Faith Thoughts

Everyone Needs To Be Heard

Morning Mantra: "Making someone feel seen, heard and understood is the loudest way to love them." When you have a disagreement it sometimes feel like all anyone wants is to be "right". But I believe that it's not that they want to be right, they just want to be understood from their point of view. To be heard. To be acknowledged. To be seen. When we diminish another person's feelings through criticism or by challenging the the way they see things, we close the door to true connection and communication. Learn to listen.  Try not to talk someone out of their feelings even if you don't agree with it.  Then you share your feelings, not to prove you are right, but to help them understand you better. True communication begins with feeling heard. #BeAGoodListener #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique

How to Make Your Life More Joyful

Morning Mantra: “ It’s not joy that makes us grateful. It’s gratitude that makes us joyful.” You have two paths you can choose from every day. The first is to continue dwelling on what’s broken, the second is to notice what’s working. To focus on loss, or to celebrate what remains. To see the world through lack or to see it through abundance. Choosing gratitude isn’t naïve, it’s powerful. Choosing joy isn’t ignoring reality, it’s taking control of how you feel. When you train your mind to see the beauty in the little things, to honor small wins, life stops being a struggle and starts becoming the incredible adventure it was always meant to be. A joyful life does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. #BeAJoyChooser #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique

No One is Coming to Save You

Morning Mantra: "The moment you take responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you can change anything in your life." Taking responsibility for your life is difficult because then you have to change it if you aren't happy with it.  It's not something you can avoid, escape from or give to someone else.  It's up to you.  And that can be heavy.  Which is why so many people accept less than and stay stuck where they are. If you are unhappy, unhealthy, or unmotivated, you can't look to someone else to fix it.  They can be your cheerleader but it must start with you.   YOU must decide that things need to change and then YOU must commit to making it happen. The only person that is coming to save you is the version of you that is tired of your current situation. #BeResponsible #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique

The Consequences of Their Choices

Morning Mantra: "Everyone is free to choose but no one is free from the consequences of their choices." As someone who feels deeply and tries to find the "good" in everyone, it's easy for me to overlook someone's actions and try to understand why they acted that way instead of calling them out.  This can create an imbalance in relationships. One where people take advantage. One thing that helps me to not fall into this trap is to remember that actions have consequences and that THEY are the only one responsible for their actions.  It's easy allow people to say "I'm sorry" and move on.  But you shouldn't.   You shouldn't let your empathy rob people of experiencing the consequences of their actions.   Every time your rescue people from the consequences, you interrupt accountability. You can be kind and forgiving, just don't let it blind you to irresponsibility in others. #BeOKWithCallingThemOut #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique

Faith Thoughts

Morning Mantra: "Let your faith be stronger than your fear."   It's so easy to be consumed by fear, it's everywhere we look. It fills our news feeds. It's in the shows we watch, the podcasts, the advertisements. It's in our personal lives. We fear rejection. We fear failure. We fear the unknown. Fear can drive our beliefs and our behavior.  But what is fear really?  It's just our thoughts about these things.  Why not replace those thoughts with ones of faith? Faith in love. Faith in family. Faith in community. Faith in the quiet moments of reflection. Faith in the goodness of others. Faith in your strength to overcome. Faith in humanity. Faith in God. Instead of fear thoughts, think faith thoughts. #BeFullOfFaith #BeHappy #BeHippie #BeHorsey #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #InspirationalQuotes