Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: "I see you as you are."  Many people find themselves in circumstances that they wouldn't have chosen.  Most of us are feeling and behaving in ways we had never before due to loss, anxiety and stress. There is never a better time to really "see" each other.  Not the surface things, but the deeper, soul of another.   See the homeless man as a person in a vall...

Morning Mantra: "Character isn't revealed by promises made, but by promises kept."    We are often so hopeful that someone cares, or is sorry about hurting us, that we are desperate to believe them when they make promises. But the truth isn't found in their words.  Their love isn't found in what they say.  Words are cheap.  Words can be crafted to speak to our most vulnera...

Morning Mantra: " I deserve all the good things that come my way." Stop acting so surprised when a good thing happens to you.  You are a good person and you deserve it. You deserve all the good things.  You deserve to go after your dreams and bring them to life.  You deserve genuine, reciprocal love.  You deserve to be seen, heard, and considered.  You deserve to give your mind and your...

Morning Mantra: "If you want to be happy, be happy on purpose." When you wake up in the morning, you can’t just wait and see what kind of day you’ll have. You have to DECIDE what kind of day you’ll have.  Higher thoughts.  Higher energies.  High vibrations.  Higher frequencies.  Higher experiences. Find things throughout your day that make you happy.  The smell of fresh coffee. The sound...

Morning Mantra: "Into nature I go, to lose my mind, and find my soul."   Today is Earth Day.   A time to honor and recognize the beautiful planet we live on.  She's always there to help you get grounded, to heal you, to soothe your soul.   Take some time today to sit with her.  To hear her in the bird's song, in the whisper of a breeze.   See how she paints in such vivid colors...

Morning Mantra: "Your imagination should be used not to escape life, but to create it."   Imagination is the language of the soul.  It is the place where all the important answers live.  A place to create the life you want to live. To live the life you want, you must first imagine it.  What do you see when you imagine your perfect life?  What are you doing? How do you feel? When you imag...

Morning Mantra: "Never let fear decide your future." The only way to ease your fear is to acknowledge your fear and look deeply at its source. You can't worry fear away. You can't eat it away, drink it away, or shop it away. You cannot ignore it and hope it goes away on it's own. Instead of trying to escape from your fear, invite it up to your awareness and sit with it. Lo...

Morning Mantra: " I speak from power, not pain." Old wounds don’t get to run the show anymore. You’ve earned the right to be heard without shrinking, lashing out, or explaining your worth.  What we focus on expands, so when we talk too much about what we're afraid will happen again, or feel like a victim, we're more likely to manifest what we don't want. Take your power ba...

Morning Mantra: "Not all storms come into your life to disrupt it, some come to clear the path."  There will always be storms in life,  it's how we learn,  it's how we grow,  and it's how things become clearer to us. Most of the time you won't remember how you survived it, what you did differently, or if it was even meant for you.   But one thing is certain, when you...

Morning Mantra: "The way you treat yourself after failure determines whether you grow, or give up." Don't beat yourself up for trying and falling short.  The way you speak to yourself when you mess up determines whether it feels safe to try again. The judging voice we hear in our head when we make a mistake isn't our own. It is the voice of the person(s) who made us feel small...

Morning Mantra: "No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear."   If I had to guess I'd say that we are all grieving in some way right now.   Some grieve for the loss of normalcy.   Some for loss of work.   Some for loss of freedom.  Some for a loss of our connection to each other. Others for the loss what life was like before.  And all of this grief is scary. So we feel fearful...

Morning Mantra: "A sensitive soul isn't the problem, it's the solution." We don't need to harden ourselves and grow a thicker skin.  We don't need to man-up and pretend we don't care about what's happening all around us. The world doesn’t benefit from people shutting down or becoming guarded and unfeeling.  It grows stronger through empathy, kindness, and un...

Morning Mantra: "Surrender to what is, let go of what was, have faith in what will be."  Sometimes I ask myself why I keep clinging to the idea of control, or to anger for things that have long since passed, or for my need to worry about every detail? Letting go of control does not mean giving up, nor does it mean abandoning the effort to bring good things into your life. What it means i...

Morning Mantra: “Just be nice. It’s that simple.” No one really knows what someone else is going through. Or how they are feeling inside.  That snippy waitress might be preparing for her last day with a loved one.   Someone else might have just lost their job.  Your stand-offish co-worker might be dealing with a troubled marriage.  That guy that didn’t see that the light had turned green might be...

Morning Mantra: "Everything will be okay."    You can't calm the storm so stop trying, what you can do is calm yourself.   Breathe and remember you've been in this place of discomfort before and you survived.  You've been this stressed and scared before, and you know these feelings can't break you.   The world has felt this heavy before and you managed. Stressing abou...

Morning Mantra: "Tell people what you need.  You'll either get it or realize they can't give it to you.  Both are gifts."    This was one of the hardest things I had to learn.  People can't read my mind.  I used to think, "If they KNOW me, then they'll know what I want/need." Don't ever assume others know what you want or need emotionally. It's har...

Morning Mantra: "Celebrate your growth everyday."  Every experience, whether positive or negative, gives you the chance for positive growth. Every situation, every encounter, every victory and every defeat provides you with a way to grow more capable, kind, and caring. With each thought you can grow wiser, more insightful. As you grow, you can take the best of who you already are, and ex...

Morning Mantra: "I release all that weakens my light." You were born to shine. Throughout your life you will discover things that make you shine brighter and things that diminish your light. It's time to release the things that do not help you be the bright light of love that you are meant to be.   That includes overgiving, codependency, and mental spirals disguised as “self-improve...

Morning Mantra: "Miracles happen everyday."    When we think of miracles it is human nature to start to doubt.  Our thinking minds (our egos) take over because we live from fear. The ego (our mind/thoughts) wants to step in and control things because it lacks the faith of our heart and soul.  You must live from your heart to believe in miracles. Acknowledging our fear shines light on it,...

Morning Mantra: "The words I AM are statements to the Universe."    Affirmations do not work if they are merely statements of what you WANT to be true.  They only work when they are statements of something you already KNOW to be true. For example, 'I want to be healthy' puts you in a state of wanting. 'I am going to get healthy' puts you in charge.  You now can follow...

Morning Mantra: "If you have time to worry, you have time to pray."    Since we get to choose how we spend our time, why not spend it doing something that might help? Worrying is using your imagination to create something you don't want. It is also a complete waste of time.  Nothing good can come from it. Praying and meditation are the door ways into gratitude, and a silence in whic...

Morning Mantra: "Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will." There is extraordinary value in knowledge, but there is also value in what you don't know. For in the unknown, there are possibilities that have no restrictions. When you have a desire to learn, your imagination has no limits. Though learning something new can be frightening, it can also...

Morning Mantra: "If you never ask, the answer is always, 'No'."     There was a study that determined that 65% of the time when people ask for something, the answer was 'Yes'.  That's more than half of the time!   Yet, we often are so afraid of rejection, that we lack the courage to even ask.  When faced with this, I usually ask myself, "What do I have to lo...

Morning Mantra: "If you keep doing what you are doing, you'll keep getting what you're getting."     The limitations we set for ourselves must be recognized so we can push beyond them.   To transcend limitations and form positive new patterns in life based on who you know you can be, we must give up the modes of thinking, feeling and behaving that come from our perceived limita...

Morning Mantra: "Happy people don’t always HAVE the best of everything, they just MAKE the best of everything.”   I have always loved this Native American saying.  When I heard it I realized that the sooner you accept the fact that there will always be issues, problems, and set backs in your life, then adjust your attitude, the sooner you will find your happy place. If you are aways begrudgin...