Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: "A good laugh heals a lot of hurts." We never know what’s going to happen in life.  There is so much to be serious about that we can find ourselves afraid to be happy or light. More than ever, we are aware that we can’t control everything, but one thing we can do is find the joy! We can share some laughs. We can try to inspire others to find joy in between the big moments...

Morning Mantra: “My Dear, You are made of fire. Make sure to surround yourself with those who offer kindling rather than water.” The people you hang out with today are shaping the person you will be tomorrow. Make sure they are supportive, make you feel heard, believe in your goals, and who you wouldn’t hesitate to call in the middle of the night when you are feeling alone. Stay away from people w...

Morning Mantra: “If tomorrow is too overwhelming, try your best to stay in today.” Every moment you worry about what might happen tomorrow is an actual moment you could be enjoying today. Try to stay present. In the Now. Notice things TODAY that make you happy. Practice making the distinction between a real problem and an imagined scenario you made up in your mind. Recognize that if you are prepar...

Morning Mantra: “It’s okay to cry, the clouds rain too when things get heavy.” Being strong does not mean never showing emotion. True strength does not happen without healing, and healing doesn’t happen without feeling things. Emotions are a good guiding system to what is going on inside of you. The trick is to develop emotional intelligence, not to just be reactive. Emotional intelligence is your...

Morning Mantra: "If standing up for yourself burns bridges, I have matches, we ride at dawn." There is a difference between standing up for yourself and the need to always be right.  The difference is respect. When someone disrespects you and your truth, then you must address it. Whether that looks like confrontation, or letting go, is up to you. Remember, disrespect is the weapon of the...

Morning Mantra: “Learn as if you’ll live forever, love as if you’ll die tomorrow.” When your day is ending and your life is one day shorter, look carefully at how you lived it.  Did you put your whole heart into it? Did you learn something new? Did you love deeply and openly? If you love life don’t waste time, for time is what life is made of. Your mission is to not merely survive, but to thrive,...

Morning Mantra: “Growth begins when you stop believing everything you think.” We don’t respond to what actually happens, we respond to our perception of what happened. Many times, of all the possible interpretations we could have of a situation, we often choose the worst one. Well, our brain chooses it. But why? Our brain functions from memories. It compares the current situation to one where you...

Morning Mantra: "How your life feels is more important than how it looks." You know when your life feels right. It just fits with who you really are inside. 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 s...

Morning Mantra: "You can't make someone love you by giving them more of what they already don't appreciate." If someone asks you to do more and you have a big reaction inside, it might be a sign that you are already doing too much. No one else will tell you to set boundaries with yourself, especially if they are benefiting from your giving.  It's time to listen to your gut...

Morning Mantra: “Doing your best looks different every day.” Today your best may look like a highly organized person getting her to-do list done. Yesterday your best might have been getting out of bed, laying on the couch reading, to distract your mind from worry. Tomorrow your best might be walking 3 miles, doing some yoga, eating healthy and being mindful. Or it might be just putting one foot in...

Morning Mantra: "Try to witness the emotion instead of becoming it." Let's get real, you probably won't be able to do this when you are emotionally flooded, so give yourself a break.  However, there will be moments when you can stand back and observe the flow of your thoughts and emotions.  To see yourself as a person experiencing an emotion, and that you are not the emotion it...

Morning Mantra: “Some miracles are just good people with kind hearts.” With all the devastation from the hurricanes and wild fires recently I am reminded that a  person’s most useful asset is not a head full of knowledge, but a heart full of love, an ear ready to listen, and a hand willing to help. As tragic as the situation is, it is heart-warming to see accounts of those that are helping.  From...

Morning Mantra: "Your heart knows the way, run in that direction.” Whenever you are confused about a decision, remember this quote by Rumi. Then, stop overthinking, get out of your head and start listening to your heart. When your heart and mind get in sync with each other, you truly will make the best decisions. Run towards what you love, towards what speaks to you. Run as if your life depen...

Morning Mantra: “If you stress too much about something before it happens, you put yourself through it twice.” It is good to be prepared for that final exam, job presentation or interview, the event you are hosting, a horse show, or whatever it is you are getting ready to do, but try not get stressed about it. Stress is caused by your mind and worry is created by your thoughts about the situation....

Morning Mantra: "Be the rainbow to someone else's storm." So many times people that are going through a storm are too embarrassed or proud to ask for help. They think it makes them look weak, or they fear rejection if they ask. You see them struggling but you are not sure what to do.  Maybe you feel like you can’t help because you have nothing to give, give anyway. Maybe you feel li...

Morning Mantra: "The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but rather, your thoughts about it." Things don't cause unhappiness. How we think about it, and the emotion those thoughts create, does. When something really sucks it's very hard to not feel unhappy, but that is a choice you are making. It doesn't always help to focus on what's going right when...

Morning Mantra: "You often feel tired not because you did too much, but because you did too little of what sets your soul on fire." You can fill every. single. moment. of your day with things, stuff, busy work. And yes, you will probably be tired at the end of the day. But when you don't have a jammed packed schedule, and you are tired anyway, that's when you know you need to f...

Morning Mantra: “Those that bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” Some of you are unaware of just how amazing you are. The way you make people laugh. The way you lift people up. The way you spread extra love. The way you show up in times of need. You do this even though you are struggling too. You seem to realize that to make a difference in someone’s life you do...

Morning Mantra: "The more we give, the more we receive. With all the devasting storms on the east coast and fires in the west, now more than ever it is time to give of ourselves.  Starting today, let's all do more random acts of kindness.  Give what you can, where you are, with what you have.  A Random Acts of Kindness or RAK is a small act of kindness that you grant to someone else – fo...

Morning Mantra: “There are four things you can’t get back in life; the word after it’s said, an opportunity after it’s missed, time after it’s gone, and trust after it’s lost.” Your Words: It’s always a good idea to think before you speak and to not speak everything you think. Opportunities:  Our lives are defined by opportunities, the ones we take and the ones we miss. Your Time: Time is our most...

Morning Mantra: “Be selective with your battles, sometimes being at peace is better than being right.” Being at peace means that you no longer have the need to prove anything to anyone. You don’t need outside validation. You don’t need them to understand your side, your motivation, or your story. When you choose peace you can smile and go about your day without the conflict. Without the pressure. ...

Morning Mantra: “Life is too short to think you are unlovable because someone didn’t know how to love you.” Being rejected, neglected, misunderstood or ignored doesn’t mean that there is a problem with you. It doesn’t make you difficult, unwanted or unlovable. And it doesn’t mean you are inadequate, or unworthy of love. All it means is that the relationship wasn’t the right fit. Not everyone is go...

Morning Mantra: "Faith is taking the first step even though you can't see the staircase." This quote by Martin Luther King Jr. reminds us that faith is a universal language. In every culture and every religion there is a word for faith.  There must be a reason for that. I believe faith is necessary to the human condition.  Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder...

Morning Mantra: “Three choices in life; Give up, Give in, or Give it all you’ve got.” If you’re feeling down, ask yourself, what’s wrong with this moment? Chances are you’re upset about something that happened in the past or you’re anticipating something that might happen in the future, but is there anything wrong with this exact moment? Probably not so stop worrying. If there is something wrong w...

Morning Mantra: “Advice from a sunflower:  Be bright, sunny and positive. Spread seeds of happiness. Rise, shine, and keep looking for the sun." Choosing to be optimistic just feels better.  And the choice is always YOURS.  You can choose to focus on the doom and gloom in your life (and the world) or you can search out and focus on what's good about it, the "sunny" parts. Keep...