Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: “Everyone has inside them a piece of good news.”   If we depend on the printed headline for our view of the world it can be quite upsetting and discouraging.  There is a saying in the media, “If it bleeds it leads.” And when you read the news it’s easy to see that they believe this. I’d rather not let them tell me how to view the world, how people are treating each other, and what...

Morning Mantra: "Be more committed to your goals than you are to your excuses."   If you really want something, you will make it happen instead of making excuses for why it won't.  It all starts with your mindset.  This is big for me. If I don't set my mind to it, I will quit. You have to be ready to do the hard work that it takes. You might start the process but you won't...

Morning Mantra: "I am exactly where I am meant to be in life and I am going in the right direction."   The Universe is always giving you experiences and situations that you need to grow, to heal, and to evolve. Everything about you is connected. Your gifts. Your circumstances. Your purpose. Your imperfections. Your journey. Your destiny. Your relationships. Your energy. It's molding...

Morning Mantra: “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.”  You are not stuck. You have choices. You can choose to focus on the suffering and you will feel sad and weighed down. Or you can look for the stories of people that have overcome their circumstances. You can rise up from anything.  You can completely re-create yourself.  You can think new thoughts.  You c...

Morning Mantra: "I will be honest with myself"    Doing what's needed is not easy because facing what's wrong takes honesty.  Facing the hurt. Facing the truth. Facing the disappointment. Facing the fear. Facing the changes needed. All of these require you to dig deep, do the work, and be honest with yourself. Face your shadows and set yourself free. You have the key. #BeWillin...

Morning Mantra: “The only thing permanent is change.” Nothing is permanent. Not your feelings,  not your pain,  not your opinions,  not your challenges,  not your relationships,  not the state of the world, not your financial situation, not your beliefs about yourself. Everything changes. Allow yourself to remember this when you get overwhelmed, so you have hope for a better day.  Recognize this w...

Morning Mantra: "Anger and resentment are like embers held in the hand; they also burn the one who holds them." Maybe you think that it’s OK to hold onto resentment when life feels unfair. Or maybe like a vine growing slowly over time, these negative reactions become a habit that you don’t even realize you are doing. There can be a flickering comfort in anger or resentment. It can feel l...

Morning Mantra: "When you let things slide to 'keep the peace' around you, make sure you are not ignoring the peace within you."  Keeping the peace does not mean keeping secrets, walking on eggshells, pretending things are healthy when they are not, ignoring their poor choices, tip toeing around the truth, or making yourself small.  Agreeing to things just to keep the peace is...

Morning Mantra: "You are the creator of your own life.  You are responsible for what you choose to do with it."  You cannot shortcut your life. The value of your life depends on you. You cannot take it from someone else, or borrow it, or inherit it, or marry it, or just get lucky and happen upon it. You must produce it. The good news is that each day is full of incredible opportunity.  E...

Morning Mantra: "Peace is not a destination. Peace is the way."   If any of you have seen the videos of the Monks on their 2,300 mile Walk For Peace, then you understand this concept.  It is so inspiring to see them tackle weather extremes, traffic, health setbacks and the hours and hours of walking, with mindful peace. If they teach us anything it is that we should live each day in peac...

Morning Mantra: "People will love you. People will dislike you. And none of it will have anything to do with you." People think, react, behave, and care from their level of consciousness. That's all they can do.  Their personal story and experiences shape they way they do all of these. They will judge others from this perspective. When they judge you it's not really about you. ...

Morning Mantra: "Your dream doesn't have an expiration date. Take a deep breath and try again. " Try. Try again. Try once more. Try differently. Try again tomorrow. Try and ask for help. Try and find someone who's done it before. Keep trying until you succeed. Just keep trying. #BeWillingToTryAndTryAgain #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #inspirationalQuo...

Morning Mantra: "The world needs more makers, they make the world better." Go make something today. Make a memory. Make time for yourself or others. Make art. Make someone smile. Make a ruckus. Make a story. Make a friend. Make an effort. Make music. Make a change. Make peace with yourself. Make history. Make a meal. Make love. Make a difference. The world needs more makers.  They enrich...

Morning Mantra: "Someday it is going to make sense"  A lot of what is happening in the world right now doesn't make sense.  It's not what we are used to.  It's like humanity is being cracked open and the ugly is being revealed.   It doesn't make sense why we are were we are.  I'm certain that eventually it will, but until then... smile at the confusion,  laugh th...

Morning Mantra: "Your opinion of me is a reflection of you." Everyone has a different mental mindset that gives them a unique perspective on things, including other people. They see mostly what they want to see, for their personal views and agenda.  Make peace with the fact that people hold different versions of you in their mind.  Love yourself and know yourself well enough to never get...

Morning Mantra: "Your life's course will not be determined by doing the things you are certain you can do. It will be determined by whether you try the things that are hard." It’s difficult to get back up and get going again when you’ve been repeatedly knocked down. It’s difficult, but it's not impossible. It’s difficult to move forward with enthusiasm and energy when much of w...

Morning Mantra: "You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."  For a moment pretend your life is a house.  You usually go room to room looking for work to be done, and things that happened that need to be fixed. It's so overwhelming that you decide to just live with it.  You pretend not to notice the damage, you just push t...

Morning Mantra: "Get glowing. The world needs your magic."  Every single person has a gift that is so unique to them that the world wouldn't be the same without it.  That gift is you and your energy.  We are all connected, so when you uncover your dreams and passions and share them with the world, everyone benefits.  Share your ideas, your creativity, your time, your support, your l...

Morning Mantra: "Stop watering dead relationships and expecting them to grow." Letting go of someone who doesn’t respect you is one of the bravest things you can do.  So please don’t stay in a bad relationship out of fear or insecurity. I never thought about how hard it was to leave a toxic relationship until I had one. After being in one, I realized how a person could be your world and...

Morning Mantra: "Don't focus so much on the To Do list, that you forget about the To Be list."  It's okay to want to be productive, but in our increasingly demanding world, sometimes getting things done comes at the expense of your happiness, your peace, your relationships and your health. Especially in the US, over working can be seen as some sort of positive attribute. Some e...

Morning Mantra: "Everything is a win when the goal is experience." When I taught riding lessons and took my students to horse shows I used to tell them that they will either win or learn.  So basically there is no losing.  Life is one long lesson.  We learn with everything we do. We spend every day making choices. Sometimes it's a simple choice- not really going to impact the rest o...

Morning Mantra: "All great things begin from the inside."  When the world makes no sense, go inside yourself. If you establish serenity and happiness inside yourself, you provide your world with a solid base of peace.  If you look for it outside in an ever-changing world, it will be fleeting. It must be discovered within you. The answers you seek. The love you need. The real truth about...

Morning Mantra: "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." On his birthday I like to use a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.   This quote reminds us that not speaking up, speaks volumes. Silence becomes cowardice when occasions demand speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly. We are at a pivotal point in our country, some see it clearly as a wa...

Morning Mantra: "What if the change you are avoiding is the one that gives you wings?" If you are serious about change, you'll have to go through uncomfortable situations.  Stop trying to dodge the process. It's the only way to grow. The work you are avoiding is the work you need to do. Real change usually asks us to sit with discomfort instead of rushing past it. Growth tends...

Morning Mantra: "In life, everyone is your teacher." Some people teach us what to do and some people teach us what not to do. Both are very important.  I’ve learned this the hard way over the years. Some people helped me grow by example, others by contrast—but all of it became part of the lesson.  The people who teach us what not to do often leave the deepest lessons. We learn boundaries...