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Make sure your only carrying today’s burdens. 
Too often we carry far more than necessary,
Reduce your load by dropping tomorrow’s worries, and yesterday’s baggage. 
Present pressures and problems are usually enough. 
Leave tomorrow’s until later. 

“Every morning cries to us: do wat u ought and trust what may be. 

Johann Wolfgang Goethe. 1749-1832

Be careful of your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words.

Be careful of your words. Your words become your actions.

Be careful of your actions for your actions become your habits.

Be careful of your habits for your habits become your character.

Here are 23 of my all-time favourite Louise Hay Quotes:

1. “If you accept a limiting belief, then it will become a truth for you.”
2. “The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives.”
3. “I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.”
4. “Every thought we think is creating our future.”
5. “Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.”
6. “I am in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing.”
7. “You have the power to heal your life, and you need to know that. We think so often that we are helpless, but we’re not. We always have the power of our minds…Claim and consciously use your power.”
8. “Love who and what you are and what you do. Laugh at yourself and at life, and nothing can touch you. It’s all temporary anyway. Next lifetime you will do it differently anyway, so why not do it differently right now?”
9. “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.”
10. “Deep at the center of my being there is an infinite well of love.”
11. “Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
12. “Your unique creative talents and abilities are flowing through you and are being expressed in deeply satisfying ways. Your creativity is always in demand.”
13. “When we create peace and harmony and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives.”
14. “Forgiveness is for yourself because it frees you. It lets you out of that prison you put yourself in.”
15. “Remember, in the vast infinity of life, all is perfect, whole, and complete… and so are you.”
16. “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.”
17. “If your mother did not know how to love herself, or your father did not know how to love himself, then it would be impossible for them to teach you to love yourself.”
18. “If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed.”
19. “It seems to me that everyone on this planet whom I know or have worked with is suffering from self-hatred and guilt to one degree or another. The more self-hatred and guilt we have, the less our lives work. The less self-hatred and guilt we have, the better our lives work, on all levels.”
20. “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!”
21. “If I want to be accepted as I am, then I need to be willing to accept others as they are.”
22. “When there is a problem, there is not something to do, there is something to know.”
23. “Every Experience is a Success.”

Let these positive affirmations from Louise Hayheal your life and bring you success. Repeat these to yourself daily and you will see a positive change in your mindset, your actions, and your life.

1. “Life supports me in every possible way.”

2. “I am in the process of making positive changesin all areas of my life.”

3. “It does not matter what other people say or do. What matters is how I choose to react and what I choose to believe about myself.”

4. “I am good enough.”

5. “I forgive everyone in my past for all the perceived wrongs. I release them with love.”

6. “I let go of all fear and doubt, and life becomes simple and easy for me.”

7. “Everything I need comes to me at the perfect time.”

8. “I feel glorious, dynamic energy. I am active and alive.”

9. “Today is going to be a really, really good day.”

10. “I am beautiful and everybody loves me.”

11. “I deserve only good in my life.”

12. “My good is constantly coming to me, so I relax and enjoy my life.”

13. “I can do it.”

14. “I deserve the best and I accept the best now.”

15. “I release all resistance to attracting money. I am worthy of a positive cash flow.”

16. “I practice forgiveness daily so that I cam free to move beyond the past into the present moment.”

17. “I love and appreciate myself.”

18. “I act as if I already have what I want, it’s an excellent way to attract happiness in my life.”

19. “I am willing to change and grow.”

So how can you get clear on what you want? How do you find your inner truth and reclaim your power? I want to share with you a practice Louise and I call My Affirmation Board.
An affirmation board is a self-portrait. It’s a presentation of everything your entire being says yes to. If you are familiar with the notion of a “vision board,” it’s very similar but we want you to know that you don’t have to be limited to just images. The form of your affirmation board is entirely up to you, but here are some suggestions to get you started. Select a medium with which you are comfortable working.

Idea 1: Make a Collage

Much like a vision board, you might do a collage of hand-drawn images, or pictures cut out of magazines or printed off the Internet. If you want to travel more, find pictures of the location you have always wanted to visit. If you want to take care of your body more, find mouth-watering images of healthy foods that will honor your body like the temple it is.

As you lay out your collage, be honest with yourself: what do you really want?

Idea 2: Make a List

You might prefer to do a written list. Write down everything that you love, that makes you happy, or something that you want to bring into your life.

Louise and I have noticed that people’s first attempts at creating an affirmation board often focus on having and getting.

We encourage you to make sure your Sacred Yesses are more than just a shopping list. You might include developing a quality like courage, gratitude, or forgiveness, for instance. Maybe you want to practice a skill like meditation, yoga, painting, or cooking.

Idea 3: Create a Mind Map

Maybe you’d like to do a mind map. There are wonderful examples of mind maps on Pinterest that you can browse for ideas.

Ask yourself, “What do I want to learn?” and “What do I want to experience?” Include your favorite affirmation or a personal mantra, for instance.

Whatever you do, keep it to one page.

What Are Your Sacred Yesses?

You create your affirmation board by listening within. You are listening for your Sacred Yesses. These Sacred Yesses belong to you. They’re not your parents’ yesses or your partner’s, your children’s, or anybody else’s. They‘re not about what you should do with your life; they are about following your joy.

They affirm what you love, what you believe in, and what you cherish and value. They are about you living your truth. Find your Sacred Yesses, and you find your inner truth.

The key is to express yourself, heart and soul. To focus on being rather than doing.

Louise and I encourage you to give your affirmation board plenty of time. Express yourself. Be creative. Feel free to experiment. It’s not about getting it right. And it’s not about creating something that looks good.

If you want, you can share your board with a coach or a trusted friend. It’s good to get feedback. Maybe they will point out something that you’ve missed. Finally, make sure that your affirmation board is about what you say yes to today—right now—not someday in the future. Remember, this isn’t about chasing happiness—it is about following your joy.

As you get clearer about the Sacred Yesses of your life, you experience a sense of empowerment and grace that helps you to live a truly blessed life.

Adapted from Life Loves You (2015) by Louise Hay & Robert Holden, Ph.D.