These Morning Prayers, Affirmations — Whatever — Rule My Life

And guess what? My life rocks!

Carolyn V. Hamilton
6 min readJul 1, 2024
An illustration of a woman opening her arms to a cornucopia of wonderful things for her life.
Illustration by the author

The most important person you’ll ever talk to in your life is yourself. The most important conversation you’ll ever have is the one you have with yourself.

When you wake up in the morning, it’s there — subtle yet powerful. As you go about your day, it goes with you. It influences your decisions, your reactions, and your overall well-being.

Now when I say “my life rocks”, I don’t mean that as a brag. My life and choices wouldn’t be right for everybody. But at this side of 80, I’ve figured out what works for me, what makes me feel productive, what makes me feel happy.

And that feels powerful!

You are what you say you are

In this internal dialogue, you can be your own best friend or your harshest critic. You do have a choice here. You can encourage growth, resilience, and self-compassion, or you can perpetuate doubt, fear, and negativity.

The words you choose matter — they shape your reality.

Every morning I read out loud the following “morning prayer.” I’ve adapted certain words and phrases to apply to my life, but the basis is American New Thought leader Christian D. Larson’s 1924 Optimist’s…

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Carolyn V. Hamilton

Author, artist & adventuress with 3 decades in the real world of “Mad Men". She helps authors write and market their memoirs of life journeys and challenges.