Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: “Today will never come again. Be a blessing. Be a friend. Encourage someone. Take time to care.” We rush through our days living a busy, event filled life. Get that done, go to that place, earn more, say more, get more.  Is that how you really want to spend your days? Today is yours for 24 hours.  Then it’s gone. This shouldn’t create a need in you to hurry and do more, it should m...

Morning Mantra: “Your emotional reaction doesn’t change the situation; it just changes how you feel about it.” My husband just left for a motorcycle trip. Last year he went on one and was in an accident. I'd love to feel excited for him, but all I feel is fear.  I got so worked up thinking about his trip, that instead of cheering him on, I was in a state of despair.  I had worried myself to t...

Morning Mantra: “Confidence is quiet, insecurities are loud, pay attention.” A flower doesn’t compete with the flower next to it, it just blooms. With its face to the sun, rooted in the earth. Insecurity is worrying about whether they will like you, confidence is knowing you’ll be fine if they don’t. Confidence doesn’t come from always being right, it comes from being okay with making mistakes bec...

Morning Mantra: “Beating yourself up over your mistakes doesn’t make you do better.” When you’re having a bad moment, a bad day, a bad year, you owe it to yourself to be kind to yourself. Feeling shame won’t change a thing. It will only make you hurt more and make things worse. Don’t crush your soul. Don’t break your heart. Be gentle instead. Remember you are learning and growing. Understand that...

Morning Mantra: "Ignoring the red flags because you want to see the good in people will cost you later." The people that give your gut warning signs fit your dysfunction. They fit your pain. They fit where you see yourself now. But they are not equipped to go where you are going in the plan God has for you. If you ignored the road signs on a trip you'd never get where you were heade...

Morning Mantra: "The sooner you believe that things can change, the faster they will." If you keep your mind so busy with worry, regrets, and fear, it has no time to believe that things can change for the good. Not only are you creating doubt, you are creating delays. Staying in a worrying or doubting space keeps your energetic vibrations too low to attract the positive change you desire...

Morning Mantra: "I am going to make it through." No matter how tough it gets, you have to believe you will be able to handle it. You HAVE to believe you are stronger than your struggle. You have to feel it in your bones. Hear it in the whisper of the breeze. See it in the sunrise of the new day. Know it in your soul. And if it helps you to know... I see you. I hear you. I believe in you....

Morning Mantra: "Don't base your decisions on the opinion of people that do not have to live with the consequences." There is free advice everywhere. There are always those people that want to tell you what you should do. But they only know what THEY see, which is through the lens of their experiences. It might seem easier to let them make the decision for you but what you need to d...

Morning Mantra: "Hang out with people, in places, that fit your future, not your history." It takes so much courage to remove yourself from relationships, situations, jobs and places that no longer align with your goals and your energy. You are so brave to do that. Don't ever feel guilty for choosing yourself and your peace.   You should be celebrating that you are finally putting y...

Morning Mantra: "The cracks are where the light gets in." The Japanese art of Kintsugi , which literally means "gold joinery", believes in putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold — it is a metaphor for embracing your flaws and imperfections. I love this idea of emphasizing the cracks or scars of our healing. We are all broken at times. But this is where the light...

Morning Mantra: “If you are brave enough to say ‘Good Bye’ to the old version of you, life will reward you with a new ‘Hello’." Leveling up to the next best version of yourself is about improving not impressing. Don’t level up to prove a point to someone, do it for yourself. Level up so you are living in accordance with your divine purpose. Level up so your heart, mind and soul feel good and...

Morning Mantra: "I dream of a world where I don't need so much armor." Taking chances in life, and in love, requires us to be open to hurt and disappointment. It requires us to be vulnerable.  Which can be scary. Without vulnerability there is no opportunity. For in all authentic relationships, (including the one with ourselves) we must allow our most vulnerable self to be deeply se...

Morning Mantra: “Many paths lead to the same destination, it doesn’t matter how you get there.” Allow yourself to take many paths to your goals. If you don’t, you might quit when one path gets blocked.   Allow your journey to look different than others, your life is yours to chart. Allow yourself some time for rest, self-reflection and distractions. Not every second needs to be focused on getting...

Morning Mantra: “Happiness is a feeling created within you, by you.” Happiness is not what your house looks like, but how you love the people within it. Happiness is not achieving success by a certain age, but finding something you love to do so much that time seems to disappear. Happiness isn’t feeling like you are admired by others, but feeling at peace within your own skin unconcerned by how yo...

Morning Mantra: "Traveling through life with curiosity rather than judgement is how you find the magic." Life is all about learning, growing, and living as your best self. It all begins with curiosity. Curious to see where your passion lies. Curious about the potential in a new relationship. Curious to learn about new places, cultures, and people. Curious to see whether you might like wo...

Morning Mantra: “Expectations are just disappointments waiting to happen.  Requirements are boundaries waiting to be met.” I'm at a point in my life where I no longer have expectations, I have requirements. I require that you are respectful in what you say to me and how you act towards me. I require you to match my efforts in our relationship. I require that you keep your word. I require that...

Morning Mantra: “Listen to yourself, not the noise of the world.” There is so much noise. So many people and companies telling you how to think, what to buy, how to look, how to act, and even where to go. It’s enough to overwhelm you and confuse you. Quiet your mind. Listen to that little voice in your heart that knows you. The more you do this, the louder THAT voice gets and the clearer your path...

Morning Mantra: “Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is nothing."  Life can be an ebb and flow of busy chaos and a less frantic pace. If you find yourself under a long period of pressure, make sure to take a step back for some self-care. Managing your stress, balancing your emotions, and feeling okay when you are dealing with a lot in life should be a priority. Long periods of stre...

Morning Mantra: “Train yourself to take nothing personally.” Ugh, this is a hard one. We can get so bent out of shape by what others do or say when the truth is, they RARELY do it to us on purpose. Most of the time they aren’t even aware of us, or thinking of us, when they do something dumb or cruel. That guy in the car that cut you off or won’t let you merge? He doesn’t even know you. He’s just i...

Morning Mantra: “Stay where your heart smiles.” You know the feeling. The one where you can swear your heart is happy. It’s not a place, a person, or a thing. It’s a habit. It’s the habit of finding your joy, even when it’s hiding from you. It’s a state of mind that you cultivate. Of course, you might feel the reason you are happy is a certain person, being at a certain place, or doing a certain t...

Morning Mantra: “Be Yourself. People don’t have to like you and you don’t have to care.” No one else’s opinion should matter more than your own. Do YOU like yourself? Do YOU think you are living a good life? That’s what matters. If you answered “No” to either of these, spend some time contemplating ways to change that. If you are being yourself, thinking for yourself, and acting from those thought...

Morning Mantra: "Be proud of how hard you are trying." Nobody sees the battles you fight every day. No one truly understands how hard it is to do what you do. They judge you. They criticize you. But they could never be you. Despite all the difficulty, you manage to smile, to find the beauty in the world, and to help others. Despite the challenges, you continue to work to improve yourself...

Morning Mantra: “Ah, kindness. What a simple way to tell another soul that there is love to be found in the world.” Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle. And boy! does it feel like the world is struggling right now. To often we underestimate the power of a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring.  It seems so simple yet it appe...

Morning Mantra: “Focus on how blessed you are, not how stressed you are.” Everyday you have a choice. You can focus on all the many reasons you have to be angry or sad.  Or, you can focus on all the many reasons you should be grateful and happy. Every day is a blank canvas, paint it with the vibrant colors of joy, gratitude and love. I understand that for many of us it is not that simple. There ar...

Morning Mantra: “There will always be someone who doesn’t see your worth, don’t let it be you.” You are your own best friend, your biggest supporter, your cheerleader and your hero. Don’t stand in your own way because somewhere along your journey someone made you feel less than. Only YOU can be YOU. Only you can completely understand you. Only you can fully love you. You have been given every tool...