. I am Life. I am the space in which all things happen. I am consciousness. I am the Now. I Am.”
Eckhart Tolle
44. “Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not.”
Deepak Chopra
For more inspirational quotes, plus a daily dose of positive affirmations and self-love, be sure to connect with me on Instagram and Pinterest!
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40 Gentle Affirmations For Heartbreak And Healing
Below, discover 40 gentle affirmations for heartbreak to support you during every phase of your healing journey.
Pin this for later! 40 Gentle Affirmations for Heartbreak and Healing Positive Affirmations & Heartbreak
The terms positive affirmations and heartbreak don’t seem to go together very well. Experiencing heartbreak can be one of the most profoundly difficult experiences in a person’s life. And you can’t simply gloss over the depth of your feelings with some feel-good words, even if you wish you could.
So I want to make it clear: using affirmations for heartbreak isn’t about suppressing the pain you feel.
In fact, the affirmations you use should be geared toward allowing yourself to feel all of your emotions: the good and the bad.
They should also be focused on letting yourself take your time through your healing journey, not rushing through this difficult experience, and giving yourself the space you need to heal at your own pace.
And finally, they should also include gentle reminders that you are worthy of deep and unconditional love, no matter what.
But this isn’t just about external love. More importantly, it’s about the love you show yourself. Because you are worthy of your own time, care, and attention. You are worthy of loving yourself fully, in every season of your life. And you deserve to be loved, exactly as you are.
You are enough. You have always been enough. You will always be enough.
Below, you’ll find 40 gentle affirmations for heartbreak and healing. Some of these affirmations may serve you better during different parts of your healing journey, so choose the ones that resonate most in this moment.
Let them serve and support your mind, body, and soul.
Affirmations for Heartbreak & Healing
- I allow myself to move slowly through this healing journey and take my time.
- I lean into my emotions, no matter how uncomfortable they feel.
- Emotional releases are good for me.
- I will be gentle with myself today.
- I allow myself to take time for me.
- It’s okay if all I do today is just breathe.
- I know that healing is not linear, and I accept my good days and my bad days as they come.
- My feelings are real. My feelings are valid. My feelings matter.
- I am allowed to put myself first and prioritize my needs.
- No matter what, I am always worthy of deep and unconditional love.
- I love and accept myself for exactly the person I am right now.
- I allow myself to accept and receive love from myself and others.
- I show compassion for myself always.
- I am far stronger than I realize.
- I cultivate deep courage and compassion within my body, mind, and spirit.
- My heart is grateful and my mind is at peace.
- I choose to love myself as deeply as I love others.
- Every day, I love myself a little more.
- I lovingly nurture my mind, body, and spirit.
- I deserve real, wholehearted, unconditional love.
- I release the shadows of my past.
- Today, I choose to prioritize my mind, body, and spirit.
- I am safe and supported, rooted in the present moment.
- I am healing more and more every day.
- I allow myself to find peace in solitude.
- I am willing to believe everything will work out, even when it doesn’t feel like it.
- I love myself completely.
- I am loved, loving, lovable.
- Every ending offers me the opportunity for a beautiful new beginning.
- I am grateful for my strong heart and resilient spirit.
- I hold the key to my own happiness.
- My happiness comes from within.
- Who I am, exactly as I am, is worthy of unconditional love.
- I am me, and that is always enough.
- I am strong.
- I am resilient.
- I am whole.
- I am loved.
- I am worthy.
- I am enough.
For more uplifting affirmations and self-love resources, be sure to connect with me on Instagram, where I post daily affirmation stories every morning. And don’t forget to follow me on Pinterest, where I’m pinning positive affirmations and empowering quotes every single day.
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30 Gentle and Calming Journal Prompts for Anxiety
Discover 30 journal prompts for anxiety designed to help you gently explore your anxiety with love and kindness. Find a quiet place where you can connect with your innermost self, and allow yourself to answer each question with truth and compassion.
Pin this for later! 30 Gentle and Calming Journal Prompts for Anxiety Experiencing Anxiety
What does anxiety feel like to you?
For some, anxiety is most often experienced physically. Your chest may start to feel tight and hot. Your stomach might feel like it’s flipping over itself. Or maybe there’s tension in your head that just won’t go away.
For others, anxiety might be experienced emotionally or mentally. A stream of steady, anxious thoughts might keep you up at night, or your anxiety may cause you to feel sad, angry, or overall pessimistic.
And still, your answer might be all of the above: physical, mental, and emotional symptoms. And feeling that deep heaviness day after day? It’s more than just hard—it can be debilitating.
It may be tempting to try to suppress your anxiety by telling yourself you’re okay and pretending these uncomfortable feelings don’t exist. But when you suppress feelings, they don’t go away; rather, they remain stagnant within you, often building and creating even more fear, worry, and discomfort.
Rather, the most healing way to interact with your own anxiety is to move toward the discomfort and gently probe it with kindness and compassion.
Pay attention to how anxiety feels in your body. Can you breathe into these tight and tense areas? Breathing exercises like alternate nostril breathing may help.
When you’re ready, you can begin to (again, gently) move toward your anxiety and try to understand its source.
Below, you’ll find 30 gentle and calming journal prompts for anxiety to help you do just this. These journal prompts are meant to help you explore your anxiety with kindness, compassion, and love.
I encourage you to give yourself time and space to answer these prompts in a safe place where you’re free of outside distractions. You might find it helpful to light some candles or play some soft music while you write.
Note that these journal prompts are not meant to replace talking to a healthcare professional. For further anxiety resources, I encourage you to check out this article from Everyday Health. It includes a list of organizations that can provide valuable information about anxiety, resources for BIPOC communities, information about financial assistance, and more.
Journal Prompts for Anxiety
- What does anxiety feel like to me?
- Where in my body do I experience anxiety the most?
- In what types of situations do I most often experience anxiety?
- Are there specific triggers that make me feel anxious or overwhelmed?
- Is there anything I’m feeling anxious about right now?
- For anything I feel anxious about right now, what can I do for myself to alleviate my anxiety?
- What practices have helped me in the past when I feel anxiety setting in?
- When my anxiety feels overbearing, what can I do to show myself kindness and compassion?
- What can I do to support myself when I know I’m entering a situation in which I might feel anxious, overwhelmed, or stressed?
- What do I need from the Universe when I feel worried or anxious? How can the Universe support me?
- What do I need from my loved ones when I feel worried or anxious? How can my loved ones support me?
- What has my anxiety taught me about the world?
- What has my anxiety taught me about myself?
- In what ways is anxiety not a weakness?
- What negative thoughts do I most often experience?
- Why do I think I have these negative thoughts?
- Can I turn any of these negative thoughts into positive thoughts?
- Where do I feel the safest? What about this environment makes me feel safe?
- With whom do I feel the safest? What about this person (or people) makes me feel safe?
- Describe what it feels like to feel safe, supported, and protected.
- How can I carry the feelings of being safe, supported, and protected into my everyday world?
- Write ten calming affirmations that bring peace and serenity within. Save these affirmations to your phone, or write them on a piece of paper that you can carry with you throughout your day.
- What do I feel grateful for about my life right now?
- What do I love most about myself?
- What makes my soul truly beautiful?
- What superpower do I have that makes a positive difference in other people’s lives?
- What hardships have I experienced that have made me stronger? How did I show courage, strength, and resilience while experiencing these hardships?
- What self-care practices can I do for myself to nourish my whole self? How can I take care of my mind, body, and spirit?
- How can I show myself unconditional love in my daily life?
- When do I feel happiest? What brings me true joy? How can I incorporate more joy into my daily life?
For more resources on spirituality, meditation, manifestation, and all things self-love, be sure to connect with me on Instagram and Pinterest, where I’m posting positive affirmations and empowering messages daily.
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How to Release Limiting Beliefs (and Create New Beliefs)
In this post, learn how to release limiting beliefs using several powerful practices. These practices will not only help you release your limiting beliefs, but they’ll allow you to make space to create new, empowering beliefs that will serve you as you step into a new chapter.
Pin this for later! How to Release Limiting Beliefs (and Create New Beliefs) What is a Limiting Belief?
A limiting belief is a deep-seated belief that holds you back from realizing your true potential and living your fullest, most authentic life.
Limiting beliefs can come in many forms. Here are a few examples:
- There are already thousands of wellness coaches out there. I don’t have anything special to offer to stand out from the crowd. I’ll never be able to compete.
- I’ll get back on the dating scene someday, but nobody’s going to love me the way I am now. First, I need to lose twenty pounds. My physical self has to be in peak shape to be loved.
- Only really lucky people get to have that kind of success. I’ll never make it.
Do any of these sound familiar? Or have you experienced similar types of thoughts that have held you back from taking the next step personally or professionally?
Most of the time, you’ll find that your limiting beliefs are rooted in fear: fear of rejection, fear of abandonment, fear of not being enough, fear of failure, and even fear of success.
But know this: you are not your fears.
And you have the power to rise above your limiting beliefs and fears. What held you back yesterday doesn’t have to continue to hold you back today.
Below, you’ll discover how to release limiting beliefs using several powerful practices. You can use one or two of these practices, or you can try them all and see how they feel for you.
Even more importantly, these practices don’t just help you release limiting beliefs; they allow you to create new, empowering beliefs that will guide you in your journey forward into a new, more freeing chapter.
Do you want to dig even deeper into your limiting beliefs and begin creating a new story for yourself today? Check out the Releasing Limiting Beliefs workbook, part of the Authentic Self: Self-Love Workbooks series. In this 42-page digital workbook, you’ll identify your limiting beliefs and do the deeper inner work of releasing them so you can create new, empowering beliefs to guide your self-love journey. Plus, get affirmations and journal prompts for deeper self-reflection. Learn more here!
How to Release Limiting Beliefs (5 Methods)
Make a Reframed Beliefs List
One of my favorite ways to release limiting beliefs is to make a list of new, reframed beliefs.
To do this, you can use a sheet of paper or pull up a blank document on your computer. Make a table with two columns.
Title the first column, Old Limiting Beliefs. Title the second column, New Reframed Beliefs. You can also use the titles, Limiting Beliefs I’m Releasing and Empowering Beliefs I’m Embracing.
Under the Limiting Beliefs column, write down all of the limiting beliefs that have held you back. Maybe there’s just one or two really big ones, or there may be several you want to write down.
Now, what’s the opposite of those limiting beliefs you just wrote down?
In the next column, turn every limiting belief into a new, positive, empowering belief. Essentially, you’re writing a powerful affirmation here. If your belief is that you’re not good enough, affirm that you are good enough. Write what feels good and right to you.
Repeat these new reframed beliefs as often as you need to. You might decide to look at them every morning and recite your empowering beliefs aloud.
Here’s an example of how your list might look:
Old Limiting Beliefs New Reframed Beliefs I’m not talented enough to make it. Why even bother? I have what it takes to succeed and thrive. I’m more than enough. Nobody will want to date someone like me. I shouldn’t even try. I have so many amazing qualities to offer. There’s someone out there looking for exactly someone like me. Burn Your Limiting Beliefs List
Another practice that might feel cathartic for you is to take the limiting beliefs list you wrote above and burn it. Let this be a representation of you letting go of your limiting beliefs and making space for something new in your life.
If you do this, I recommend still finding a way to turn those limiting beliefs into empowering beliefs. After you burn your limiting beliefs, you can make a list of positive affirmations that represent your new beliefs. Instead of focusing on the negative energy of your old beliefs, focus on the fresh energy of your new beliefs. Let this new energy carry you forward into your next chapter.
Visualize Releasing Your Limiting Beliefs
Another one of my favorite practices for releasing limiting beliefs is to envision myself throwing my limiting beliefs off a cliff and watching them disappear.
To do this, find a quiet, safe spot where you won’t be interrupted. Close your eyes. Imagine you’re standing at the edge of a cliff. Below is a deep chasm—you can’t see the bottom. Now, invite your limiting beliefs to come forward. See them with non-judgmental awareness.
This means you don’t criticize yourself for having these beliefs. You don’t place labels on these beliefs as bad or wrong. Simply see them, just as they are.
You might even send a little love to your limiting beliefs and acknowledge the ways in which they tried to serve you. For instance, you might say, “I recognize that you were trying to protect me from getting my heart broken, but I no longer need your service anymore.”
Next, release these old beliefs into the chasm below. Watch them until they disappear. Feel yourself getting lighter without the weight of these fears pressing down on you.
Now you have space to create new, positive beliefs. Create your new beliefs in love, kindness, and courage, knowing you have the strength to step into the life you were always meant to live.
Journal Your Feelings
Instead of making a list, it might help you to explore your limiting beliefs in journaling.
Journaling allows you the time and space to explore the limiting beliefs that have been holding you back. It also allows you to probe these beliefs and ask, “Is it true?”
For instance, you might discover that the belief that you’re not talented enough has been holding you back from pursuing your dreams. But once you start writing about it, you realize that you’ve just been using this fear to stay small.
And you also realize that it absolutely is not true.
You are talented enough. And you have what it takes to succeed—you just had to recognize it for yourself.
Explore your limiting beliefs with love and compassion through journaling. And in your writing, you can release these beliefs and create new beliefs that support your mind, body, and spirit.
Here’s a few questions to ask yourself as you journal:
- What’s stopping me from taking the next step to pursuing my dreams?
- What fears do I possess?
- What beliefs am I clinging onto?
- If these limiting beliefs didn’t exist, what would I do?
- Are these limiting beliefs actually true?
- What new, empowering beliefs am I creating today?
Express Gratitude for Your Limiting Beliefs
One way to overcome your limiting beliefs is to make them a little less intimidating. And you do this by recognizing that limiting beliefs aren’t 100% bad, scary things.
You possess these limiting beliefs for a reason. Most likely, they were protecting you from something. Take some time to explore how these limiting beliefs may have been trying to serve you. You can write this in a journal, create a list, or simply think about your answers.
Then, thank these limiting beliefs for the ways in which they served you. Afterwards, you can use any of the practices on this list to release them, or you can simply say, “I’m ready to release you now.”
Feel the space around you open up as you prepare to create new beliefs that are more in line with the life you want to live.
Next Steps
So you’ve released your limiting beliefs—what comes next?
In the beginning, you may fall back into old thought patterns that don’t reflect where you want to go with your life. When this happens, don’t judge or criticize yourself. Rather, react with love and a whole lot of self-compassion.
It helps to have positive affirmations on-hand that lift your vibration and help you to feel confident and empowered. Choose some of your favorite affirmations and save them to your phone (or print them out). Repeat them daily. To help you get started, I’ve linked to some of my favorite positive affirmations below.
If you find yourself falling back into old, limiting beliefs, you can repeat any of the practices on this list. Remember that it took you years to cultivate these beliefs, so it will take time to release them fully. And that’s okay—in time, you’ll find that your old beliefs are slipping further and further away from your mindset, until you no longer fall back to them anymore.
For even deeper healing as you let go of your limiting beliefs and embrace new, empowering beliefs, be sure to check out the Releasing Limiting Beliefs workbook. Begin writing your new story today.
And for positive affirmations, self-love tools, manifesting tips, and spiritual resources, be sure to follow me on Pinterest and Instagram.
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Pin this for later! How to Release Limiting Beliefs (and Create New Beliefs) Zanna Keithley is an author, poet, and social media content creator who writes short prose dedicated to inspiring readers to follow their dreams, trust their intuition, and create beautiful and fulfilling lives. You can find her original writing on Instagram @zannakeithley.
