Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: "Speak to be heard, not to hurt." Anxiety, pain, and fear have a way of expressing themselves, even when you are unaware that is who is doing the talking. We lash out, we scream, we withdraw. Settle your spirit before you speak. Come from a frame of mind that allows you to express your truth so you will be heard.  Come from a frame of mind that respects the listener so yo...

Morning Mantra: “A hardened heart becomes an anchor that keeps a beautiful soul from sailing.” It’s so easy to close your heart up when you’ve been hurt. It’s natural to want to harden it, to protect it, and not risk any pain. But hard times should toughen your skin, not your heart. You must heal from what hurt you. Don’t be afraid to get back up again, to love again, to live fully and openly. Don...

Morning Mantra: “What you are looking for is looking for you.” There is a truth deep down inside of you that is waiting for you to discover it. And that truth is that you deserve all the good things that life has to offer. You deserve everything you desire. Everything you can imagine. Your mind can be your best friend or your worst enemy, because your thoughts create your reality. If you think you...

Morning Mantra: “Endings are also beginnings.” Moving on, starting something new, leveling up, all require the end of how things are now. There is so much opportunity in the ending, but most people focus on the new start. All endings are a chance to rest, to breathe, to reflect on the conclusion of that part of your journey in preparation for the new one. Take time to process the feelings, and the...

Morning Mantra: “I choose peace.” Making a peaceful existence for yourself can be difficult in this fast paced, stress-filled world. I repeat this mantra and the following passage each day to help set my mind in the right direction. Whatever I do and wherever I go, today I choose peace. I will not let the negative energy of others get to me; to my mind, my thoughts, my actions, my emotions. I rele...

Morning Mantra: “When you forgive you heal. When you let go you grow.” People hurt each other. It happens to everyone. Intentionally, unintentionally. It happens. It’s a part of what we do as humans.  It sucks but it is what it is. The beauty is that we have the ability to heal and forgive.  Forgiveness doesn’t exonerate the perpetrator, it liberates you. It's a burden you do not need to carr...

Morning Mantra: "Forgive yourself for the choices you made when you didn't know you had other options." Throw away the illusion that you could have done or said things differently in the past. Your actions were due to your state of consciousness and the depth of knowledge you had at the time. It had to be that way. It helps to remember that we all do our best from our current level...

Morning Mantra: "You make mistakes, mistakes don't make you." You are not your mistakes. They may be painful when you make them, but years later when you look back, you'll see your mistake as a valuable experience. Remember, if you are making mistakes it means you are trying. It's called learning.  It's called life, and life is how it IS, not how it WAS. Never let you...

Morning Mantra: "Your thoughts create your reality." Your mind will constantly rewire itself to suit the information you feed it   So if you constantly complain, gossip, find excuses, etc. it will make it much easier to find other things to get upset about. Likewise, if you constantly search for opportunities, abundance, love, and things to be grateful for, it will make it much easier to...

Morning Mantra: "It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to make you happy." Every now and then it's good to take a long look at your life. Are you happy? Are you inspired? Are you making choices that bring you closer to the best version of you? Pay attention to who you're with when you feel your best. Then be with them. The worst thing in life isn't ending up alon...

Morning Mantra: "If you can't say something nice to yourself, practice." Only you can hear that voice inside your head so make sure you are being kind. You have the ability to be your own cheerleader or your own worst enemy so be careful with how you speak to yourself, and how you compare yourself to others. One way to work on this is to remember that your words are a reflection of...

Morning Mantra: "What the mind suppresses, the body expresses." Feeling emotions is a beautiful part of the human experience. Sometimes it serves us well to take a beat and learn how to deal with certain feelings, because suppressing your emotions long term can lead to physical issues. Unexpressed emotions such as anger, frustration, sadness, or disappointment can manifest in the body ph...

Morning Mantra: "No one gets to tell you who you are." You are not defined by someone else's partial view of your life, your strengths, or your history. Their inability to only see or appreciate their version of you does not limit you, only them. No one should let other people bully or pressure them into being less than they are. Or someone they are not. Don't dilute yourself t...

Morning Mantra: “The older I get, the less I feel the need to be included, to be understood, or to be accepted.” It takes the wisdom of aging to realize that the only opinion that really matters, is yours. The only person you need to like, is you. You learn to relish your own company. Wisdom gains you the only understanding you require; to understand who you really are. To know your truth, your jo...

Morning Mantra: "If you erase all the mistakes of your past, you would erase all the wisdom of the present.” Take chances, make mistakes. That is how you grow. You have to fail to practice being brave. You have to fall to learn to get back up. You have to come to a detour to learn how to change direction. You often learn more from being wrong for the right reasons, than from being right for t...

Morning Mantra: “Learn like you'll live forever." The key to learning is an awareness of where you lack understanding.  Life is ironic in that you must know sadness to appreciate happiness. You must know lack to appreciate abundance. You must endure chaos to understand and seek peace. You must have noise to appreciate silence. You must get sick to understand the value of your health. You...

Morning Mantra: "Free yourself from the version of you that you created to protect yourself." You can tear down the walls that you built. You can be vulnerable, and scared, and open. You are safe. You are strong. You no longer need to protect yourself. You can open your heart to love. You don't need anyone to feel whole, worthy, and enough. You got you. And that is more than enough....

Morning Mantra: “You deserve to be seen, heard, respected and loved.” When we doubt our right to have hurt feelings, and push them away, we allow ourselves to be manipulated. Manipulation is when they blame you for your reaction to their disrespect. They convince you that you provoked it,  that your reaction to their behavior is negative and uncalled for. Don’t go there. Don’t abandon yourself to...

Morning Mantra: "If your path demands that you walk through hell, walk as if you own the place." Recently I have had several friends tell me they are dealing with cancer.  What do you do in times like this?  Luckily, both of them are fighters.  Neither will give up. Who among us has never faced some kind of adversity? Who among us has never seen life go horribly wrong? But it’s what happ...

Morning Mantra: “Always pay attention to who is present and genuinely involved in your life, at your most difficult times.” Learn to recognize “your” people. They are the kind of people that come into your life and help you see the sun, where you once saw clouds. They believe in you so much, that you start believing in yourself. They love you for simply being you, and they encourage you to be your...

Morning Mantra: “Invite stillness into your life.” Being still and quiet for a few minutes each day gives your mind a break from input. That break creates space in your thinking.  This space allows you to hear your own voice and get back in tune with your inner compass.  Stillness introduces you to yourself.  It allows you to listen without the need for reaction. Stillness is not the absence of so...

Morning Mantra: “Better hurt than hardened.” The ability to be both soft and strong is a skill that very few have mastered.  I bow to those who keep their hearts open when it is most difficult.  To those who are willing to take their armor off.  To those who recognize the courage required for vulnerability. Remember, YOU are in control of your emotions.  YOU get to decide how you feel.  Stay soft,...

Morning Mantra: "Don't miss the sun today worrying about the rain tomorrow." Why fill your thoughts with worry?  Does it ever change the outcome? No, it only ruins the day you are in. It only wears you out with nothing to show for it. It's like sitting in a rocking chair- it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere. Utilize that energy in a more productive...

Morning Mantra: "Always choose the better side of life." Your attitude has two sides, like a coin. If you don't like the side that landed, flip it. Hate has 4 letters, so does Love. Enemies has 7 letters, so does Friends. Lying has 5 letters, so does Truth. Negative has 8 letters, so does Positive. Cry has 3 letters, so does Joy. Anger has 5 letters, so does Happy. Wrong has 5 lette...

Morning Mantra: “The abundance I attract is limitless.” If you want to soar you must get rid of what weighs you down. Thinking of what didn’t work out when you get ready to start something new, sends a powerful message to yourself and to the Universe. A message of worry, doubt and fear. There are many new and prosperous opportunities waiting for you, but first, you must let go of all the previous...