Day 20 of 30 Days of Positive Affirmations is about attracting wealth.

John always says “Money doesn’t buy happiness, but it sure does end a lot of sadness.”

When I’m living in a state of depression it often feels as though success and prosperity passes me by, like I don’t have the energy or even the skills to make things happen in my life.

I worked very hard back in the day in my 20’s to build a wonderful out-of-home career in PR and marketing. I loved it. I felt creative and strong. I did great things. But there came a point (before I got married) where my mental health affected my ability to work. I went through two periods of time on medical leave/disability and spent that valuable time off focusing on me, trying to pull myself out of it with doctors, meds and other forms of self care.

After I got married, things had come to a head with my mental health and so we decided that I’d stay home and do part time work as a marketing consultant. I had a very good reputation among my old colleagues and clients thankfully and was able to jump on some projects pretty quickly.

Then after I had kids my mental health took another hit, so I evolved again. I am so fortunate to have a husband who understands, loves and supports me always.

But this kind of career hasn’t always been as financially lucrative as my old life in PR. I of course have made some decent income, but it’s never gotten back to what it was like in my full time jobs. And for several years that made me feel less worthy. I wasn’t contributing like I used to and I actually felt less valuable as a person in our family unit.

It’s sad how financial success often equates to self worth. I think we try to avoid feeling less than when we don’t make as much money as the next guy. But it’s hard when we see all those “I’m so successful” social media status updates.

But lately, even with a smaller income, I’m starting to feel abundantly wealthy again. Wealthy in love. Wealthy in family and friends. Wealthy(er) in purpose. And even wealthier financially. Last year we were able to pay off all of our credit card debt in no small part to my growing income. What a weight lifted!

Forcing this positive state of being for these 30 Days is helping too. I’m not saying we have to “pull ourselves up by our bootstraps” when we have depression. We need doctors (and possibly meds), self care as well as positivity to break the cycle.

Which brings me to today’s positive affirmation…

Affirmation #20

Day 20a 30 Days of Positive Affirmations Wealthy

Today, let’s repeat this over and over to ourselves until it REALLY starts to sink in. We can make this happen for ourselves. Here are a few other thoughts I want to keep telling myself. I’m putting it into the universe. This ties in with yesterday’s affirmation about career, but it gets even more specific about my goal to attract wealth.

I am a magnet for wealth and abundance.

I have the courage to earn.

I deserve money in my life.

I can and will have more than I ever dreamed possible.

I create wealth easily.

I always have more than enough.