Richard's Affirmations

An affirmation is a positive, believable thought that you choose to immerse in your consciousness to produce a desired result.

I live as much of my life as I can right now! I find my greatest pleasure right here, in the moment, so whatever I am doing, I do as well as I can.

I become what I think about all day long. The more attention I put on something that is positive, the better I will feel. When I find myself trapped in my analytical mind, I drop my thoughts, clear my mind, and relax. I accept thoughts for what they are. There is no need to turn them into more than they really are or to take them too seriously

My past is a figment of my imagination and so is my future. The only moment that is real is right now.

I commit myself to noticing when I rush. I can’t smell the roses if I am running past them. As soon as I notice myself rushing, I bring myself back to the present moment.

I look for the positive in every situation.

I embrace and experience life rather than constantly analysing it.

I am happy with what is, rather than obsessing with what could be better.

I strive to be fully with the person I am with.

I don’t postpone all of my gratification, I live as much of my life as I can, right now!

I distrust and dismiss my thoughts when I am low. I wait until my mood lifts which will happen quickly when I don’t focus on negative thoughts.

I notice my negative thoughts and let them go. It’s impossible to feel gratitude for something when I am too busy trying to improve it. The solution to depression is to bring my attention back to the present moment where depression can’t exist.
I regularly search for, and acknowledge, my healthy functioning and appreciate it when it is present. In this way I let it grow. Even in the midst of negativity, happy people know there is something better, more powerful, and more important than what they are thinking about. The passage of time has no real relevance in helping us to get over something other than encouraging us to think about other things besides whatever is bothering us. When I forgive someone, including myself, I am saying to myself, “The past is over”. No-one, even myself, can undo what is done. I find my happiness by living in the moment rather than demanding that situations, conditions, places, or people make me happy.

I take responsibility for my own happiness, right now and choose to concentrate on what I have instead of what I lack.

My healthy functioning is not concerned with what happens in my life, but rather with how I relate to what happens in my life.

I don’t find light by studying the dark.

The past is no longer here. It’s over. It exists only in my own thinking. It was real then, but now it’s only a part of my imagination.