Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: "Kindness is a reflection of your soul." I have been reminded more than once not to be too nice to people or they will take advantage of me. They will hurt me. I always listen to their warnings, but I know I want my behavior to reflect the person I am, not the person that is afraid to get hurt. Caring for others and living my values is not an act, it is who I am. If the w...

Morning Mantra: "Your heart knows the way, run in that direction.” Whenever you are confused about a decision, remember this quote by Rumi. Then, stop overthinking and start listening to your heart. When your heart and mind get in sync with each other, you truly make the best decisions.  Run towards what you love, towards what speaks to you.  Run as if your life depends on it, because, it doe...

Morning Mantra: "Calm is a super power." Take a moment to look inward.   Try not to focus on what is going on around you; what you see or hear. Let yourself listen to your breath and find your center. Let yourself shrug off the worries of the world, of your world. Stop yourself from looking backward, and from tensing up from what is coming. Be present. Now, capture this calm and carry it...

Morning Mantra: "Grief is love with no place to go." My beautiful father earned his angel wings at 2 AM this morning , and I am at peace. I am certain that he is too. I am also certain that I will grieve him forever. You don't just "get over" someone dying. You just get used to it. You will heal, and you will build your life back around your loss. You will be whole again b...

Morning Mantra: "Failure is not the opposite of success, it is part of the process." If you think you've failed, never give up because  F.A.I.L. stands for First Attempt In Learning. The end is not the end unless you give up, in fact E.N.D. stands for Effort Never Dies. And, if you get "no" for an answer, just remember, N.O. stands for Next Opportunity. It's all in th...

Morning Mantra: "It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to make you happy." Every now and then it's good to take a long look at your life. Are you happy?  Are you inspired?  Are you making choices that bring you closer to the best version of you? Pay attention to who you're with when you feel your best. Then be with them. The worst thing in life isn't ending up al...

Morning Mantra: "You will never be too much for someone that can't get enough of you." If you have to tame yourself to be loved, leave.  If you have to convince someone that you matter, then you don't. People may not always tell you how they feel but they will show you.  Keeping a space in your heart for someone that doesn't want to be in it will never convince them to mak...

Morning Mantra: "Today may I remember the 5 S's" I am Safe. I am Strong. I am Seen. I am a Survivor. I am Supported. Say these to yourself over and over each day until you feel it. You can choose to start any day off with your head held high, a smile on your face, and one foot in front off the other, just as much as you have the power to choose fear and indecision. Let this be the w...

Morning Mantra: "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." In order to change things for the better, we must stop accepting things the way they are. We must stop waiting and start new. Change is scary, but you know what is scarier? Allowing the fear of it to stop you from growing, evolving, and making a better life for yourself. Think of change like a sunrise which...

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: "As you think you vibrate, as you vibrate, you attract." You've got to own your vibration. You have to recognize that it's always there and it's unique to you. You can't cover it up with behavior or words.  There is not enough action you can do to compensate for misaligned energy. It starts with admitting how you are really feeling and tending to your...

Morning Mantra: "Maybe it won't work out. But maybe seeing if it does will be the best adventure ever." If you never try you'll never know. So do it! Try it! Don't worry about if it will work out.  Don't worry about what other people might say. If you want to worry, worry about how you will feel if you never even try. #BeOpenToTheAdventureOfLife  #BeHappy #BeHorsey #B...

Morning Mantra: "Be the reason that someone believes in the goodness of people."  Wherever there is a person in need, there is an opportunity for kindness and to make a difference. So today, find those opportunities. Pay for someone's coffee. Smile at everyone you meet. Deliver some cookies to a fire house. Call someone you miss. Cook a meal for a shut in. Donate to a charity. Volun...

Morning Mantra: "I do not have to earn rest." You shouldn't have to explain or defend your need for a break, not even to yourself. Taking a break is one of the most important elements of self care. Taking time for yourself offers a chance for clarity, restoration, and rest. Taking care of yourself doesn't mean, "me first", it means "me too."  It means you un...

Morning Mantra: "Don't judge people for the choices they make when you don't know the options they had to choose from." We could all stand to be less judgey.  When we see someone in a particular situation or circumstance, we automatically think about what would have happened for us to be in that place. We forget that everyone is different.  Their options are different than ours...

Morning Mantra: "Don't be the one standing in your way." Getting your act together requires a level of honesty that is hard to imagine. There is nothing easy about realizing you're the one that's been holding you back the whole time. Get out of your way. Don't let the ego dictate what you do. Fear, worry, frustration, are the ego needing to be fed. Recognize this and...

Morning Mantra: "The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but rather, your thoughts about it." Things don't cause unhappiness. How we think about it, and the emotion those thoughts create, does. When something really sucks it's very hard to not feel unhappy, but that is a choice you are making. It doesn't always help to focus on what's going right when...

Morning Mantra: "You make mistakes, mistakes don't make you." You are not your mistakes. They may be painful when you make them, but years later when you look back, you'll see your mistake as an experience. It's called learning. It's called life, and life is how it is, not how it was. Never let your mistakes define you. There are really no mistakes in life anyway, jus...

Morning Mantra: "If standing up for yourself burns bridges, I have matches, we ride at dawn." There is a difference between standing up for yourself and the need to always be right. The difference is respect. When someone disrespects you and your truth then you must address it. Whether that looks like confrontation, or letting go, is up to you. If people get used to disrespecting you the...

Morning Mantra: "Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you." Everyone has the power to affect the attitudes and behavior of the people around us, at work and at home. We each have a tremendous obligation to make sure our energy isn't having a negative influence on others, and that they aren't affecting us. Allowing someone else to be toxic, cru...

Morning Mantra: "Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision." To be brave or have courage doesn't mean you are fearless.  It means having the fear, the doubt and insecurity,  but deciding something else is more important.  Something else is worth the risk. It's the commitment to go for something without the guarantee of it working out. What is holding you back from chasing your...

Morning Mantra: "The bad news is time flies. The good news is you are the pilot." What are you doing with your one, big, beautiful life? I hope you are living it fully. I hope you know that if you don't like the course it's taking, you can change direction. I hope you recognize that time isn't the main thing, it's the only thing. Life is short. Do what makes you happy...

Morning Mantra: "Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone." My father will be 97 years old in a few months, if he makes it.  He is in hospice in my home, and I am his primary caretaker. I will mourn his passing, but his love for me will stay with me. He will stay alive in my heart. He is my biggest cheerleader and still, even as he faces death, he is encouraging me and giving...

Morning Mantra: "Because we have the power to observe our own thoughts, we can decide how we we want to think, act, and feel." Mindfulness is what we should all strive for. It helps us become aware of, and step away from, our automatic and habitual responses to our everyday life. We can become the observer of the emotion and remember that we are not the emotion, we are the person experie...

Morning Mantra: “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time.” The most beautiful masterpieces were not created quickly.  They were built day by day. Year by year.  Some took a lifetime. The same applies to you. Every day, you have the opportunity to expand and build on yourself.  Every day, you have the ability to learn new things.   You go through difficult t...