By Jen Sincero Published by Running Press

2. DROWN YOURSELF IN AFFIRMATIONS
Trust me, I wouldn’t do this to you unless I had to, but affirmations work. You
don’t have to say them in the mirror, you don’t have to hug yourself or buy a
special  rainbow  journal  with  a  lock  on  it  to  write  them  down  in,  but  if  you

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want to turn the ship around, you need to rewire your brain and train it to think
differently. And this is what affirmations can do for you.
Figure out which affirmations you need to hear the most and repeat them all
day  long  in  your  head,  in  the  car,  while  you’re  walking  down  the  street
pretending to be on the phone, under your breathe in line at the DMV. Write
them on Post-it notes and stick them around your house, on your mirrors, in
your refrigerator, in your car. Write down your favorite affirmations ten times
every morning and ten times every night before you go to bed and say them
out loud.
Here are some affirmations specific to self-love. Pick one or two that work
for you and pummel yourself with them:
• I deserve and receive massive amounts of love every moment of every
day.
• I am one with The Universe. The Universe is awesome and so am I.
• My heart is open. Love pours in and out.
• I receive all the good that life has to offer me.
• I am brilliant, bright, and beautiful.
• I love how tall I am and I love the size of my ass.
Or whatever. If none of these work, come up with some that don’t make you
gag but that strike a nerve with you. The more emotion you feel around what
you’re saying, the more power it will have to bring about positive change. And
yes, at the beginning it may feel like you’re lying to yourself, but the truth is,
you’re living the lie, so the affirmations get you back to truth.