Some morning affirmations

Recently my friend Josh and I challenged each other to take a few days and put pen to paper on some mantras and/or affirmations that reflect how we want to start our day. A mindset for crushing life, as he would say. I shared mine with him last week, and I’ve loved having them as a part of my morning routine for the last few days. Here they are:

I am:

• happy
• loved
• worthy of love
• forever a student, never a finished product
• So fucking tiny. Laughably so.

Today I will:

• Choose happiness
• Give Kayli the pure, unconditional, romantic love she deserves
• Accept reality
• Lean in to fear and adversity (“the obstacle is the way”)
• Take action (“Make better decisions by making more of them”)
• Look for the positive side in every perceived negative
• Move forward (“Take small steps, complete them, ask what I can do better, lock in gains, grow exponentially”)
• Ask questions
• Think of something I can do to help every person I meet
• Give people the benefit of the doubt
• Have difficult conversations
• Be vulnerable

Negative visualization:

(imagine losing something you cherish)

I am grateful for:

(come up with 3-5 you’re grateful for today)

Metta prayer:

May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and freedom.