Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: “You may not control all of the events that happened to you, but you could decide not to be reduced by them.” Life gets easier when you stop fighting it. The rain will fall whether you complain or not. Traffic will exist whether you are stressed or not. People act how they want whether you worry or not. Focus on what you can change. Let go of what you can’t. Don’t get me wrong, we...

Morning Mantra: “Some people come into your life as blessings, some come in as lessons.” No matter where life leads you, be good and be grateful to the people around you. Every single person has been placed in your life at the perfect moment for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Maybe you are learning a lesson from them. Maybe you are there to help someone along their journey. Maybe they are here...

Morning Mantra: “How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.” Some people think karma is some cosmic punishment but it's not.  It's a universal law of cause and effect.  The law of karma can be perfectly illustrated in, "what goes around comes around". So, for example, the only karma you need to wish for someone who did you wrong, is to let them meet themselves...

Morning Mantra: “Grief is just love with no place to go." Yesterday marked 3 years since I said my final “Good Bye” to my father. I was going to spend the day honoring him within the wonderful memories we shared.  I felt pretty good.   Then I went to the barn.  One of my barn friends had to make the most difficult decision a horse owner can make.  She spent the day making sure Secret had suns...

Morning Mantra: “The life you have in front of you is far more important than the life behind you." I hope in this coming day you make mistakes. Because if you’re making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world.  You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing SOMETH...

Morning Mantra: “There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.” I used to offer my friendship to anyone. I no longer do so. I’m friendly to all, but only true friends with a few. I realized that in friendships quality is always better than quantity.  Over the years I have learned the value of my time. To me, time is currency and once spent it can’t be regained,...

Morning Mantra: “What divides us pales in comparison to what unites us.” Inclusion is about making sure everyone feels welcome and valued, regardless of their background, their capabilities, or their limitations. The feeling of belonging should never be denied to anyone. It is a basic human need. You don’t have to agree with what people think to learn from HOW they think. You don’t have to share t...

Morning Mantra: “Never ruin a good day by thinking about a bad yesterday.” Sometimes we think we need to hold on, when what we really need to do is to let go. Let go of the negative energy, events or people from the past and start your new day on a better path. Yesterday can’t be changed. It’s gone. Nobody can go back and change the outcome so beating yourself up over it or holding onto resentment...

Morning Mantra: “If it cost you your peace, it’s too expensive." Inner peace begins the minute you choose not to allow another person, situation, place, event, or anything to control your emotions in negative ways. You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level and responding from a place of peace. Nothing is worth your inne...

Morning Mantra: “Never accept criticism from someone you wouldn’t take advice from." Constructive criticism is a good thing. From someone you trust, someone who has your best interest at heart, someone coming from a place of love.  Constructive criticism helps you become aware of areas that you might not see that need improvement. Just watch out for the Joy Stealers. Those who are criticizing...

Morning Mantra: “You either win or you learn.” My Dad used to say this to me when I went to horse shows when I was young.  And now I’m using it with my 9 year old grand son as I teach him backgammon.   No, I don’t always ”let” him win and as any typical 9 year old, he hates to lose. He makes excuses as to why he lost rather than take the lesson from the loss.  It’s not hard to show him why he lost...

Morning Mantra: “Little things make a big difference.” The next time you think,” It’s too hard to make a difference in the world,” give someone a compliment and watch them feel appreciated. Do a favor for someone and watch them feel supported. Really listen to someone’s feelings and watch them realize that they matter. To make a difference in the world you don’t have to be amazing, rich, talented,...

Morning Mantra: “Focus on your opinion of yourself and not the opinion others have of you.” We tend to try to hide our negative traits, the things were not crazy about within ourselves. We push them down inside and never address their effects on our emotional well-being.  But those issues offer a great opportunity for growth.  Instead of feeling bad about what you perceive is lacking in yourself,...

Morning Mantra: “When you share your pain you half it, when you share your joy you double it.” Sometimes it feels scary to be real about your feelings when you are feeling down. You don’t want to be seen as vulnerable or weak.  It’s OK to share your feelings. It’s OK to be honest. It’s OK to ask for help. It’s OK to say you’re stuck, or that you can’t begin to let go. We ALL can relate to those th...

Morning Mantra: “People don’t want to be talked out of their feelings, they want to be heard, seen, and understood.” What does it mean to hold space for someone? You might have heard this saying. It means we are willing to walk alongside another person in whatever journey they’re on without judging them, making them feel inadequate, or trying to impact the outcome. When we hold space for other peo...

Morning Mantra: “Every day brings a choice: to practice stress, or to practice peace.” Stress is not what happens to us. It’s a response to what happens. And response is something we can choose. Of course, there are times when our situations deserve a stressed response but most of the time our stress is due to an over inflation of the importance of things. Stress isn’t an inability to decide what’...

Morning Mantra: “Complaining is draining.” Complaining is one of the ego’s favorite strategies for strengthening itself. And is a reflection of a negative self-image. I used to struggle with this more, but I realized that all my complaining only attracted more things to complain about. I saw that my complaining took away energy from me and never solved the problems I was complaining about. It didn...

Morning Mantra: “Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.” When you fill your mind with thoughts of kindness, love, faith, hope, and joy, your reality will become all of these things.  You will start to see kindness in the world.  You will start to feel love as you go about your day.  You will notice more of the little joys of life.  You’ve tried listening to your fears and doubts and they never...

Morning Mantra: “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear." Hope is the feeling that everything you’re feeling isn’t permanent. Hope is important because it makes the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear hardship today. The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen. If you go out...

Morning Mantra: “Love doesn’t require perfect perfection. It requires effort, patience, and grace.” You don’t need to be fully healed to be in a healthy relationship. You just need to be willing to own the issues you’re still working on instead of blaming your triggers and reactions on the other person. And they need to be willing to do the same.  Of course it isn’t easy. You will mess up, and so...

Morning Mantra: “Honesty is a gift you give to yourself and others.” Honesty is a commitment to the truth, even when it’s difficult or inconvenient. It reflects your character and values, and shapes the way you navigate the world.  Honesty is the key to unlocking the door to trust and genuine connection. It lays the foundation for meaningful relationships and personal growth.  It fosters trust, re...

Morning Mantra: “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.” Fear is a funny thing, the very instinct designed to protect us also holds us back. The reality of fear: You’re not scared of the dark, you’re afraid of what’s in it.  You’re not afraid of heights, you’re afraid of falling.  You don’t have a fear of flying, you have a fear of crashing. You’re not afraid of relationships, you’re afra...

Morning Mantra: “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” This quote by Rumi reminds us that the entire universe is contained in a single human being – you. Because the universe only exists in your perceptions. What you see of it, that is the whole of reality. Because you create your thoughts, and your thoughts create your intentions, and your intentions create your re...

Morning Mantra: “May every sunrise hold more promise, and every sunset hold more peace. In between them, may you feel held.” Compassion is a concern for others. Compassion allows a person to see himself or herself in every being. And who doesn’t like to be seen, heard, accepted and loved? Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. You r...

Morning Mantra: “Learn to love loudly.” Try to get out of your comfort zone and show people how you really feel about them.  Cheer them on as they go after their goals.  Hug them every chance you get. Leave little notes of encouragement.  Help them with their chores. Ask about their day. Really listen to their stories. Be present in their presence. Give them a compliment. Accept them as they truly...