Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: "I cannot do all the good that the world needs, but the world needs all the good I can do." Remember, whenever you're in a position to help someone, be glad and do it.  Don't overthink it, just do it. God works through people. So be that person. You might just be answering someone else's prayers through you.   And remember, we rise by lifting others. #BeAGo...

Morning Mantra: "There is the what we actually experience, and then there is the story we tell ourselves about it." You create your reality based on your beliefs and expectations.  Your experiences become your story and over time your story becomes the truth you carry. Over time, HOW you write the story determines how you experienced it. You either see it as an ending, or as a new beginn...

Morning Mantra: “Be around people that are good for your soul." Who you include into the circle of your life will make the difference in the quality of your life. Just do you and do it well. It doesn’t matter if other people get it or not, it’s not about them. What’s important is that you are picky about who you let into your circle. You’ve come far enough to know that your energy is precious...

Morning Mantra: “Get up, show up, never give up.” What we tell ourselves we believe so say it with enthusiasm. Get up every morning and start the day by telling yourself “I can do this!”   Say it with conviction. Say it loud. Motivation doesn’t just appear while you lay in bed just wishing for it. It starts after you get up and get moving. It grows as you go. There is no magic pill you can take, i...

Morning Mantra: “Your direction is more important than your speed.” If it feels like your dreams are never going to be reached, remember this quote.  Don't change direction because it's taking too long because you might end up in the wrong place.   Just stay focused and keep moving in the direction of your dreams. One foot after another. One day at a time. No matter how slow the progress...

Morning Mantra: "Learn the difference between your intuition guiding you and your trauma misleading you." I recently had someone ask me, "How do I tell the difference between my inner guide protecting me or my past trauma misleading me?"  And it's a really good question. First of all, your intuition will never scare you. Your intuition is a whisper, a loving nudge, a gentl...

Morning Mantra: "I am worthy."  In our society we are groomed from a young age to be hard workers. The more work we do, the more we are praised by our teachers, our coaches, our parents. As we age those compliments come from bosses, co-workers, and friends. We learn to tie our worth and worthiness to what we produce and can accomplish. We put hard work and money on a pedestal and chase i...

Morning Mantra: “You have so much to offer as the person you already are.” Yes, life is all about personal growth, reaching goals, and improving ourselves, but don’t discount the value in who you are right now. You were born magical with so much goodness, so many amazing traits, so much love to give. It’s okay to be okay with yourself- flaws and all- while you work towards the person you want to b...

Morning Mantra: “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” If you are feeling anxiety, there are a few tools that can help.  The first is a grounding tool.  Grounding takes your mind away from what is causing your anxiety and onto things you can control, it helps you be present. Look around you. Find 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things...

Morning Mantra: "Empathy allows us to be present without opinion." Opinions are really the lowest form of human knowledge. They require no accountability, or understanding.  Opinions are like a wall, not only for yourself but also for others.  When you close your mind you close it to possibility. The highest form of knowledge is empathy. This requires us to suspend our egos and live in a...

Morning Mantra: “I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.” We all say we want to be happy, but what does that even mean? Your ultimate goal should be to be at peace with yourself. To eliminate toxic feelings and energies from your life. To unlearn negative and harmful practices and thought patterns. To create space for yourself that fosters growth so that you may generate loving e...

Morning Mantra: “Stop telling yourself not to feel angry and start asking yourself what your anger is trying to tell you.” It might surprise you, but anger is the emotion that loves you. It knows when you are being mistreated, hurt or neglected.  It signals that you must take a step back from a place that isn’t serving your highest self. It makes you aware that you need to leave a situation, a roo...

Morning Mantra: "There is always light. If only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Sometimes you have a bad day. Sometimes you have a bad day that lasts for several years. You struggle and fail. You lose jobs, money, friends, faith, and love.  You witness horrible events unfolding in the news, and you become fearful and withdrawn. There are times when e...

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 when you reach this level of freedom for yourself you can offer others a safe place to be t...

Morning Mantra: “You will never have to force things that are truly meant to be.” Today trust that just “being” is enough. Rather than making yourself crazy and tired by trying to figure out the answer, or see the big picture, or work on how it will all work out. Choose instead to focus your energy on staying present, enjoying every moment as it presents itself. Open your eyes to life, as it is, r...

Morning Mantra: “Don’t worry about whether people like you, most people don’t even like themselves.” Don’t worry about what people think of you or about the way they try to make you feel. If people want to see you as a good person, they will. If they want to see you as a bad person, absolutely nothing you will do can stop them. Ironically, the more you try to show them your good intentions, the mo...

Morning Mantra: “Pain in life in not avoidable, but the pain we create by avoiding pain is.” Avoiding your triggers isn’t healing. Healing happens when you are triggered and you can move through the pain, the pattern, and the story, and walk yourself to a different ending. The soul always knows when and how to heal itself, the challenge is to silence the mind. To silence the voice in your head tha...

Morning Mantra: “You are only as happy as you decide to be.” Happiness already exists in your life; all you have to do is tune in to it. Start by finding what brings you joy and doing more of that. Clear your mind of negative self-talk and thoughts about your life because your thoughts create your reality. Be around things and people that lift your spirit and bring out the best in you, not the str...

Morning Mantra: “I said to my body, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It sighed, and said, ‘I’ve been waiting for this for a long time." We often look at our body as separate from ourselves. We look at it as a critic or a judge. Try looking at your body with kindness instead. Not as your exterior presentation but rather as the vessel to your soul, and the extension of your love and creativity. Just...

Morning Mantra: Replace “Why is this happening to me?” With “What is this teaching me?” Life is all about learning and growing. It’s the purpose of the journey.  It becomes  a whole lot easier when you recognize this and look for the lesson. Just think, you will never learn how to be brave, unless you feel fear. You will never learn what not to do, if you never make mistakes. You will never reach...

Morning Mantra: "I am Flawsome!" Take a moment to appreciate how awesome you are. Yeah, you. You are a beautiful soul, totally unique, the one and only you. You matter more than you know. You are more capable than you believe. You make a difference only you can make. You are warm, kind, and loving. You are way more than enough. "But what about all my flaws?" you ask. It's...

Morning Mantra: "It could be worse.” This is what my father used to say to me when I found myself venting to him about life.  I didn’t appreciate it at the time. Recently however, I started using it whenever I find myself facing a disappointment, and by golly, it works! Usually, when we are having a bad experience, we are taught to try to shift focus to everything that is good about our life....

Morning Mantra: “You are not responsible for the versions of you that exist in other people’s mind.” Do your best. Be your best. Live your best life. And let go of the need for the approval from others. Even if you were perfect, people will still find fault. They will create a version of you that fits into their needs. Serves their ego. The weight of their opinion is not your burden to carry. Put....

Morning Mantra: “It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you are not.” What would you try if you knew you couldn’t fail? What gives you the lack of confidence to try? Is it lack of knowledge? That can be improved through learning. Is it lack of skill? That can be changed through training. More likely, it’s a lack of confidence. It’s who you THINK you are, or what you THINK you...

Morning Mantra: “Grow through what you go through.” Life can be much like a garden and you a flower. Some days can be so tough that you might feel like you are a seed, buried in a deep dark place. You can’t see the light much less feel the warmth of it. These dormant times are important. If you look at this as being PLANTED not buried, you will see your way out. A way you can grow and blossom. Not...