If you’re waking up with your jaw clenched, your chest tight, and a never-ending to-do list spinning in your head before your feet even hit the floor… I see you.
If your phone buzzes and you flinch, if your child asks for a snack and you want to cry, if you can’t remember the last time you felt safe, grounded, or even hopeful—this post is for you.
This isn’t about magical thinking. It’s not about pretending life is perfect.
It’s about how a few simple words—repeated with intention—can become a lifeline when everything feels like it’s collapsing.
The Moment I Realized I Needed a Lifeline
Let me take you back.
I was juggling work deadlines, family drama, parenting guilt, and the kind of exhaustion that seeps into your bones. You know the type.
It was the kind of stress where you cry in the bathroom because someone left a wet towel on the floor—but deep down, you know the towel’s not the real problem.
I was surviving. But I wasn’t living.
One night, I Googled something like “calm thoughts for overwhelmed moms” and fell into a black hole of YouTube videos. That’s when I stumbled across a quiet, powerful voice that cut through the noise.
It was Louise Hay on the Tavis Smiley Show.
She said a phrase that instantly calmed my nervous system.
As soon as I heard it something in me softened—and I hadn’t felt like that in a long time.
I replayed that line three times.
Then I wrote it down.
Then I cried.
The Phrase?
“All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Only good will come, and I am safe.”
This statement isn’t about ignoring reality.
It’s about reframing it—so your nervous system, your mind, and your heart stop thinking everything is an emergency.
Let’s break it down:
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“All is well” – Even when it doesn’t look like it, this reminds your brain that panic is not required.
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“Everything is working out for my highest good” – Even the hard things. Especially the hard things.
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“Only good will come” – Replaces dread with hope.
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“I am safe” – Grounds you in the now.
The first time I tried it, I felt silly.
The second time, I felt calmer.
By the fifth day, I realized I was breathing deeper… and yelling less.
How I Use This Today (And Why It Still Works)
Now, I keep that affirmation everywhere:
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It’s on a sticky note next to my kettle.
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It’s the wallpaper on my phone.
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It’s the line I whisper when I feel like snapping or spiraling.
And I don’t say it to “manifest” my dream life overnight.
I say it because it shifts me—from panic to presence, from fear to faith.
The more I practiced this, the more I noticed shifts that went deeper than surface-level peace:
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I didn’t take things so personally.
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I bounced back faster when things went wrong.
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I stopped needing everything to be perfect to feel okay.
Most of all? I stopped seeing stress as the enemy and started seeing it as an invitation—to slow down, to go inward, and to reconnect. Becasue stress isn’t always optional—but suffering can be.
Louise Hay Interview
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Let her voice walk you through it. Trust me—it hits differently when she says it.
Here’s How to Start
Don’t worry—you don’t need crystals or a full moon. Here’s how I suggest you begin:
Step 1: Write it Down
“All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Only good will come, and I am safe.”
Write it in your planner. On your bathroom mirror. In your notes app. Anywhere you’ll see it.
Step 2: Choose a Trigger
Repeat it:
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When your alarm goes off
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While brushing your teeth
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While waiting in the school pickup line
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Before you open that email that’s giving you dread
Pairing it with a habit makes it stick.
Step 3: Say It… Even If You Don’t Believe It (Yet)
You’re not trying to force a fake vibe. You’re planting seeds.
And some days, the most radical thing you can do is say:
“I am safe”
even when everything around you says otherwise.
Step 4: Watch What Shifts
It won’t erase your problems.
But it will change how you meet them.
And that changes everything.
Final Thought
I used to think my thoughts were facts. Now I know better.
Your mind? It listens.
So speak kindly. Speak with faith.
Speak as if life is supporting you—even when it’s stretching you.
Because when you repeat these words…
“All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Only good will come, and I am safe.”
You’re not denying the hard stuff.
You’re just choosing not to drown in it.
And every time you do?
You’re rewiring your life—one breath, one mantra, one moment at a time.
