Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras

Morning Mantra: “Don’t count the days, make the days count.”

This quote encourages us to make the most of each day and to prioritize taking meaningful actions instead of just waiting around for time to pass.

It encourages us to focus on the present moment, appreciating it, and making the most of it, rather than being consumed by regrets or worries about the past or future.

It reminds us to stop waiting for the perfect circumstances and take to action instead. To make the most of what we have in now.

The future isn’t guaranteed, whatever you’re waiting for might never come, so live life now and make it count.

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Quotes: Muhammad Ali

Morning Mantra: “Be kind or be quiet.”

It’s so unfortunate how comfortable people have become being mean. It’s good to remember that only people that are not happy with themselves are mean to others. You can’t take it personally because it says nothing about you, but a lot about them.

Many times, someone who is mean will say, “I’m not being rude, I’m just being honest.” “But they often forget that their “truth” is just their perspective about a situation. There is absolutely no space, time, or reason to be mean. Even if it IS the truth.

Stand up for yourself. Don’t allow them to disrespect you. This doesn’t mean that you need to be mean, it’s more about setting boundaries on what you’ll allow in your life.
You don’t have to tolerate someone’s meanness to keep the peace.

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Morning Mantra: “She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails.”

Adaptability is the most important trait for a happy life. It’s not strength, it’s not beauty, it’s not intelligence, or cleverness. Because life is always changing, you must be adaptable.

Every day offers us ways to see changing circumstances as lessons on flexibility and acceptance. If you are constantly pushing back at change, you will get frustrated and irritable. You will lose opportunities to grow as a person.

Always be clear about how you’d like life to be but be flexible about the process of achieving it. Accept the changes that come, adjust your path, and proceed.

At some point you just have to let go of how you thought things would go and live in the moment of how it is.

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Quotes: Elizabeth Edwards

Morning Mantra: “Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.”

Appreciation is an antidote to negative emotions. It’s a neutralizer of envy, hostility, worry, and irritation. It is not taking things for granted; it is present – oriented.

Appreciation is a combination of understanding, quiet amazement, and gratitude.
Develop an attitude of appreciation and give thanks for everything that happens to you, everyone that you encounter, and everything in your life. For each has something to offer.

That guy that is driving too slow for the fast lane, is teaching you patience.
That hug from your friend after your recent health scare, reminds you of kindness.
The loss of your pet is teaching you acceptance of the impermanence of life.
There are always things to be grateful for and reasons to express appreciation, find them and you will find fulfillment.

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Quotes: Alan Cohen and Voltaire

Morning Mantra: “I’m way more interested in how life feels to me than how it looks to others.”

So, our trip to the horse show yesterday definitely didn’t go as planned. I had to make a tough decision for the benefit of my horse. A decision that felt right but probably looked to others like I was letting my fear run things.

When we got to the show my horse was “up” but still looking to me for guidance and listening to me. He has overcome a lot of his track trauma with tons of ground work and two years of gaining his trust. He schooled perfectly in the ring that was supposed to be where we showed. I was thrilled and excited for the next day and soooooo proud of him (and me).

Unfortunately the next morning he was inside out. He normally lives out 24/7 and had to be in a stall at the show grounds overnight, so he was full of energy and anxiety. When I walked him around he wasn’t listening or connecting to me. He was clearly overwhelmed. I thought he might settle though, so I went to pick up my number for our classes.

It was there I found out that, due to all the rain, they had moved his division to a make shift ring up on the racetrack! I went back and got him to take him up there so he could see things. When he saw the racetrack he lost it. My sweet boy that normally listens felt like a time bomb.

I made the decision to scratch our classes and focus on calming him down instead. It took hours. But it felt like the right thing to do. And that is more important than how it looked to others.

I felt bad for him, I felt mad at myself for not knowing better, I felt disappointed in myself for causing him so much stress. But these feelings are why I know the decision to scratch was the right one.

Next time I’ll borrow a trailer and haul him in for a day. No overnight. I’ll make sure I know what ring we are in. I’ll give him even more assurance that I am there for him.
Many people would have done things differently. Many people would have made him tough it out. Many people might look at my decision and judge it. But I am way more interested in how things FEEL to me than how they LOOK to them.

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Morning Mantra: “Life itself is a privilege, but to live it fully, well that’s a choice.”

Today I am showing my green Off the Track Thoroughbred in his very first show and my first show in almost 20 years. I am terrified. But I know we will be fine. We’ve put in the work, and I have an amazing barn family and trainer cheering me on.

I decided that I am tired of being a spectator. I want to LIVE my life fully. Embracing the fear that keeps me back. I am tired of using my age as an excuse. My gap in riding as a reason. Nope, I’m going for it!

Life is so short and full of opportunities to expand rather than contract. I may not win a ribbon, he may decide that the show grounds are full of scary things, and I might hold my breath the entire time, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit on the sidelines.

Live your life with more days of “I can’t believe I did that!” than “I wish I had done that.”

#BeWillingToDoWhatScaresYou

Morning Mantra: “Laughter is an instant vacation.”

Whenever we get into our self-importance mode, we begin to believe that life is all about us. We believe that the things that happen are directed at us and against us. We take things personally. We think about ourselves and our problems too much and become too attached and invested in our opinions.

Humor can make a serious difference. In the workplace, at home, and all areas of life – looking for a reason to laugh is necessary. A sense of humor helps us get through the dull times, cope with the difficult times, enjoy the good times even more, and manage the scary times.

Laughter has other benefits besides making us happy. It has health benefits because it engages the body and releases the mind. It connects us to others, and that has a healing effect.

Always keep a sense of humor.

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Morning Mantra: “Wise are those who realize that they hold the fate of their love in their hands, and blessed are those who keep it alive. “

Love doesn’t self-destruct on its own. We choke it with unkind words. We starve it with empty promises. We poison it with toxic blame. We break it by trying to bend it to our will.
Life is finite and fragile, and just because someone is there one day, they might not be the next. So never take them for granted.

Say what you want to say, then say it a little more.
Show what you want to show, then show it too much.
Never assume that they know how you feel.
Take care of the love you are blessed to receive.

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Morning Mantra: “Relax and enjoy the journey. There is no need to rush through life.”

I do not want to be known as a woman who is always rushing, always holding herself together and pushing through.

I would like to be known as a peaceful woman, a compassionate woman, a curious, joyful, pleasure,-loving woman.
A woman who works hard and rests deeply, who loves fiercely and lives gratefully.
A woman who knows her worth, and her power, who accepts her imperfections and her vulnerabilities, and embraces her limitations and possibilities.
A woman who laughs, and cries, and aches and loves, and is enchanted by the mess and the magic of her beautiful life.

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Morning Mantra: “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.”

We all wish for an easy life, but it’s the toughest of times that really build character, and let’s you know what you are made of.

Anyone can give up, that’s the easy route. But strength grows in the moments when you think you can’t go on, but you do anyway. To hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart requires you to dig deep, to believe in yourself and to find courage you didn’t know you had.

It’s the tough times, not the easy ones, that create tough people.

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