The beliefs that we hold are just patterns that we have learned and developed over the years. Many things throughout our lives play a role in shaping our thoughts. Some of these might be supporting and nurturing, while others might be roadblocks on our paths to achieving happiness. Positive affirmations are a great way to change the barriers into supportive and encouraging truths. You can use positive affirmations to keep you moving forward. Here are four valuable tips for writing positive affirmations that work.

Write Down Your Ideas

It would be best if you took the time to determine the life areas you want to improve. Write down your ideas on how you would like your life to look and areas you want to improve. After you have written down your thoughts, please look at each of them and write down a few positive statements that reflect your future life vision.

Use the Present Tense

When you write down your affirmations, you want to be sure to write them in the present tense. Write them down as though you are experiencing everything you desire right now. You want to avoid using words like, “within the next two months. . .” because every time you use this affirmation, you are saying to yourself and the universe that you are still two months away from achieving your goal. After you use this affirmation for one month, you will still say, “within two months,” which tells the universe and your mind that you have not gotten any closer to achieving your goals.

Focus on What You Want

You write your affirmations to focus on what you want in life rather than eliminate or avoid what is in your life. For example, rather than writing “I’m not addicted to alcohol,” a better option would be to write something like, “I am completely free from alcohol.” If you aren’t sure about how to write an affirmation in the positive, then you can imagine that you’ve already accomplished whatever it is that you want to achieve and describe yourself in that positive light.

Writing positive affirmations is both an empowering and exciting experience. Learn to enjoy the process and try not to get caught up in the details of what you are writing. Have fun with the process and try to relax.

Until tomorrow, stay safe, and keep the faith.