Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: “It is what it is.” This is one of the most difficult concepts to wrap your head around, because we tend to see things as we WANT them to be, not as they are.  If a situation, relationship, or problem can be changed, then by all means, work on it.  If it can’t, then you must learn to accept it, As. It. Is. When you focus on what IS NOT, then you remove the opportunity for gratitude...

Morning Mantra: “Life is as complicated as you make it.” People make life more complicated than it needs to be. When you let your ego run your life you make choices that make life more difficult. We overthink, we let our fear, shame, and guilt run the show. Try letting your ego go and simply your life. If you are… Missing someone? Call Lonely?  Invite Feeling misunderstood? Explain If you… Have a...

Morning Mantra: “Some things are meant to happen, they're just not meant to be.” Stop breaking your own heart to make a relationship work that clearly isn’t meant to work. You can’t force someone to care about you. You can’t force someone to love you back. You can’t force someone to be the person you need them to be.  Some people are meant to come into your life, they're just not meant t...

Morning Mantra: “Just because everything appears to be a mess doesn’t mean you have to be one.” When life is going crazy outside of you, it’s important to learn how to find the calm inside of you despite the chaos. Nothing needs to change outside of you for this to happen.  This calm is available at all times. I find nature helpful for this. I look at the trees and let my awareness rest upon them....

Morning Mantra: “Two things to remember: Take care of your thoughts when you are alone and take care of your words when you are not.” I’ll admit it, I get in my head too much.  My thoughts can create drama, suspense, fear, anger, and a host of other emotions.  So, I try to remember that I create my reality through my thoughts.  I am the one HAVING the thoughts and that most of the time my thoughts...

Morning Mantra: “Trauma comes back as a response, not a memory.” Trauma compromises your ability to engage with others by replacing connection with patterns of protection. That’s why healthy relationships are difficult for wounded people in survival mode. Traumatic events, by definition, overwhelm our ability to cope. When the mind becomes flooded with emotion, a circuit breaker is thrown that all...

Morning Mantra: “Every time you express gratitude, you are having a conversation with the miracles already taking place in your life." Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows, the more powerful affect it has on your life. If you do not practice gratitude, the attraction it provides for more goodness into your life will be diminished. To be grateful is to...

Morning Mantra: “Life is like a quilt created by the decisions we make.” The quilt of your life is made up of all your experiences. They are sewn together as you chose each piece along the way. Trust that whatever pieces feel right, and true, and how you imagine your life to be, will find a place in the blanket. From your vantage point now, you do not know yet how each piece will be woven into the...

Morning Mantra: “It will never matter how many people believe you are capable of great things , if one of those people isn’t you.” You are what you believe yourself to be. So why not believe that you are awesome? Amazing. Creative, Talented. Athletic. Kind. Loving. Passionate. Smart. Outgoing. Brave. Strong. Beautiful. And every other positive adjective. Why is it easier to believe the negative ab...

Morning Mantra: “Strength isn’t found when everything is smooth, it’s hidden in the rough edges when you feel broken.” Life is so interesting. Some of your greatest pains will create your greatest strengths. It’s the only way you can develop the knowledge you need to grow through what you go through. Some people won’t grow, they will blame, and deflect and continue to play victim to their circumst...

Morning Mantra: “Don’t look back with regret or longing, look forward with knowledge and hope.” What’s done is done, what’s gone is gone. One of life’s lessons is to always move on.   It’s okay to look back at fond memories but never let the past keep you from moving forward.  Never let your past mistakes make you afraid to try again. Remember, life is a journey of discovery, there’s nothing new b...

Morning Mantra: “Those who are busy discussing your life are probably not happy with theirs.” When a toxic person can  no longer control you, they will try to control how other people see you.  The misinformation will feel unfair, but stay above it, trust that other people will eventually see the truth about them, just like you did. #BeAboveTheNoise #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #inspirati...

Morning Mantra: “Worries and tensions are like birds, we cannot stop them from flying but we can stop them from making a nest in our minds.” There is no pay off to worry. If you worry about things you CAN change then use the energy to actually do something about it instead. If you worry about things you CAN’T change then you are choosing to be stressed- there is no need to worry about it if it can...

Morning Mantra: “Accept people for who they are, but place them where they belong in your life.” You can’t change people.  You can change your expectations.  You can set boundaries and make decisions about how much time and effort you give.  You can practice acceptance and letting go.  But you can’t mold someone into who you want or need them to be. You can’t force them to make a shift before they...

Morning Mantra: “How do we change the world? One act of kindness at a time.” Where there is a living being, there is an opportunity for kindness.  Kindness has a ripple effect.  You feel better being kind, the recipient feels better, even someone witnessing the kindness feels better.  You may not always see the results of your kindness, but every bit of positive energy you contribute to the world...

Morning Mantra: “Some people want it to happen, some people wait for it to happen, others make it happen.” Are you proactive or reactive in the quest for your best life? Proactive people go after what they want, planning for things that come up, creating opportunities where they don’t exist. Reactive people wait for things to happen before they respond to them. So some reactive people never get ou...

Morning Mantra: “What we allow ourselves to feel, brings us to a place to heal.” Whenever your life is feeling stagnant or as if nothing is happening, that is a time and space to release and heal any baggage that you can’t carry where you are meant to go. Sit with your feelings.  Face the unpleasant parts of yourself and let them go. Forgive yourself, your past, and others. Figure out in those qui...

Morning Mantra: “Keep every stone they throw at you, you’ve got castles to build.” You will never be criticized by people who are doing more than you.  They are too focused on their own dreams, and they know how difficult the journey is. You will be criticized and judged by people who aren’t achieving their goals and are taking their disappointment out on you. Just collect those put downs and use...

Morning Mantra: “It’s better to be real and honest and imperfect than fake and a people pleaser.” Own your mistakes. Feel the repercussions of negative choices. Let them see the real you- warts and all. You are a human and we make mistakes.  We are all perfectly imperfect.  That is the human experience. If you fake who you are then you are adding another layer to how difficult life can be.  And we...

Morning Mantra: “One breath, one moment, one day at a time.” The best part about the future is it comes one day at a time, and we can take each day one moment at a time. Stress and anxiety seems to follow dreams and the future around. We think about all the things we need to do, or all the things that could go wrong about our plans. This does nothing but rob us of the fun in it all. If you find yo...

Morning Mantra: “Never forget you are responsible for the words you speak.” People are so casual with the words “I’m sorry.”  Sometimes it can feel like there is no feeling behind the words. One way to acknowledge your part in an apology is to replace “Sorry” with “Thank You” and watch how things change. For example, instead of “Sorry I’m late” say “Thank you for waiting.” Instead of “Sorry, I for...

Morning Mantra: “An ear that listens can be medicine for a heart that hurts.” When someone you care about is hurting your first instinct is to help them solve the problem.  To make them feel better. But sometimes, instead of trying to fix them, or their problem, we just need to listen, to be still with them.  To say: I’m here. That sounds really hard. What do you need right now? I hear you. You ma...

Morning Mantra: “Remove the ‘I want you to like me’ sticker from your forehead and put it on your mirror instead.” Loving yourself starts with liking yourself, which starts with respecting yourself, which starts with thinking of yourself in positive ways. It also includes being concerned about your character more than your reputation. Your character is who you are, your reputation is what others t...

Morning Mantra: "Have patience with all things, but first, with yourself." Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept that sometimes things must unfold in their own time. Patience is a learned response from hardship. We could never learn to be brave and patient if there was only good times in our lives. Patience is a teacher, our willingness to wait revea...

Morning Mantra: “Open your mind.  Your brain won’t fall out, but years of conditioning will.” Our reactions and thought patterns are conditioned responses. A conditioned mind is not free because it can never go beyond its own borders, beyond the barriers put there by parents, by teachers, by society, and by ourselves. Conditioning is a form of control; how you are supposed to act, how you are supp...