Personality Type Nine: The Peacemaker
The Easygoing, Phlegmatic Type

I now release...

• not taking an active interest in my own life.
• turning away from whatever is umpleasant or difficult.
• feeling that there is nothing I can do to improve my life.
• being numb and emotionally unavailable.
• refusing to see my own aggressions.
• ignoring problems until they become overwhelming.
• all dependency and fear of being on my own.
• all wishful thinking and giving up too soon.
• neglecting myself and my own legitimate needs.
• seeking quick, easy "solutions" to my problems.
• feeling threatened by significant changes in my life.
• losing myself in comforting habits and routines.
• feeling that most things are just too much trouble.
• all inattentiveness and forgetfulness.
• going along with others to keep the peace.
• living through others and not developing myself.

I now affirm...

• that I am confident, strong, and independent.
• that I develop my mind and think things through.
• that I am awake and alert to the world around me.
• that I am proud of myself and my abilities.
• that I am steadfast and dependable in difficult times.
• that I look deeply into myself without fear.
• that I am excited about my future.
• that I am a powerful, healing force in my world.
• that I actively embrace all that life brings.

Don Richard Riso

Enneagram Transformations
Release and Affirmations for Healing Your Personality Types
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993, 129 pages