I am the Captain of My Ship: Gaining Perspective and Empowering Change. When you are hoping to bring more mindfulness into your life or you are facing life's challenges, you may repeat the following very empowering set of affirmations based in part on the de-identification exercise in The Act of Will by Roberto Assagioli. Synthesis Center Press, 2010. Repeat these affirmations in a relaxed and open meditative state. Repeat this meditation in its full form once or twice a day for a couple of months. I hope you find it a useful cognitive therapy resource and mindfulness activity.