Affirmations for today

My last therapist recommended to me a pretty good book called What to Say When You Talk to Yourself - the main premise being that if you send yourself positive messages on a continuous and repeated basis, your mind will start to believe them and even begin to erase possible negative programming from the past. I know there is something to this because I have been doing this with my own self-written songs for over 20 years and I have come a long way since then. This one will be the first one deliberately designed and inspired by this book and the song will be posted here as a soundbite above:

TODAY 9-10-06

TODAY – I AM GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE
WITH LOVED ONES BY MY SIDE
AND FOR WORK THAT GIVES ME PRIDE

TODAY – I’M GOING TO PLANT A HEALTHY SEED
I’LL CONSUME JUST WHAT I NEED
NOT FROM BOREDOM OR FROM GREED

TODAY – I KNOW THAT SOMETHING MAY GO WRONG
I’LL THINK OF MY OLD SONG
AND KNOW THAT LIFE WILL STILL GO ON

TODAY – I’M THINKING IN A LOVING WAY
I’M ALLOWED TO MAKE MISTAKES
AND THEN TO THINK WITHOUT SELF HATE

TODAY – I’M GOING TO BE SO GOOD TO ME
SO I CAN BE SO GOOD TO YOU
WITH EVERY ACTION THAT I DO
TODAY – AS I ROAM UPON THIS LAND
I’M GOING TO DO THE BEST I CAN
TODAY I’M GOING TO BE JUST WHO I AM

TODAY – I HONOR THE SOUL WITHIN ME
LET HER FLY SO HIGH AND FREE
LET HER SEND HER LOVE TO ME

TODAY – THIS DAY IS BORN SO FRESH AND NEW
I’M NOT ALONE, THERE ARE OTHERS TOO
SO I WILL SEND MY LOVE TO YOU

TODAY – I GIVE THANKS FOR ALL THAT SURROUNDS
MY FEET ARE PLANTED ON THE GROUND
I’M NOT TOO HIGH OR TOO FAR DOWN

TODAY – I’LL SLOW DOWN, NOT MOVE TOO FAST
I LIVE TODAY, NOT IN THE PAST
FROM MY DEMONS FREE AT LAST