Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Chosen Not Tolerated

Morning Mantra: "You deserve people who make you feel chosen not tolerated." Taylor Swift has a song about being tolerated in a relationship and it got me thinking about some of my relationships.  Am I doing more to try and get them to choose me?  Am I putting up with behavior that I shouldn't to feel included? We must never accept being relegated to the status of being tolerated in the lives of others.  When we do, we succumb to feelings of unworthiness or accept treatment that does not honor our inherent value. When you accept an unequal division of emotional labor it makes you feel insecure and uncertain. You should not have to wait for someone to show their love for you when it's convenient for them. You ought to be a deliberate, constant choice. This is not limited to interpersonal interactions. It concerns working environments where we may not feel appreciated, where our contributions are seen as disposable. Therefore, it is crucial to recognize that everyone deserves to feel chosen, every time, regardless of the context.  We should all work on coming to terms with our value and resolving to be treated as more than mere possibilities.  We should always be the ones who feel treasured, loved, and respected. #BeChosen #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique

Is This The Right Path?

Morning Mantra: "The right path will feel like relief not resistance." The best way to find out whether you’re on the right path? Is to stop looking at the path and feel it instead.  Does it feel good? Does it feel like it aligns with your goal? Your values? Your best self? This doesn’t mean that the right path is always easy. It means that the right path is the one you are willing to keep walking even when things get difficult.  It means you feel good about moving forward and you could care less about looking back. Only you know which is the right path. Because it’s the one that ignites your passion. It fits your idea of happiness.  It doesn't question your self-worth or ask you to compromise who you are. Once you figured out what brings you joy, your purpose, your passion, you don’t have to worry about finding the right path because basically any path will take you there. Just remember, if you find a path of no obstacles, it probably won’t lead you anywhere. Set backs and detours ask you to decide how dedicated you are to continuing the journey. #BeOnYourPath

The Importance of Love

Morning Mantra: "Love gently, kindly, fiercely, bravely as an expression of your light and spirit." The people who change our lives are the ones who lead with love. The ones who listen. Who try not to judge. They see the good in us even when we feel bad about ourselves.  Loving in the form of listening, empathizing, tolerance, non judging and physical expressions is engaging the best of ourselves in the form of connecting with another person.   Each expression of love has ripple affects on people and each act or word of love subtly changes you as well.  Never regret the energy expended toward another soul.  Give a little love as often as you can. It matters. It really does. #BeLoving #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique

S…l…o…w It Down

Morning Mantra: "Today I will take a moment to simply be." You don't always have to be moving forward. Sometimes you just need to float for awhile to catch your breath and enjoy all the beautiful things you miss when you are rushing through life. S...l...o...w..... it all down.  Pause from your full calendar and task list. Remind yourself that THIS is life, right here, right now. Pause to remind yourself that life is precious and fragile and should be lived in love. To remind yourself that THIS moment is all you really have and wherever you find yourself is where you are supposed to be. Most humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds to slow down. Of course, none of this really helps you live a better life- the one you are chasing so aggressively.  So, the very least we can do is take a moment to remember to simply be.  Even if you have to set a timer or write it on your calendar- practice the pause. #BeHereNowMomentsMatter #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique

It’s Not Personal

Morning Mantra: "Learning how to take nothing personally will change your life." Most of what people do has nothing to do with you.  Let their mood be theirs.  Let their actions be theirs. Let your life be yours. That’s how you take your power back. Learning this is freedom. When you stop taking everything personally, you will claim your energy, your peace, and your power. What belongs to others no longer gets to live in you. This has really helped me in dealing with one of my children. I know that they are unhappy in their life and they don’t treat me like they should because of it. But instead of taking it personally, I realize their anger is coming from a personal space and has nothing to do with what I have or haven't done. That separates me from their anger. I used to try and own their unhappiness and fix their life.  Now I love and support them, but many times from afar. I remind myself that it is their journey to walk, and they can’t step on me in the process. Take your power back- it has nothing to do with you. #BeFreeFromTakingThingsPersonally #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique