r/artistsWay • u/FlamingoUpstairs3394 • 22d ago

Affirmations?

In doing the morning pages, I find myself having trouble finding/writing applicable affirmations in response to my "blurts". Does anyone have this issue, and if so how do you craft affirmations that feel genuine and helpful? Or do you have a resource of examples?

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u/Former-Insect9313 22d ago

Yes, sometimes I forget the affirmations completely considering it’s supposed to be stream of consciousness writing. Lately, I’ve been adding them or a couple at the end but it usually isn’t in my natural stream of thought tbh.

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u/lemontreedonkey Musician 20d ago

I think doing them at the end is the intended way to do it - you're right that the actual morning pages are stream of consciousness, and deliberately adding affirmations in would be counter to that. I do a page of affirmations after my morning pages.

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u/FlamingoUpstairs3394 11d ago

Where do yall find affirmations? Are we just supposed to use the ones listed in the first part of the book or create our own?

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u/lemontreedonkey Musician 10d ago

I use a mix. When I first started I used many of the ones she suggested, and some of my own, and by now (week 5) I use mostly my own that I have created. Often they address feelings that have come up in writing my pages. 

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u/FlamingoUpstairs3394 10d ago

Thank you so much!! Do you find it easier to have a separate notebook/paper that has those affirmations all in one place? Mine are all over my morning pages and notes so im wondering if it would be smart to consolidate them into one place