Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

To Be List

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 even wear their exhaustion like a badge of honor. Skipping meals, lack of sleep and missing time with friends and family is not something to be applauded.  Remember to take time to rest, recharge, restore, and try not to feel guilty about it, that just defeats the purpose. #BeWillingToRest #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #InspirationalQuotes #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotesforRiders #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique

The Goal is Experience

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 of your life- like what to order in a new restaurant.  Other times the choices are huge- like whether to take a certain job or to get married. In every choice we learn.  We gain experience. In our examples above- if we order the wrong thing we learn what not to order next time, if it's something really great we win.  Either way we win. If we take a job and the company atmosphere is toxic- we learn.  If it's the best job ever- we win. Again- both wins. As with everything in life- it is our response to our choices that matters.  It's our attitude about the outcome that determines our happiness.  If you look at things as a learning experience, not as life punishing you, even the losses become wins. #BeAboutExperience #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique

Go Inside

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 yourself. Go inside and you'll find that everything you want and need, is already there. #BeStillAndGoInside  #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra  #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique Quotes: Thich Nhat Hanh and Rumi

Speak Up

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 way to recognize that everyone on earth is connected. Because it’s not possible to be in favor of justice for some people and not being in favor of justice for all people. There are no borders, states, cities, races, cultures, or genders when you look at the Earth from space.  There’s no us versus them. It’s just one big beautiful blue dot trying to support the billions of humans that depend on it. It’s man that creates the chaos. It’s humans that separate, segregate, and divide us. That create an "Us vs Them".  But it’s up to us whether we allow it or not.  I am willing to take a stand. I am willing to say how I feel. My truth is that no matter where you are now, where you come from, or who you love, you are welcome here.  I believe the only way forward is together. Quotes: MLKJr, Gandhi #BeWillingToTakeAStand #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique

Don’t Dodge Change

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 to happen when we allow the process to unfold at a pace we can actually hold. The process can feel uncomfortable, but meeting it with patience and care makes growth more sustainable and less overwhelming. If you dodge, you stay lodged. #BeOpenToChange #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutique #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBoutique