Positive Affirmation as a Tool of Manifestation: The Power of “I AM”

Garrett Mason  I  May, 2025

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“If you can’t love yourself, how the hell are you gonna love someone else?”

– RuPaul Charles

Our world is built and sustained through community. From our earliest stories of Earth, we’ve always seen that life begins with more than one person. Yet, for many, especially youth experiencing homelessness, that sense of community is missing. Many youth feel like they’re all they have. When it’s time to be resilient and stay motivated, who do they have to call on for encouragement? Often, the answer is no one but themselves.

In the absence of external affirmation, self-talk becomes a lifeline. And when wielded with intention, positive affirmations can become a powerful tool for survival, healing, and manifestation. These affirmations help reprogram your subconscious mind, replacing negative beliefs with empowering ones. And it all begins with the most powerful statement in language: “I am.”

Why Affirmations Matter

Positive affirmations, intentional, uplifting statements spoken to oneself, are powerful because they align our minds with our dreams. By speaking life into our realities, we train the subconscious to believe in our worth, our strength, and our future.

Here’s how affirmations work as a manifestation tool:

  • Reprogramming the Subconscious: Repeated affirmations reshape core beliefs that may be rooted in trauma, shame, or scarcity. When practiced consistently, affirmations disrupt cycles of negative self-talk and rewrite our internal narratives.
  • Shifting the Mindset: Instead of repeating thoughts like “I’ll never make it,” we begin to say things like “I am worthy of peace, progress, and success.” This shift attracts more positive thoughts, people, and experiences.
  • Aligning and Strengthening Beliefs: With time, affirmations bring our thoughts and desires into alignment. When you start to believe what you’re affirming, your actions follow suit, and manifestation becomes more tangible.
  • Taking Action: Affirmations aren’t magic words. They’re anchors for action. They fuel motivation and provide clarity when it’s time to take steps toward your goals.

Acceptance and Gratitude: Part of manifestation is embodying the belief that what you desire is already yours. Affirming with gratitude strengthens your emotional frequency and keeps you aligned with a life of abundance.

Speak Life, Speak Power

When practiced daily, affirmations cultivate resilience, confidence, and self-worth. But they also require mindfulness. Every word counts. Language holds energy. The way we speak to and about ourselves shapes what we become. By using affirming language, we begin to prophesy over our lives, not with delusion, but with hope.

Even in the most difficult seasons, every stage of life is valuable. Every step is a step forward, even if it doesn’t feel like it. And in those moments, it’s crucial to speak life into your journey. Try saying:

“I am stronger than my fear. With each step forward, I grow more confident and more capable. All is well.”

No matter how impossible something may seem, believe it. Speak it. Affirm your limitless potential. The power of your tongue is a vital asset in creating a life of sustainability and fulfillment. Speak with intention. Affirm with love.

Of course, we are human. We’ll falter. We’ll sometimes speak from pain, from scarcity, from fear. That’s okay. The goal isn’t perfection, it’s awareness. When you can, return to the light. Use your words to channel positive energy, especially when speaking over yourself. That’s how we grow. That’s how we stay grounded. And that’s how we manifest the lives we dream of.

– Garrett Mason

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MEET THE author
MEET THE author

Garrett Mason

Garrett Mason, III is a multi-hyphenate creative, advocate, and youth leader dedicated to advancing cultural equity, social justice, and community empowerment. As a published author, recording artist, fashion designer, and ballroom house father, Garrett blends art and advocacy to inspire systemic change. He consults nationally on youth homelessness prevention, legal equity, and generational wealth building, centering lived experience and creative expression as tools for healing and liberation. His work amplifies marginalized voices and reimagines futures where all people thrive in unconditional love and unapologetic joy.