If you believed one positive thing about yourself, how would your life be different? What’s that positive thing you wish was easier to believe? With a little practice, it WILL be easier to say nice things to yourself about yourself. And no, it’s not weird to look in the mirror while you do that. Try this mirror gazing ritual to get the self-kindness flowing.

Peace on earth isn’t something you’ll hear about on the news tonight, but you can feel it in your heart. And that’s where all the best changes start. Here’s a prayer for peace from the inside out. Read it whenever you need it.

You don’t have to feel like you’ve accomplished enough or are worthy of all the affection in the universe to love yourself better. You can start right this minute, for no reason. You can try just because it’s something new, and it might yield different results, and different sounds better to you right now.

The best, most useful time to cultivate compassion is right now. Don’t you think? You could change the course of your future, even how you experience the past if you focused on loving better, deeper right where you are: others, yourself, this breath. Take these love affirmations and use your favorite to bring more fulfillment and ease to all your relationships — even with your barista and the mailman. It’s always the season for love.

Pretend you are already enough. Keep nurturing that belief, accepting that wisdom, building from that foundation. When you slow down negative thinking, you can better face your current reality with a clear mind, a full heart, and a fresh perspective that leaves room for something new to work its way into your future.

Your story, your strength, your compassion, your passion, your perspective has the power to become someone else’s lifeline or lantern. These affirmations for a better world are from my new book, Morning Affirmations! They’ll encourage you to bring your natural brilliance wherever you go — it’s how you make a difference.

Self-compassion isn’t about escaping your darkness but learning to love yourself there. Consider these self-compassion affirmations healing gifts and reflections of the stars inside of you — the light you keep, even in the midst of darkness and mystery.

Be an inner peace activist this year with these special affirmations for Christmas. I wrote them for you so peace would come easier. And so joy would be the most natural thing in the world. No matter what's happening around you.

When I think of the spirit of Christmas, I think of something far greater than a set of beliefs. I think of what brings people together in a “conspiracy of love.” Read these Christmas quotes and poems to remember what really matters. Like friendship and food, and everything that feels like home.

These affirmations for loving relationships are beautiful reminders first thing in the morning: to stay true to what you value, to promote what you love, to take responsibility for what you can control (your energy, your responses, your contribution).