Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: “Stop venting and start praying.  You don’t need sympathy you need strength.” It’s easy to get caught up in the “poor me” cycle but it does nothing to solve your problem.  It just makes you feel worse while you still have the problem! It’s fine to express your frustration or disappointment, but don’t get stuck there.  Get going. Start moving in the direction of change or acceptance...

Morning Mantra: "You owe it to yourself to do the things that make you happy." Here's the secret about things you love. If you put them down you can always pick them back up again. You can always ride again, paint again, sew again, hike again, play music again, write that book again, take that photograph again. "But it's been so long." The thing you love doesn't...

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 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: “Stay close to things that feel like sunshine.” You know.....it’s that warm feeling that surrounds you, calms you, fills you with positive energy. That’s a sunshine state of mind and it’s good for your soul. You can give it, and you can receive it. When your life feels cloudy, find your sunshine. Warm your soul. ☀️ #BeAroundSunshine #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #morningmantra #insp...

Morning Mantra: "You weren't born just to pay bills and die." Live with passion. Live with purpose. Find your joy then live it. Discover who you were meant to be. Don't live with fear about your life's ending, worry more about it never beginning. Don't merely survive- THRIVE! #BePassionateAboutYourLife #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #JorseHippie #MorningMantra #Inspirat...

Morning Mantra: “Your talents are God’s gift to you, but what you do with them, is your gift to God.” Everybody has magic, it’s just that most people either don’t know it or don’t believe it. You have gifts that make you extraordinary. The talents you were gifted first become apparent in the interests you pursue. So, if you are wondering about your talents, make a list of the things you like to do...

Morning Mantra: “May your dreams outgrow the doubts you’ve caged them in.” Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. When you doubt yourself, you are listening to your fears.  Doubt can only be removed by action, so get busy. Create a list of actionable steps you will need to take to reach that dream. Make some of them very small and easy and some should include others to help.  Do something...

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: “Never forget the grit that got you through." Never forget how far you’ve come.  All the times you pushed on even when you felt like you couldn’t. All the mornings you got out of bed no matter how hard it was. All the times you wanted to give up but fought through another day. When you are feeling defeated, remember the strength you’ve gained along the way. #BeProudOfYou #BeHi...

Morning Mantra: “Drama doesn’t just walk into your life. Either you create it, invite it or tolerate it.” While you can’t control someone’s negative behavior, you can control how long you participate in it. If you want more peace in your life, walk away from the drama.  Refuse to entertain their negativity.  Endless drama clouds the consciousness, overwhelms the senses, and creates stress in your...

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. The highest form of knowledge is empathy. This requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires us to recognize that everyone has an opinion, and that many opinions are not based on actual...

Morning Mantra: “It’s not easy having a kind heart in a cruel world.”” Please don’t ever get tired of being a good person with a kind heart. I know it sucks being taken advantage of and feeling like it’s better to be coldhearted sometimes. But people like you are what give this world hope. Be proud of your kind heart, not everyone has one. #BeHopeWithYourHeart #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra...

Morning Mantra: "Worrying about how things could go wrong doesn't make them go right." It's important to become aware of when you are over-thinking life and feel like you need to have an answer for everything.  That's not how life works. We figure things out by living, by messing up, by missing opportunities.  Over-thinking just creates more stress along the way. When you...

Morning Mantra: “The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it’s about unbecoming who you are not.” Finding yourself is not how it really works. You are not a $10 bill in last winter‘s coat pocket. You’re also not lost.  Your true self is right there, buried under cultural conditioning, other people’s opinions, and the inaccurate conclusions you made as a kid. These became you...

Morning Mantra: “Response- Ability: The ability to choose your response.” I can choose not to get angry. I can choose not to take offense. I can choose not to dwell on criticism. I can choose to not pay attention to harsh words.  I can choose to ignore negativity and see positives.  Through it all, I can choose to be kind. #BeChoosey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #inspirationalQuotes #Morn...

Morning Mantra: "There is so much opportunity in the ending, but most people focus on the new start." Moving on, starting something new, leveling up, all require the end of how things are now. 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 lessons you gain f...

Morning Mantra: “Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” Life is all about balance.  Remember... The healer also needs healing.  The planner also needs surprises.  The giver also needs to receive.   The thoughtful also need to be thought of.   The considerate also need to be considered. May you find balance in your life. #BeBalanced #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #ins...

Morning Mantra: “Rule number one: Don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two: It’s all small stuff.” If you want to test your memory, try remembering what you were so worried about a year ago. You’ll probably discover that you can’t remember the little things that had you so worked up. It helps to ask yourself if the problem is fixable. If it is, then you don’t need to worry. If it’s not, then t...

Morning Mantra: “You don’t walk away to teach someone a lesson, you walk away when you finally learned yours.” Life will keep giving you the same scenario until you’ve learned the lesson. So, if you find yourself in toxic relationships over and over again, you must look at why.  Having a big heart is wonderful but not if you sacrifice your well-being. It is SO HARD to give up on a relationship. Bu...

Morning Mantra: "One of the hardest things to do is to forgive someone that isn't sorry." Sometimes people don’t say sorry. Sometimes people don’t believe they were wrong. But that doesn’t matter. Apologies aren’t what vindicate you, you vindicate yourself.  Don’t wait for someone to apologize and hold a grudge against them until they do. Do you know why? Because the person that fee...

Morning Mantra: “Behind every strong person is a story that gave them two choices: sink or swim.” Life is always about choices. How you respond to adversity is your choice.  You can hold onto the bad things, the things that weigh you down, and you will sink. Or, you can let go of the heavy things, float a bit to get your bearings, and then swim on. You will be stronger, wiser and lighter. If you f...

Morning Mantra: “Authenticity is just honesty, wrapped up in a little bravery." One of the most difficult things in our culture is to be able to be your authentic self. To not doubt who you are.  From an early age we feel the pressure to belong to this group or that group.  This status or that. To fit in, conform, and change to please. To be who you truly are is scary, and with social media a...

Morning Mantra: “Rock bottom will teach you more than mountain tops ever will.” There are lessons to learn in hardship. There are massive growth opportunities but you have to be willing to not give up and to accept your part in where you are.  Blaming others, avoiding responsibility, or avoiding the problem altogether, will never get you to a better place. Suck it up. Do the hard work. Climb up th...

Morning Mantra: “We should be lifting each other up and cheering each other on, not trying to outshine one another. The sky would be really dark with just one star.” Maybe it's time to see how your life could change if you stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about the people you encounter.  It’s really hard to do as humans are wired to be judgey. But it’s possible. What if you star...