Louise Hay Affirmations

Explore more than 70 Louise Hay affirmations organized by the topics shown below.

What Are Affirmations?

Louise describes affirmations as 'A way of opening the door and starting out on a path to change'.

She says that an affirmation is anything we say or think, and she believes the majority of what we say and think is quite negative.

Every thought we think and every word we say is an affirmation.

Doing affirmations sends a message to our subconscious mind letting it know that we're taking responsibility for our life and what we're creating.

By "doing," Louise means saying an affirmation to negate something unpleasant in our life or saying an affirmation to create something pleasant in our life.

Louise advises us to be aware of our thoughts and eliminate those that are creating experiences that we do not want. She says to use affirmations for a period of 30 days until they permeate our consciousness and become a part of us.

She believes the tools we need to change our lives for the better already exist within us, and these tools are our thoughts and beliefs.

Continue Your Affirmation Journey

Louise Hay showed how the words we repeat can gradually change the way we see ourselves and our lives. If you’d like to build on her teachings, The Daily Affirmation Handbook can help you keep that positive practice going throughout the year.

The Teacher Who Inspired Louise Hay

In 2013, Hay House posthumously published a book by Florence called The Magic Path of Intuition.

You can read excerpt 1 and excerpt 2 for a taste of what you’ll find in this beautiful little treasure.

Louise Hay has this to say about Florence Scovel Shinn.

"In 1925, Florence Scovel Shinn made her debut on the metaphysical scene with her first book, The Game of Life and How to Play It. Not long after this, I was born.

Although Ms. Shinn died in 1940, I have long felt a kinship with her. I first came across her work in 1972 as I was beginning my own exploration of the metaphysical world, and I have been enamored of her ever since. I resonated with her no-nonsense way of writing—her words spoke to me, and I became a devoted follower. I often quoted her affirmations and shared them with my own students.

Last year a rare-book dealer found a small, typewritten unpublished manuscript of the last writings of Florence Scovel Shinn. I received a letter from them asking if Hay House would have any interest in it. Life works in the most wondrous ways. I am continuously astounded as my good comes to me. That this work would be found and come into my hand, just amazed me." 

Heal Your Life with Louise Hay

Read chapter one from Louise's best-selling book You Can Heal Your Life available on Amazon.

For more than three decades, You Can Heal Your Life has inspired millions of readers around the world with its powerful message of self-love, healing, and personal transformation.

With compassion and guidance, Louise Hay shows how self-love, positive affirmations, and a willingness to release old patterns can open the door to greater health, happiness, and inner peace.

You Can Heal Your Life remains one of the most influential and uplifting personal development books ever written.

Louise Hay Videos

Enjoy these three powerful videos with Louise.

Make Your Affirmations More Effective

Would you like to understand what affirmations are, how to use them effectively, or how to write powerful affirmations of your own?

Exploring affirmations can be both enjoyable and deeply rewarding, and may help you create positive changes in many areas of your life.

To learn more, visit Affirmations that Work and Affirmations Made Easy.

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