Today you may notice a sense of anxiety arise when you think about the future, which could be due to your uncertainty about the outcome of your expectations. While concern about your plans is healthy, you might want to keep your worry in check. Should you begin to feel apprehension about your future, you could consider using affirmations, short sentences or phrases you repeat to yourself, to help you cope with your fear. You might remind yourself, for example, that nothing in life is certain or that even though things may not turn out the way you expect them to, they always work out for the best. Creating short phrases to keep these points in mind can enable your mind to focus today on the positive aspects of the future rather than on your anxiety. You could find that this gives you more confidence about things yet to come.

Affirmations are effective mental tools we can use when we feel concerned about issues that arise in our lives. They keep us grounded in the present moment by allowing us to concentrate on what is happening in the present rather than projecting into the future and prevent us from spending too much time worrying about things over which we have no control. Instead, these tools help us monitor the only thing over which we have true control--our minds. By using affirmations today, your thoughts about the future will remain in the present and will give you greater peace of mind.