How to Write Your Own Affirmations
A written affirmation beats a borrowed one for a simple reason: you know exactly what you meant. Ours are good, but they are written for everyone, and the line that actually moves you is usually about something specific in your life. The rules are short. Present tense, about you, and close enough to true that you do not argue back. This guide walks through writing one, plus how to keep it in Attraya on your iPhone so it turns up in your reminders and on your widget instead of dying in your notes app.
Key takeaways
Write your own affirmations in the app and keep them alongside the curated ones.
Use present tense, keep it short, and phrase it as already true.
Your lines are saved privately and can be read aloud or set as reminders.
Writing and saving your own affirmations is free and unlimited.
How to Write One in Attraya
Open Yours
On the Affirmations tab, tap the Yours tile. That is where everything you write lives. Then tap the plus button.
Start From a Template
Pick one of the four starters: I am, I have, I attract, or I am becoming. It fills in the opening so you only write the ending.
Write It Close to True
Present tense, about you, and short. You get up to 500 characters, but the lines that stick are usually under ten words.
Save It and Use It
Tap Create. Your line is saved on your phone even offline, and you can add it to a mix while you write it.
Lines You Might Write
Love & Relationships
Money & Abundance
Career & Purpose
Health & Wellness
Common mistakes when writing affirmations
The three that trip people up most: writing a wish instead of a statement ("I want to be calm" keeps you in wanting, "I am calm" does not), using not ("I am not anxious" makes your mind picture anxious), and reaching so far that you argue back. If "I am rich" makes you scoff, step it down to "money comes to me more easily now" until it feels close to true.
Once a line works, do not leave it in your notes app. Save it in Attraya so it turns up in your reminders and widget. If you are unsure whether to write in first or second person, I am vs you are affirmations covers it.
Tips for Writing Good Ones
Say it, do not read it
Read your line out loud before you save it. If you stumble, it is too long. Cut it in half.
Drop the not
I am calm, not I am not anxious. Your mind hears the loud word and skips the not.
Aim for almost true
If a line makes you argue back, soften it with I am becoming. You can raise it later.
Write about you
Lines about what someone else does are wishes. Keep the sentence pointed at yourself.
Writing your own affirmations: frequently asked questions
Keep it present tense, about you, and close enough to true that you do not argue back. Short and specific beats long and grand.
