My Wellness Statement

A few years ago I met regularly with a group of ladies who discussed how to make healthy habits a reality.  One of the women there recommended that we each come up with a wellness statement (I don't even know if that's what it's called, but that's what I call it!).  She said that we should figure out where we want our health to be, visualize ourselves there, then come up with a statement that:

a) is in the present tense (as though you have already achieved your goals)

b) begins with the phrase "I am so happy and grateful now that..." (because gratitude and happiness are good for us and the more we feel happy and grateful the better able we are to reach our goals)

Here is my wellness statement:

"I am so happy and grateful now that I am strong, lean, and energetic and have learned to make choices that allow me to be my best self."


My statement is kind of long, but it encompassed all of my goals.  Others' statements were as short as "I am so happy and grateful now that I can run a 5k...or "now that my favorite jeans fit".


I have found myself re-visiting and repeating my statement as I have re-dedicated myself to a life of health.  It helps me realize that there is a strong, lean, energetic woman living inside of me and that doing the things that will bring her out is definitely worth it!