Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: “Be brave enough to suck at something new.” Each new year I set myself up for failure.  For embarrassment. For defeat. Each year I try something new.  Something I’ve never done before. But I am willing to pay the price of learning to gain a new skill or experience. Every expert was once a beginner and if they never tried because they were afraid they would fail, well, we would have...

Morning Mantra: “How people treat you is their path, how you respond to them is yours.” If someone cares about you, they care about how their actions impact you and how they make you feel.   That’s all you need to know about people if you want them in your life. So, if someone treats you like they don’t care, believe them.  Don’t try and change or shame them- it’s their journey.  But you don’t hav...

Morning Mantra: “Kindness is the new cool.” Being a good person doesn’t depend on your religion (or lack of), your status, race, culture, political views or gender. It depends on how you treat others. Be the reason someone smiles today.  Be the reason they feel loved, appreciated, heard and seen.  Be the reason they believe in the goodness of people. #BeKind #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #inspiratio...

Morning Mantra: “You are an infinite spiritual being having a temporary human experience.” Temporary. Everything, all of it, even the best of it, especially the best of it. We only have so many years to know human love, and to do human things.  Love them all, do it all. Everything is part of the experience of being human. The insecurity? Part of the experience. The heartache? Part of the experienc...

Morning Mantra: “How you think about yourself shapes how you move through the world. Never hand over this power to someone else.” You settle for things because you think that you aren’t worthy of receiving better. There's no truth to that. The job, the relationship, the life, the peace, the joy, the wealth, the creativity, it's all available to you.  The problem isn’t the availability of...

Morning Mantra: “Forgive yourself.  You did the best you could with who you were at the time.” The greatest lesson you can learn in life is that you still have a lot to learn.  We learn, we grow, we do better. We evolve into who we are meant to be.  First, we must have the courage to face our mistakes, our limits and our fears.  Change requires us to be brave and to step outside our comfort zone,...

Morning Mantra: "Be the energy you want to attract." It’s easy to be positive and upbeat when things are going well. The real challenge of living with a positive attitude, is when life starts handing you problem after problem.  Yet that is the time when a positive outlook can make the biggest difference.  Your thoughts create your vibes which then influence your life.  So find the positi...

Morning Mantra: “You have to let go to move on.” Let it go. You have to let go of everything that needs to stay behind in 2023: Let go of the pain from people that hurt you. Let go of the regrets and defeats. Let go of any resentments and anger. Let go of any missed opportunities. Let go of all the baggage, it’s too heavy to carry forward. Let go of anything that is holding you back- fear needs to...

Morning Mantra: “Life isn’t about how many times you fall down, it’s about how many times you get back up.” When you are in a low, remember, that’s exactly what it is, just a low. It’s not permanent, it’s not forever. And know that it’s OK to be at a low, it’s OK to be struggling. But it’s not OK to think that this low defines you. It’s not OK to think that this is all you are. Because it’s not. T...

Morning Mantra: “Focus on improving yourself, not on proving yourself.” Stop worrying about other people understanding you. Get in touch with yourself instead. Focus on what makes you happy, what makes your soul feel at peace.  You are your biggest commitment, so start loving your flaws, your awkwardness, your weirdness, your intensity, your vulnerability, your everything. Of course you must becom...

Morning Mantra: “Sometimes things have to end for better things to begin.” Endings are not always bad things, sometimes they mean that something better is about to begin. We tend to cling to the familiar, even when it's not the best version. You can't find a better love, without the current relationship ending. You can’t find a better job without leaving the one you have. You can’t start...

Morning Mantra: “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” Self care begins with how we think about ourself and how we talk to ourself.  Those voices in our head that tell us we are worthy. The way you think and talk about yourself creates your reality. One easy way to improve your inner voice is to add the word “yet” to any sentence. “I’m not good enough- yet.” “I’m not where I want t...

Morning Mantra: “Ignore people that think they know you better than you do.” Don’t worry about what people think about 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 more reasons you give...

Morning Mantra: “Don’t just go through life, grow through life.” Some things will change you.  Some things will challenge you.  Some things will test you.  Some things will break you.  Never stand still and do nothing with the time you’re given.  Let it push you, mold you, and force you to become the best version of yourself. If you feel broken, pick yourself up and choose to repair yourself.  If...

Morning Mantra: “Don’t just count your blessings.  Be the blessing other people count on.” B- be present. L- let the day flow with grace. E- expect joy. S- see the good in others. S- speak with kindness. I-  impart only love. N- never forget you are not alone. G- give thanks for everything. #BeABlessing #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #inspirationalQuotes #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #Qu...

Morning Mantra: “Your self-worth depends on you, not what others say or think about you.” If you’ve never read The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz I encourage you to do so.  It is a simple, yet profound, way to live life.  One of the agreements is “Don’t take anything personally.” As difficult as this is, it is necessary to remember that nothing others do is because of you.  What they say and d...

Morning Mantra: “What you say can be helpful, or it can be hurtful.” Before you speak let your words go through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? So many times we can avoid hurting others if we just stop and answer those questions before we share.   If you aren’t sure if it’s true, or if it’s your version of the truth, don’t say it.   If it is the truth, is it relevant to your...

Morning Mantra: “The longer you entertain what’s not for you, the longer you postpone what is.” Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life. If you continue to believe as you always have believed, you will continue to act as you always have acted.  If you continue to act as you’ve always acted, you will continue to get what you’ve always gotten. If you want different results in...

Morning Mantra: “Nature is our greatest teacher and also our greatest healer, it gives us everything we need in order to flourish and to grow in our own natural ways.” Are you feeling overwhelmed? Go outside. Too much to do? Go outside. Overly distracted? Go outside. Feeling anxious? Go outside. Need some restoration? Go outside. Log off, shut down, and go heal your soul.  In nature we can feel th...

Morning Mantra: “Allow people to have their moods. And allow those moods to have nothing to do with you.” We all have moods and most of the time they have nothing to do with others.  So why are you so convinced that everyone else’s mood is about you?  That you need to fix things if someone is upset, mad, or just silent. Stop allowing other people to dilute your day with their moods or actions. If...

Morning Mantra: “Never be afraid to start over.  It’s a chance to build your life the way you always wanted.” There’s nothing better than rebuilding yourself.  It prepares you for all the challenges you might face in life. It prepares you for moments that you normally would fear. It gives you independence, strength, resilience, and freedom.  Rebuilding your life gives you tools that can help you s...

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. If something deep ins...

Morning Mantra: “May your day be filled with love, peace, joy, and laughter.  These are the true gifts in life.” Real gifts come from the heart.  Try not to beat yourself up and think you are falling short in the gift giving department if your budget doesn't match your list.  Remember- Everyone can use more kindness. Everyone can use more love. Everyone can use more peace. Everyone can use mo...

Morning Mantra: “Maybe you don’t always have to be pushing yourself forward.  Maybe you just need to stop holding yourself back.” Sometimes the only thing standing in the way of reaching your dreams is you. When you say you can, but you really think you can’t, you won’t. You must believe to your core that what you want is achievable. People tend to downgrade their dreams based on their view of wha...

Morning Mantra: “Results happen over time, not overnight. Stay the course and be patient.” Some days I swear I’m going to give up.  Some days I swear I’ll never give up.  Some days I just swear…  But every day I keep on going. Be kind to yourself, you’re going to get there eventually. Nothing feels worse than quitting- not even the disappointment of failure, mistakes, or setbacks. #BeComittedToYou...