1. I am not my grief, I will experience it, work through it, then overcome it.
2. I am sad now, but I can still have hope for the future.
3. Sadness is part of life, but so is happiness and I will hold my head high because a better day is coming tomorrow.
4. Even though they are no longer here, I will hold my head high and continue to live for them and for myself.
5. Feeling difficult emotions is okay, I am allowed to feel them as long as I work through them to a better tomorrow.
6. I will never be the same after this, but I will learn to love the new me.
7. Healing doesn’t mean forgetting, it means taking back control over my life.
8. I can take care of my body and my mind while I process difficult emotions.
9. I am allowed to heal, forget the past, and move forward.
10. I must forgive my past self in order to heal.
11. I have so much in life to be grateful for, I must not give in to grief.
12. I love who I am, who I was, and who I will be in the future.
13. Difficult emotions are part of my life lessons; I will learn from them, so I do not repeat the same mistakes again.
14. I choose to let go of my grief and choose happiness instead.
15. Healing does not happen overnight; I must be patient with myself and my process.
16. Dealing with these difficult emotions will make me a stronger person.
17. I will invite healing into my life and embrace it.
18. Each day is a step towards healing, as long as I have given it my best, I will make progress.
19. I love those around me and will not let them suffer because of my emotions.
20. I will write about and talk about my feelings with others to help me to process them.