10 Positive Affirmations for Creative Flow
How do you get in the zone and trigger creative flow? Setting the conditions for a flow state is based on supporting a positive and focused mindset. Using affirmations is a great way to reframe negative thoughts and cultivate positive thinking to support creative flow.
Negative thinking can hinder creativity. Creatives can use affirmations to reframe negative thoughts and cultivate a positive mindset that supports creativity. Here are 10 affirmations for creative flow.
What Is a Flow State?
Named by the psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi in 1975, a flow state is when a person is fully immersed in an activity, also known as being in the zone.
For the creative, this state comes with energized focus and enjoyment of the process. As the famous quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “It’s the not the destination, it’s the journey.” When a creative is in a flow state, the creative process brings motivation and enjoyment of the moment.
Benefits of Positive Affirmations
- Practicing self-affirmation may be an effective way to lower stress and rumination (1999)
- Thought stopping and affirmations have been successful with reducing depressive symptoms, decreasing negative thinking, and enhancing self-esteem (2001)
- Affirmations can be an effective tool for coping with everyday challenges (2013)
- Positive affirmation may improve problem-solving when under stress (2013)
- Self-affirmation promotes physical activity (2014)
- Affirmations may help with productivity and workplace performance (2015)
- Positive affirmations can support optimism and increase feelings of hopefulness (2015)
- Self-affirmations can decrease health-deteriorating stress (2015)
- Found to help students overcome negative stereotypes and achieve higher academic achievements (2016)
How to Use Affirmations
1. Use Present Tense
- Use affirmations that are clear and based on the present to direct your attention to the present moment instead of a future goal.
2. Repeat and Say Your Affirmations Out Loud
- Like all good habits, repetition helps instill the positivity, and saying them out loud adds more focus to the statement. You can also write affirmations out to direct your focus to the statements.
3. Personalize and Add Feeling Into Your Affirmation
- The more connected you are to the statement with feelings and personalization, the more power it has. Just like the negative thoughts we tell ourselves and start believing, so can this work with positive thinking. Improve affirmations by making them your own.
4. Visualize Positive Outcomes
- As you instill positive thinking in the present moment, use the power of imagination to envision a better future. With each affirmation, imagine what actions you need to take to achieve your goals.
Affirmations for Creative Flow
Creativity flows through me in abundance.
I will not be restricted by my comfort zone
I let go of the way things should be and trust my creativity
I am in the process of positive change – I am in flow
My creativity flows perfectly and with ease, I trust the process of life
Today, I let my creativity flow freely.
Everything I need for creative flow is here for me right now.
I am open to new possibilities and experiences to inspire creativity.
My creative life flows perfectly and with ease.
I am focused, energized, and deeply immersed in the present moment.
Zach is an international writer, photographer, filmmaker, martial artist, and creator of Creative Enso, the Zen art of creative living. His goal is to empower and inspire creatives to live healthier, happier, and more creative lifestyles.
