Some mornings I wake up and my mind goes straight to everything I have not done, everything I am not yet. If you know that feeling, this is for you.
I started saying affirmations out loud, not because I felt them at first, but because I needed to hear them until I did. Speaking life over yourself is not about pretending everything is perfect. It is about reminding yourself of what is true, even when your feelings have not caught up yet.
Here are a few affirmations I say for the day. Borrow them, or make your own:
I am exactly where I need to be right now.
I am capable of handling whatever this day brings.
I am loved, seen and known by God.
I do not have to have it all figured out today.
I am growing, even on the days it does not feel like it.
Say them slowly. Say them again tomorrow. Some days they will feel like a stretch, and that is okay. You are not lying to yourself, you are speaking to who you are becoming.