Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: “Would sadness feel so heavy had we not been trained to believe that only happiness is the answer?” Unfortunately, our society has conditioned us to believe that we must be happy all the time or there is a defect in our personality.  Well guess what, it’s okay to feel sad. It’s okay to have REAL feelings even if they are not sunshine and rainbows. Some things ARE sad. Like the loss...

Morning Mantra: “Don’t give other people permission to ruin your day.” Yes, the guy that just cut you off in traffic is a jerk, but you don’t need to own that energy. He doesn't even know you so his behavior wasn't personal. Yes, your boss is a narcissist and blames you for everything, but you know the truth and so does everyone else in your office. Yes, your kids are on a roll this week...

Morning Mantra: "How your life feels is more important than how it looks." You know it when it feels right. It just fits with who you really are. Trying to appear a certain way to impress others, or because you think you need to, will NEVER feel right.  Even if you manage for it to look perfect, if you don't feel loved, honored, valued, and heard, you will not be able to sustain it....

Morning Mantra: “Find your joy. Then choose it every day.” Pay attention to what makes you feel most at home, grounded, and centered. Whether it’s a location, a person, an activity, or a thing.  Then find ways to bring more of those places, things, and people into your life on a regular basis. Go to places that feel like home. That inspire you, that warm your soul. Connect with those that bring yo...

Morning Mantra: “Don’t let anyone that hasn’t been in your shoes tie your laces.” It can be difficult but don’t let others tell you what you can’t do. Don’t let the limitations of others limit YOUR vision. If you can remove your self-doubt and believe in yourself, you can achieve what you never thought was possible. People can try and tell you what to do and what to think, but it’s up to you to de...

Morning Mantra: “Just be nice. It’s that simple.” No one really knows what someone else is going through. Or how they are feeling inside. That snippy waitress might be preparing for her last day with a loved one. Someone else might have just lost their job. Your stand-offish co-worker might be dealing with a troubled marriage. That guy that didn’t see that the light had turned green might be space...

Morning Mantra: “You can do anything just not everything-focus.” Currently for Horse Hippie I am trying to source new products, design new tees and jewelry, finish taxes and organize my warehouse and office.  Needless to say, not much is getting done.  Instead, I’m going to the barn and playing with my horse.  Probably because I feel overwhelmed.  Many times the stress that people feel doesn’t com...

Morning Mantra: “Set peace of mind as your highest goal and organize your life around it.” The mind is like water. When it’s turbulent, it’s difficult to see anything but the turbulence. When it’s calm, everything becomes clearer. When the world feels like an emotional roller coaster, steady yourself with simple rituals. Simplicity attracts calm.  Quiet your mind by really focusing on the simple t...

Morning Mantra: “The more you try to control something, the more it controls you." This one has taken me half a lifetime to learn.  I was a control freak for years.  I was afraid to surrender to life because I didn't want to lose control, but I finally accepted that I never had control; all I had was anxiety.    The anxiety of things not going as planned. The anxiety of needing everythin...

Morning Mantra: “Purposely create small moments that make you fall in love with your life.” Life is made up of special moments we create which make it worth living. There are many cherished moments that we miss due to the stress and fast pace of daily living. Try to slow down and build moments that help remind you how amazing your life and the world is. Wake up early,  go for a walk and notice nat...

Morning Mantra: “We all have problems, how we deal with them makes the difference.” Some people think happiness is a life without problems, but that doesn’t exist. EVERYONE has problems. Life is just a series of problems; from small ones like what you’ll have for dinner, to huge ones like an illness. To believe that happiness means no problems sets you up to be unhappy and dissatisfied every time...

Morning Mantra: “The quality of your relationships depends on how you respond to conflict within them.” Conflict will always be a part of life and you should know how to resolve it in a productive way. Avoiding conflict creates more conflict. To practice the process of conflict resolution, you must completely abandon the goal of getting people to do what you want, and have the goal be a mutual und...

Morning Mantra: “The magic you are seeking is in the work you are avoiding." People romanticize and fantasize about something the want, but they dread doing the work that is needed to achieve it. But I can assure you few things eat at you more than having goals and doing nothing about reaching them.  Not only are you actively pushing yourself away from the thing you desire, but you’re also af...

Morning Mantra: “You can’t have a new reality with an old mentality.” In other words, you can’t change things with the same thoughts and actions that keep you where you are. If you think things can’t change, they won’t.  If you think things won’t work out, they won’t. If what you have been doing is not working, it’s time to start doing and thinking in a new way- in a different way. So, starting to...

Morning Mantra: “People only see the decisions you made, not the choices you had” We have all been guilty of judging someone who appears to have made a bad decision. But what we don’t know is what choices were available to them when they decided. I know someone that appeared to have everything and chose to leave it all.  She took her kids from the big house, the private schools and the comforts of...

Morning Mantra: “The best thing to know is just how much you don’t know.” Why is it so hard to admit when we don’t know something? There is no shame in not knowing something, not knowing what way to go in life, not knowing the way you feel about something or someone.  The shame is in not being willing to learn. Life is all about the unknown. Not knowing what your future holds or what will happen n...

Morning Mantra: “Where your focus goes energy flows, where energy flows things grow.” What are you focusing on this year? What you decide is important is what you will apply your energy to. So if you focus on your problems, what is wrong with your life and the world or what you don’t like about the day, that is what will expand- negativity. But, if you focus on what is right in your life, the step...

Morning Mantra: “We may not understand it, but there is a subtle feeling that our whole existence is a celebration.” This quote from Osho reminds us not to take life too seriously. He points out that we never see a serious tree, or a serious bird.  We have never seen a serious sunrise or starry night.  Instead they appear to be laughing in their own ways, dancing in their own ways. Life should be...

Morning Mantra: “Don’t be in such a rush to figure everything out. Embrace the unknown and let your life surprise you.” The need to rush through things is usually based on your need to control how things unfold.  A belief that if you don’t control things, you might be unable to figure things out. Your greatest fears are often just unexplored concerns that you won’t be able to adapt, to learn, to c...

Morning Mantra: "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." On the day we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr it is appropriate to use this quote from him as our Mantra for the world feels lacking in love these days. It's interesting how many amazing quotes there are about hate and I will share some throughout this message (citations below).   The first ste...

Morning Mantra: “You are worthy of love, you are worthy of acceptance, you are worthy of happiness.” Sometimes we question our worth based on societal standards. You feel less worthy if you don’t have a certain lifestyle, make a certain amount of money, didn’t plan for retirement, don’t drive a new car, aren’t fit or able bodied. The list is endless because there is always another standard to meet...

Morning Mantra: “Be so completely yourself that everyone else feels safe to be themselves too.” When you truly don’t care about what anyone else thinks of you, you’ve reached an awesome level of freedom. Freedom from judgement, freedom from criticism, freedom from opinion, freedom to be fully yourself, and freedom to offer others a safe place to be themselves. It must be a safe space where other p...

Morning Mantra: “If you don’t take the reins, it’s going to stay the same. Nothin’s gonna change if you don’t change it.” This quote by Dolly Parton perfectly describes how WE must help ourselves, take action, and do something to move ourselves in a better direction. I have known a few people that complain about their lives, jobs, relationship, fitness, health and so on, but they rarely DO anythin...

Morning Mantra: “When the ego dies the soul awakens.” What is it about the human ego that wants to focus on what we don’t have instead of recognizing and appreciating all that we do? It’s a natural phenomenon but one we can choose to change. Recognize that the ego relies on familiarity, it is reluctant to change its focus. It needs drama to be fed. It wants to be the center of attention. That’s wh...

Morning Mantra: “Gut feelings are guardian angels.” Intuition literally means “learning from within” but most of us were not taught how to use this sense. All of us know that “gut” feeling though. Learn to trust your inner feelings and this sense will become stronger. Start by not going against your better judgment, or getting talked into things that just don’t feel right. Your brain will play tri...