Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: “Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that survives.  In relationships, a boundary is a definite place where your responsibility ends and another person’s begins. It stops you from doing things for others that...

Morning Mantra: "I pray you heal from things that no one ever apologized for." That's a tough one, the absent apology. It's difficult to move on after being hurt, but it's especially hard without the person that hurt you owning it, and asking for your forgiveness. Forgive them anyway. Many times the only person suffering is you. They don't realized how much they hurt...

Morning Mantra: “All endings are also beginnings.” 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. Moving on, starting something new, leveling up, all require the end of how things are now. There is so much opportunity in the ending, but most people focus on the new start. Take time to process the feelings, and...

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. I understand that for many of us it is not that simple. There are chemical imbalances that create your sadness. But for many others it is a choice to focus...

Morning Mantra: "Some people create their own storms, then get upset when they get wet." There will always be those people in your life (maybe it's you?) that create drama. The peace they seek scares them so much that they self-sabotage their happiness. They quit jobs, break off relationships, stop paying bills, over spend, drink or eat. Then they complain about it. They look for pe...

Morning Mantra: “Some miracles are just good people with kind hearts.” Be that person. Be the reason someone believes in miracles. Be the reason someone keeps going.  Be the kindness. Be the love. A person’s most useful asset is not a head full of knowledge, but a heart full of love, an ear ready to listen, and a hand willing to help. #BeAGoodHuman  #BeHappy #BeHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspir...

Morning Mantra: "Stop over thinking everything. You're breaking your own heart." Sometimes the worst place you can be is in your own head. Over thinking can lead to problems that don't even exist, and can prevent you from making decisions. Sometimes the best thing you can do is to not think at all.  Not to wonder.  Not to imagine. Just breathe and have faith that everything wil...

Morning Mantra: “The only difference between where you are and where you want to be in life, is the steps you haven’t taken yet.” You can do anything you set your mind to. Once you believe it in your heart and soul, then take the steps to make it happen, you can achieve the impossible. The secret is to live as if it’s a given.  THINK as if it’s already happened. FEEL the gratitude you will have fo...

Morning Mantra: “What you aren’t changing, you are choosing.” Stuck in indecision? That is a decision. You can work your way through, but it takes paying real attention, it takes real effort.   Ask yourself, “Am I sticking it out?” or “Am I staying stuck?” Make a decision consciously. Make it carefully, make it with a focus on the solution, not on the problem. But whatever you do, don’t stay stuck...

Morning Mantra: “The greatest lesson I have learned in life is that I still have a lot to learn.” Personal growth is misleading because it sounds like it’s going to be fun. But if we called it “deliberately making yourself uncomfortable” nobody would do it! Growth is often messy and full of feelings you weren’t expecting. You have to learn to be uncomfortable with being uncomfortable.  You also ha...

Morning Mantra: “Creating space to simply be, and clarity emerges for you to see.” Overthinking can lead to overreacting. Observe yourself starting to overthink and slow down. Slowing down your reactions creates space. This space gives you the opportunity to speak as you are in the present, instead of who you were in the past. Slow down to breathe. To pause. To collect your thoughts. To choose. #B...

Morning Mantra: “You can’t always have a good day, but you can face a bad day with a good attitude.” You can’t always control what happens in your life, how other people treat you, or the unexpected situations that leave you wondering why. The thing you CAN control (or at least attempt to) is how you react and respond. Choosing to actively find the positive takes work. Choosing to not let your bad...

Morning Mantra: “Growth begins when you stop believing everything you think.” We don’t respond to what actually happens, we respond to our perception of what happened. Many times, of all the possible interpretations we could have of a situation, we often choose the worst one. Well, our brain chooses it. But why? Our brain functions from memories. It compares the current situation to one where you...

Morning Mantra: "Happiness is not getting all you want, it's about enjoying all that you already have." So many people think they will be happy if... I get a new car. I lose weight. I get married, have a child, or two. I get a new house. I move to another place. I get to take a vacation. I have enough money. And on and on. But why delay being happy? Nothing outside of you will make...

Morning Mantra: “Keep showing up even when you want to give up.” This is hard. Really hard. Showing up when things are easy is difficult enough, but showing up when all hope is gone takes real strength and courage. Please show up anyway. Magic happens when you do not give up, even though you want to. The Universe always falls in love with a stubborn heart. #BeWillingToShowUp #BeHappy #BeHippie #Mo...

Morning Mantra: “God isn’t interested in your achievements, or your bank account, only your heart.” We often ask ourselves what our purpose is in life, especially when we haven’t reached a certain goal by a certain time. Our problem is we base purpose with goal-based achievements. What if we look at our purpose as kindness, compassion, and love instead? When we act out of these we are already alig...

Morning Mantra: “Be careful how you speak of your life. Everything that leaves your mouth is a mantra.” Much of life’s unhappiness comes from listening to the voice in your head and believing that negative self-talk.  If you want to change your life, begin by changing your words. Start speaking the words of your dreams, of who you want to become, not the words of fear and failure. #BeACarefulSpeak...

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 yo...

Morning Mantra: “Don’t shush your inner voice, it’s who you really are.” In the still and the quiet say out loud what is troubling you and wait and listen. You may not like the answer, but it will be the truth. Learn to know the difference between what your mind is telling you (which can be negative and is not your inner voice) and what your heart and soul  are telling you. Don’t let the noise of...

Morning Mantra: “I will love myself while I work on myself.” Trying to be the best you can, always striving to be better, even if you already ARE the best, can leave you feeling like you are never enough. If you are always on the look out for what is not perfect about yourself or your life, and how you can improve it, you can become extremely self-conscious. You can begin to feel that if you aren’...

Morning Mantra: “The strategies we use to keep ourselves safe actually hold us apart from the very things we want most.” What most of us want in life is to know and love ourselves, to live in integrity and authenticity, and to be known and loved by others in this space. Yet, the strategies we use to protect ourselves often require that we hide who we truly are, what we truly want, and how we truly...

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

Morning Mantra: “What if the change you need to make is exactly what you need to set yourself free.” If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies, no sunsets or sunrises, no seasons, no new ideas or breakthroughs. The hardest part about change is that we tend to cling to what’s familiar- even if it’s not good for us- rather than face the unknown. That is fear deciding your future. Fear d...

Morning Mantra: “Keep your face to the sun and you cannot see the shadows.” Advice from a sunflower: Be bright, sunny and positive. Spread seeds of happiness. Rise, shine, and keep looking for the sun. #BeLikeASunflower #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique

Morning Mantra: “See all the good around you, even if you have to squint.” It’s there. It’s everywhere. It can be hard to believe this when the media feeds our minds all the negative.  The truth is there are more good things happening than bad. There are many more good people than those that do harm. There are more good times to be had than rough ones. Train your mind to see the good. Seek it out....