Louise Hay (1926–2017) was a pioneering American motivational author and the founder of Hay House, a successful publishing company specializing in self-help and spiritual books. Born on October 8, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, Hay gained international acclaim for her best-selling book “You Can Heal Your Life,” which explores the mind-body connection and the power of positive affirmations. A leading figure in the self-help movement, she focused on the transformative potential of thoughts and beliefs in shaping one’s life. Louise Hay’s teachings emphasized self-love, forgiveness, and the ability to create positive change through affirmations. Her work has influenced millions of people worldwide, and she became a respected advocate for personal development and holistic healing until her passing in 2017. Hay’s legacy endures through her impact on the field of self-help and her contributions to empowering individuals to lead more fulfilling lives.
Louise Hay Quotes
1. “Everything I touch is a success.”
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2. “I am in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing.”
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3. “I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.”
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4. “All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this situation only good will come. I am safe!”
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5. “I am open and receptive to all the good and abundance in the Universe.”
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6. “I deserve the best and I accept the best now.”
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7. “I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.”
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8. “Ask for what you want. Believe that you deserve it, and then allow Life to give it to you.”
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9. “Each day is a new opportunity. I chose to make this day a great one.”
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10. “All that I seek is already within me.”
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11. “Love yourself and you can heal your life.”
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12. “I accept myself unconditionally right now.”
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13. “Today I can do anything I put my mind to.”
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14. “I am grateful for being alive today. It is my joy and pleasure to live another wonderful day.”
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15. “I allow the healing power in my body to manifest perfect health.”
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16. “Everything I need to know is revealed to me. Everything I need comes to me. All is well in my life.”
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17. “As I say yes to life, life says yes to me!”
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18. “I am blessed beyond my fondest dreams.”
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19. “My future is bright and beautiful.”
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20. “I am a capable person, and I can handle anything that comes my way.”
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21. “I am totally safe in the Universe. I am at peace everywhere. I trust life.”
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22. “I face my future peacefully and calmly because I know I am enough.”
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23. “I am in charge. I take my own power back.”
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24. “The simple part is, every thought we think and every word we speak is creating our future. If you change your thinking, you can change your life.”
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25. “I let go of all fear and doubt, and life becomes simple and easy for me.”
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26. “I close my eyes, think positive thoughts, and breathe goodness in and out.”
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27. “My day begins with gratitude and joy. I look forward with enthusiasm to the adventures of the day, knowing that in my life, All is good.”
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28. “Think thoughts that make you happy. Do things that make you feel good. Be with people who make you feel good. Eat things that make your body feel good. Go at a pace that makes you feel good.”
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29. “I forgive myself for not being perfect. I am living the very best way I know how.”
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30. “I give myself permission to be all that I can be, and I deserve the very best in life.”
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31. “It’s only a thought, and a thought can be changed. I am not limited by any past thinking. I choose my thoughts with care. I constantly have new insights and new ways of looking at my world. I am willing to change and grow.”
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32. “My day begins and ends with gratitude and joy.”
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33. “I am one with the power and wisdom of the Universe. I have all that I need.”
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34. “You are not a helpless victim of your own thoughts, but rather a master of your own mind.”
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35. “I am so grateful for my beautiful life. I am cherished and loved. And I share my love and joy with everyone.”
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36. “I was born to enjoy life. And so it is.”
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37. “I release all control to the Universe. I am at peace with myself and with life.”
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38. “I am my best friend. Other friends may come and go, but I am always here for me.”
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39. “Resistance is the first step to change.”
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40. “I realize that stress is only fear. I now release all fears.”
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41. “Each day is a new opportunity. Yesterday is over and done. Today is the first day of my future.”
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42. “I am willing to move out of my comfort zone and experience life in a new way.”
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43. “I release any feelings of competition or comparison. I simply do my best and enjoy being me.”
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44. “I relax and enjoy life. I know that whatever I need to know is revealed to me in the perfect time and space sequence.”
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45. “I now discover how wonderful I am. I choose to love and enjoy myself.”
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46. “I love myself for I am a beloved child of the universe and the universe lovingly takes care of me now.”
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47. “Be willing to stop punishing yourself for your mistakes. Love yourself for your willingness to learn and grow.”
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48. “I am willing to release old negative beliefs. They are only thoughts that stand in my way. My new thoughts are positive and fulfilling.”
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49. “I release all fears and doubts. I accept myself and create peace in my mind and heart. I now choose to free myself from all destructive fears and doubts. I am loved and I am safe.”
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50. “Share your joy with everyone in your world.”
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51. “Most people are doing the best they can, given what they know and understand, including you. If they knew more and were aware of more, they would do things differently.”
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52. “Challenges are opportunities for me to grow. The more I learn, the more equipped I am to handle whatever situations come up.”
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53. “Life can’t give to you if your hands are closed. Open your mind, open your heart, and open your arms.”
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54. “Procrastination is another form of resistance.”
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55. “Somewhere someone is looking for exactly what you have to offer.”
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56. “Thoughts are like drops of water: with our thoughts, we can drown in a sea of negativity, or we can float on the ocean of life.”
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57. “I love and approve of myself. I love and approve of my body. I feed it nourishing foods and beverages. I exercise it in ways that are fun.”
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58. “Today I create a stress-free world for myself.”
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59. “I let go of all negativity that rests in my body and mind.”
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60. “I follow my inner star. I AM a shining example of Love and Light.”
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61. “Your prosperity consciousness is not dependent on money; your flow of money is dependent upon your prosperity consciousness.”
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62. “Loving myself and thinking joyful, happy thoughts is the quickest way to create a wonderful life.”
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63. “The power is within you. It always has been. How far are you willing to expand the horizons of your thinking and stir that power awake?”
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64. “Know that you are the perfect age. Each year is special and precious, for you shall only live it once. Be comfortable with growing older.”
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65. “I now go beyond other people’s fears and limitations. I create my life.”
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66. “Look in the mirror and tell yourself how wonderful you are.”
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67. “Forgiveness is a gift to yourself. It frees you from the past, past experiences, and past relationships. It allows you to live in the present time. When you forgive yourself and forgive others, you are indeed free.”
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68. “Love is contagious. When I share love, it comes back to me multiplied. Love opens every door.”
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69. “Guilt is a totally useless emotion. It never makes anyone feel better nor does it change a situation.”
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70. “I love myself for all my mistakes and missteps. They have been very valuable to me. They have taught me many things. It is the way I learn. I am willing to stop punishing myself for my mistakes.”
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71. “Today is a new day. Today is a day for you to begin creating a joyous, fulfilling life.”
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72. “It is true if you believe it to be true.”
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73. “That’s the way life works: gratitude and appreciation just bring more goodness. Remember: Everything we give out comes back. Gratitude has all sorts of little, surprising rewards.”
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74. “Experiences come and go; however, my love for myself is constant.”
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75. “Peace beings with me. The more peaceful I am inside, the more peace I have to share with others.”
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76. “As I love and approve of myself and others, my life gets better and better.”
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77. “If you accept a limiting belief, then it will become a truth for you.”
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78. “It is okay to ask for help. I give help when others need it, and ask for help when I need it.”
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79. “The past has no power over us. It doesn’t matter how long we have had a negative pattern. The point of power is in the present moment. What a wonderful thing to realize! We can begin to be free in this moment!”
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80. “That person who is the hardest to forgive is the one who can teach you the greatest lessons. When you love yourself enough to rise above the old situation, then understanding and forgiveness will be easy. And you’ll be free.”
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81. “Your security is not your job, or your bank account, or your investments, or your spouse or your parents. Your security is your ability to connect with the cosmic power that creates all things.”
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82. “I grow spiritually when I accept responsibility for my life.”
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83. “How you start your day is how you live your day. How you live your day is how you live your life.”
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84. “I speak up for myself. I claim my power now.”
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85. “Maintain your physical, emotional, and spiritual harmony with the universe by meditating every day. Inhale the precious breath of life. It is your connection to your Higher power.”
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86. “The Universe loves grateful people. The more grateful you are, the more you get to be grateful about. It’s that simple. Life is really that simple. We make it enormously complicated, but it doesn’t have to be.”
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87. “When we think good thoughts and choose the actions that make us feel good, Life provides us with all the evidence we need that we are loved and cared for.”
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88. “I am the joy of life expressing and receiving in perfect rhythm.”
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89. “I ask for help. I tell Life what I want, and then I allow it to happen.”
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90. “When we forgive and let go, not only does a huge weight drop off your shoulders, but the doorway to your own self-love opens.”
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91. “The act of forgiveness takes place in our own mind. It really has nothing to do with the other person.”
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92. “There’s no such thing as good weather or bad weather. There’s just weather and your attitude towards it.”
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93. “If I want to live in a peaceful world, then it is up to me to make sure that I am a peaceful person. No matter how others behave, I keep peace in my heart. I declare peace in the midst of chaos or madness. I surround all difficult situations with peace and love.”
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94. “Today I do a mental housecleaning, making room for new, positive thoughts.”
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95. “I let go of childhood fears. I am a secure, empowered human being.”
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96. “Taking a step without knowing the end result is the only way we develop faith and not only this, it’s a practice that connects us with a power greater than ourselves.”
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97. “See God in every person, place, and thing, and all will be well in your world.”
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98. “An affirmation opens the door. It’s a beginning point on the path to change.”
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99. “Every day it gets easier to look into my own eyes on the mirror and say, “I love you just the way you are.””
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100. “Everything you need comes to you in perfect time, space, and sequence.”
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101. “We learn our belief systems as very little children, and then we move through life creating experiences to match our beliefs. Look back in your own life and notice how often you have gone through the same experience.”
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102. “Life is really very simple. What we give out, we get back.”
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103. “You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
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104. “Your mind is a tool you can choose to use any way you wish.”
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105. “Deep at the center of my being, there is an infinite well of love. I now allow this love to flow to the surface.”
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106. “I let go of all expectations. People, places, and things are free to be themselves, and I am free to be me.”
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107. “I trust myself, and I trust Life to support and protect me.”
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108. “If I want to be loved as I am, I have to be willing to love others as they are.”
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109. “Let’s get back to loving our bodies and accepting them totally as they are.”
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110. “The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives.”
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111. “I live in a loving, abundant, harmonious universe, and I am grateful.”
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112. “It’s not what happens to you, but how you handle it. If Life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If the lemons are rotten, take out the seeds and plant them in order to grow new lemons.”
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113. “Each day is a start of a new adventure, and I eagerly look forward to today.”
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114. “In the infinity of life where I am, all is perfect, whole, and complete. I no longer choose to believe in old limitations and lack. I now choose to begin to see myself as the Universe sees me – perfect, whole, and complete. The truth of my Being is that I was created perfect, whole, and complete. I will always be perfect, whole, and complete. I now choose to live my life from this understanding. I am in the right place at the right time, doing the right thing. All is well in my world.”
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115. “Love is the most important healing power there is.”
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116. “Love is acceptance – accepting people as they are. Just acceptance and caring.”
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117. “The Universe loves a grateful person. The more you thank Life, the more Life will give you to be thankful for.”
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118. “I release the past with ease and trust in the process of life.”
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119. “I am worth loving. I do not have to earn love. I am lovable because I exist. Others reflect the love I have for myself.”
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120. “I accept perfect health as the natural state of my being. I now consciously release any mental patterns within me that could express as dis-ease in any way. Perfect health is my Divine right, and I claim it now.”
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121. “It feels good to know that I am safe and I am loved.”
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122. “When we create peace, and harmony, and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives.”
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123. “My heart forgives and releases. Inner peace is my goal.”
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124. “My body mirrors my state of mind. I am healthy, whole, and complete.”
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125. “In order to change your life outside, you must first change inside.”
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126. “I rejoice in the success of others, knowing that there is plenty for us all.”
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127. “I respect my boundaries, and I insist that others respect them, too.”
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128. “The more you connect to the Power within you, the more you can be free in all areas of your life.”
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129. “As I forgive, I set myself free and experience the bliss of inner peace.”
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130. “Healing means accepting all parts of ourselves, not just the parts we like, but all of us.”
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131. “Patience is being at peace with the process of life.”
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132. “Every thought and every word you speak is an affirmation. So why not choose to use only positive affirmations to create an exceptional life? I know you can do it!”
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133. “Love of self and love of life connects us with the prosperity of the Universe. Self-love creates self-expression and allows us to be creative in deeply fulfilling ways.”
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134. “When you find Peace within, you create a Peaceful world around you.”
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135. “Forgiving makes me feel free and light. I forgive everyone, including myself.”
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136. “I breathe in the fullness and richness of life.”
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137. “I will not be distracted by noise, chatter, or setbacks. Patience, commitment, grace, and purpose will guide me.”
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138. “The bottom line for everyone is I’m not good enough. It’s only a thought, and a thought can be changed.”
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139. “Life supports me every step of the way!”
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140. “Affirmations are like seeds planted in soil. Poor soil, poor growth. Rich soil, abundant growth. The more you choose to think thoughts that make you feel good, the quicker the affirmations work.”
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141. “Every experience I have benefits me. I am in the process of positive change.”
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142. “I have learned over the years that the nicest thing I can do is to just say to myself, “Good Morning Darling, I love you; we’re going to have a really great day today.””
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143. “As I change my thoughts, the world around me changes.”
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144. “I trust the process of life. Only right and good action is taking place in my life.”
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145. “I am unlimited in my own ability to create the good in my life.”
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146. “No matter where you are in life, no matter what you’ve contributed to creating, no matter what’s happening, you are always doing the best you can with the understanding and awareness and knowledge that you have. And when you know more, you will do differently, as I did.”
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147. “Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.”
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148. “My home is a happy place to be. I bless everyone who enters, myself included. Pleasant experiences fill every room.”
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149. “Your words are so powerful and precious. Learn to harness them, guide them, and let them work for you.”
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150. “Nothing in the past is as powerful as what we choose to do in the present moment.”
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151. “Prosperity isn’t defined by money alone; it encompasses time, love, success, joy, comfort, beauty, and wisdom.”
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152. “I am a Divine, magnificent expression of life, and deserve the very best. I accept miracles. I accept healing. I accept wholeness. And most of all, I accept myself. I am precious, and I cherish who I am.”
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153. “If it grows, eat it. If it doesn’t grow, don’t eat it.”
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154. “It is safe to be me. I love life. I am always safe and secure. I move forward in life with joy and ease. All is well in my world.”
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155. “I am willing to release the need to be unworthy. I am worthy of the very best in life, and I now lovingly allow myself to accept it.”
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156. “The body, like everything else in life, is a mirror of our inner thoughts and beliefs. Every cell within your body responds to every single thought you think and every word you speak.”
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157. “I say ‘Out’ to every negative thought that comes to my mind. No person, place, or thing has any power over me, for I am the only thinker in my mind. I create my own reality and everyone in it.”
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158. “My intuition is always on my side. I trust it to be there at all times.”
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159. “My body is very wise; it knows how to heal itself.”
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160. “My best relationship is the one I have with myself. I know I am always connected to a Universe that loves me. I draw loving people and loving experiences to me.”
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161. “I listen with love to my body’s messages.”
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162. “Life is always trying to love us, but we need to be open if we are to see it. Fear shows us one world; and love shows us another world. We decide which world is real. And we decide which world we want to live in.”
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163. “My talents are in demand, and my unique gifts are appreciated by those around me.”
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164. “Love happens! I release the desperate need for love, and instead, allow it to find me in the perfect time-space sequence.”
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165. “When I feel tense, I remember to relax all of the muscles and organs in my body.”
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166. “I found that there is only one thing that heals every problem, and that is: to love yourself.”
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167. “I am gentle with myself, knowing that I am doing the best I can with the knowledge and understanding I have.”
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168. “Love is always the answer to healing of any sort.”
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169. “Be willing to take the first step, no matter how small it is. Concentrate on the fact that you are willing to learn. Absolute miracles will happen.”
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170. “I give myself the green light to move forward, and to joyously embrace the new.”
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171. “Today healing energy constantly flows through every organ, joint, and cell in my body.”
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172. “Financial security puts me at ease and makes me feel good about my future.”
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173. “Your thoughts are like the seeds you plant in your garden. Your beliefs are like the soil in which you plant these seeds.”
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174. “Begin to listen to what you say. Don’t say anything that you don’t want to become true for you.”
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175. “Release the past, let it wash away. Take back your own power. Stop dwelling on what you don’t want. Use your mind to create what you “do want.” Let yourself flow with the tide of life.”
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176. “I rejoice in what I have and I know that fresh new experiences are always ahead. I greet the new with open arms. I trust life to be wonderful.”
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177. “I am loved and accepted exactly how I am, right here and right now.”
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178. “Everything in your life, every experience, every relationship is a mirror of the mental pattern that is going on inside of you.”
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179. “My happy thoughts help create my healthy body.”
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180. “I comfortably and easily release the old and welcome the new in my life. I am safe.”
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181. “The thoughts you choose to think and believe right now are creating your future. These thoughts form your experiences, tomorrow, next week, and next year.”
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182. “I have the strength to remain calm in the face of change.”
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183. “I remove the work should from my vocabulary forever. Should is a word that makes a prisoner of me. Every time I say should, I am making myself wrong, or I am making someone else wrong. I am, in effect, saying I am not good enough.”
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184. “I forgive you for not being the way I wanted you to be. I forgive you and I set you free.”
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185. “I release all criticism. I only give out that which I wish to receive in return. My love and acceptance of others is mirrored to me in every moment.”
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186. “Life is a lottery that we’ve already won. But most people have not cashed in their tickets.”
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187. “The past is over, so it has no power now. The thoughts of this moment create my future.”
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188. “I do not allow others to influence my thinking unless it is positive or uplifting.”
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189. “I cannot change another person. I let others be who they are, and I simply love who I am.”
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190. “I am totally free to choose thoughts of joy. It is my Divine right to do so.”
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191. “Don’t run from lessons; they are little packages of treasure that have been given to us. As we learn from them, our lives change for the better.”
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192. “The ability to relax and be mindfully present in the moment comes naturally when we are grateful.”
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193. “Every day declare for yourself what you want in life. Declare it as though you have it!”
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194. “Every obstacle is a stepping stone. My good cannot be stopped.”
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195. “It’s okay to learn from every experience, and it’s okay to make mistakes.”
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196. “You have the power to heal your life, and you need to know that!”
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197. “I am as successful as I make up my mind to be.”
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198. “No person, no place, and nothing has any power over us, for “we” are the only thinkers in our mind. When we create peace and harmony and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives.”
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199. “Everything you do is by choice. It may not seem so, but it is…”
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200. “I go beyond barriers into possibilities.”
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