50 Encouraging Affirmations to Inspire Self Love

Mantras and affirmations have long proven to be a strong tool in shifting mindset and motivating behavior. In the past decade or so, social media has become swarmed with them. In this go-go-go world, people long for change and a sense of purpose. These 50 encouraging affirmations to inspire self love will provide the motivation to seek out life’s true meaning, find a sense of purpose, and fulfill your heart’s desire.

I originally put this list together when I wrote a list of creative ways to fill a uterus piñata. My thought was that, while uterus piñatas can be used to celebrate any number of occasions, the demographic using a uterus piñata is likely composed of beautiful, highly sensitive souls that could benefit from these encouraging affirmations.

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If you’re perusing the list to find one that speaks to you, I hope you find what you’re looking for.

If you’re looking to fill a piñata of your own (uterus piñata or otherwise), these encouraging affirmations are also available on tranquil backgrounds in my Etsy shop. 

P.S. In the vein of encouragement, my daughter (age 7) helped design some of the images in this post. Would you please let her know what a great job she did in the comments?

1. I am deliberate and afraid of nothing. – Audre Lord

2. Your life is about to be incredible. – Tim Storey

3. Your perspective is unique. It’s important and it counts. – Glenn Close

4. Every day above earth is a good day. – Ernest Hemingway

5. Nothing can dim the light that shines from within. – Maya Angelou

6. Open your heart and drink in this glorious day. – Heather Havrilesky

7. You must do the things you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt

8. The secret of attraction is to love yourself. – Deepak Chopra

9. I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. – Muhammad Ali

10. I’m better than I used to be. Better than I was yesterday. But hopefully not as good as I’ll be tomorrow. – Marianne Williamson

11. You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. –Ram Dass

12. I’m giving you permission to root for yourself and while you’re at it root for those around you, too. – Mindy Kaling

13. We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

14. Your life is already a miracle of chance waiting for you to shape its destiny. – Toni Morrison

15. If you really think small, your world will be small. If you think big, your world will be big. – Paulo Coelho

16. Embrace the glorious mess that you are. – Elizabeth Gilbert

17. We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. – Joseph Campbell

18. Nothing is impossible. The word itself says “I’m possible!” – Audrey Hepburn

19. Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right. – Marian Wright Edelman

20. The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it. – Nicholas Sparks

21. Your crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it. – Maya Angelou

22. Everything passes if you learn to hold things lightly. – Oprah Winfrey

23. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

24. Hold up your head! You were not made for failure, you were made for victory. – Anne Gilchrist

25. If you have the ability to love, love yourself first. – Charles Bukowski

26. One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself. – Shannon L. Alder

27. It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit. – Eartha Kitt

28. Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you. – George R.R. Martin

29. Am I good enough? Yes I am. – Michelle Obama

30. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. – Buddha

31. It is interesting how often we can’t see all the ways in which we are being strong. – Lena Dunham

32. Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting. – William Shakespeare

33. If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. – Marcus Garvey

34. Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen. – Brené Brown

35. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. – Carl Gustav Jung

36. I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have. – Abraham Lincoln

37. I can and I will. Watch me. – Carrie Green

38. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. – Eleanor Roosevelt

39. The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker

40. You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness. – Diane von Fürstenberg

41. The braver I am, the luckier I get. – Glennon Doyle

42. I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become. – Carl Gustav Jung

43. I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. – Amy March

44. Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. – Christian D. Larson

45. Good riddance to decisions that don’t support self-care, self-value, and self-worth. – Oprah Winfrey

46. It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent. – Madeleine Albright

47. The chance to love and be loved exists no matter where you are. – Oprah Winfrey

48. Even if it makes others uncomfortable, I will love who I am. – Janelle Monáe

49. I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars. – Og Mandino

50. The love and attention you always thought you wanted from someone else, is the love and attention you first need to give to yourself. – Bryant McGill

Which is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!

–Melissa, Funky Crunchy Mama