Affirmations for the Inner Child

My inner child is starved for praise. I no longer will beat him up for his failings. Instead I will praise him for behaving in ways that support his growth. I’ll make sure he understands that some of his actions are incorrect, not his soul. As I speak to my inner child, I will use a gentle tone filled with love and admiration. I am proud of my abil

While growing up, I feared mistakes and took inappropriate responsibility for what went wrong in my family. I limited both my risks and my opportunities to explore.

As a two-year-old, I tried to assert independent thought and action. My will automatically pushed against my parents’ will, demanding that boundaries be set. In my childhood home, such independence was not tolerated. Consequently, my thoughts and emotions whirl in great confusion in my adult life. Sometimes I become obsessed, letting my thoughts ch

Sometimes I let opportunities pass. I’m afraid to take risks and try new things.

Today I will care for myself by comforting my inner child.

Children who have been hurt are shy and afraid to trust. Trust comes with gentle, persistent patience. So I, too, will have gentle, persistent patience with the frightened child within me.

As an adult, my envy disappears as I learn to accept my inner child. I realize the importance of being who I am rather than being the person I think others want me to be.

24—HOLIDAYS I create a holiday season that is special. As the sounds of the holiday season surround me, so does the dissonance of past memories—painful memories that make me wish the season would pass by without my knowledge, without my participation. Today I will make plans so that this holiday season will be mine and special. I will decide what I

When I observe myself taking off one mask and putting on another, it reminds me of the way I change clothes for different occasions. I wear my masks comfortably, knowing it is me who speaks through them. Always mindful of the real person underneath my mask, I am not frightened of the social mask of others.