December Affirmations 2025

“Growing up, for me, has been choosing to extract simplicity from knowing that things are deeply complex.” -Bri Stories

I am grateful to everyone who derives inspiration, or joy, or even just a moment of thought from my work. I think of this because of my process around creating these monthly essays. It is important to me that I am being authentic in this work, that I am only sharing that which deeply resonates with me. I don’t want to bullshit myself or anyone else, and sometimes the best way to avoid bullshitting is to put it in your own words, pull from your own direct experience.

This quote of mine doesn’t come from anything I’ve previously published (I don’t think) - I went into my notes, as I often do, looking to see if any of the batched quotes I had saved made me feel anything worth sharing. It was a dud. So, I kept scrolling and found this thought of my own that I wrote down back in May.

Coincidentally, it resonates even down to my decision to use it. I’ve come to understand, finally, that every moment of second guessing, judging, and shaming what I feel is me just bullshitting. It’s a waste. I now trust myself enough to trust what I feel called to. Even when it is using my own words as a quote for the second time this year. This is a choice that I can dissect in many ways, I can think myself conceited, I can worry about people’s perception of the choice, I can judge my inability to be creative with someone else’s words in this moment. I can see this complexly, and I wouldn't necessarily be wrong, but I’d be wasting my energy. I am, instead, choosing to simplify that work by trusting what I feel called to.

Life, itself, is complicated and messy, so why make it worse by approaching it in such a way? I’ve made the decision to be present and press on, to live simply by trusting myself to be self-led.

I know this is a bit meta, but let me have it :).

Here are some affirmations that I hope helps us call in simplicity in a complex existence:

I have the ability to be calm in chaos.

I am at peace with life as it is.

I find ease in trusting myself.

I deserve to live simply.

My foundation is one of peace and joy.

For every challenge I face, solutions make their way to me.

I bring trust and ease to every challenge I face.

Thank You, for another year of offering something I Love so dearly and having it be received. I am eternally grateful and looking forward to continuing to offer my words to the collective.