Morning Mantra: “Be the person you needed when you were young.” Not everyone was blessed with wonderful parents, great teachers and a supportive community. If that sounds like you, ask yourself- “what was missing?” Did you need more kindness? More joy? More understanding? More attention? Less drama and more stability? Then be what was missing. Learn from your past to make your future better, easier, less painful. You cannot change your past but...

Morning Mantra: "The vacation we often need is a break from our own mind." I don't know about you, but I need a break. From worrying about my business. From concern for my family. From the stress of the condition of our planet. From politically induced hyper-concern for marginalized people. It's getting to me. But I also know I am in charge of my feelings. I can take a break- or 20- and reduce the stress and worry. I can recharge in nature or at the barn. I can reconnect with my brea...

Morning Mantra: “You are the greatest project that you will ever work on.” Every day you have three choices; grow into more, stay the same, or retreat into less. It's up to you to decide what you let influence that decision. Some view change as scary so they stay where they are- or even be less than they are capable of. Some are worried that they will fail not understanding that nothing is ever gained without trying. Others are concerned with what others will th...

Morning Mantra: "Choose your hard." Life is hard, there is no way around it. Every day you choose on which hard you can handle based on your values, motivation and who you want to be. Here's a few examples; Relationships are hard, but so is being single. Work is hard, but so is being unemployed. Eating clean and exercising is hard, but so is being unhealthy. Being financially responsible is hard, but so is being in debt. Real communication is hard, but so is not communicati...

Morning Mantra: “Listen to yourself, not the noise of the world.” There is so much noise. So many people and companies telling you how to think, what to buy, how to look, how to act, and even where to go. It’s enough to overwhelm you and confuse you. Quiet your mind. Listen to that little voice in your heart that knows you. The more you do this, the louder THAT voice gets and the clearer your path becomes. Practice listening to your inner voice- your intuition. Ask questions, be curious, ...

Morning Mantra: "I deserve all the blessings in my life." Yes, you do. Yet, so many people feel like the shoe is going to drop because things are too good, that they don't deserve all the goodness and things will change because of this. I call bullsh*t on this. Of COURSE you deserve the blessings you have. No matter what you have done in the past, you are here to BE blessed. Start acting and thinking that way. Say this mantra every morning and BELIEVE it. Because you deserve it ALL. The...

Morning Mantra: "I am deeply grateful for my body, my health, and my unique talents." Only you can do you. Only you possess the qualities you have. Wishing otherwise is a form of self-rejection. The first step to loving who you are is to accept who you are, including the part(s), you might not be that proud of. Sometimes we tend forget to focus on the 100s of people who accept us for who and what we are. We focus on the one person who doesn’t. But you know what, screw that. You do...

Morning Mantra: "Fall in love with yourself." Are you feeling like you don’t have time for “self-care”? Challenge yourself to believe that self-care isn’t so much a practice that involves large amounts of time “doing”, as it is a way of “being”, a way to show yourself love. Once you resolve to love yourself, you will fall in love with taking care of yourself. I haven’t always been so good at pursuing the restorative practices that have become so impactful in my life. A few years ago if ...

Morning Mantra: "Sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful too.” All endings are beginnings, we just don't know it at the time. When we keep that in mind we can appreciate the ending for what it is. A new beginning. Without the sunset, we wouldn't get the new day. A day to start over. Start fresh. In the sunset we can find meaning to the ending. We can grieve our loss, put closure to our feelings, start planning for tomorrow. The new day brings new opportunities. To learn. To grow. To h...

Morning Mantra: "Trade your expectation for appreciation and the world changes instantly." The world doesn't owe you a thing. That comes from a sense of entitlement. You expect a certain outcome because you WANT it. Then you get disappointed that you didn't get it. Expectations are disappointments waiting to happen. So what can you do to manage your expectations? Ask yourself what you are expecting from a situation and why. Look for the positive in what you already have to reduce ...

Morning Mantra: "Mind: If you let go, you'll fall. Heart: If you let go, you'll hurt. Soul: If you let go, you're free." Your Mind is your thoughts. How you think is based on life experiences, conditioning, and external influences. Your Heart is your emotions. How you feel is created based on how you think about your experiences; how you felt when something happened, or anticipation of future ones. Your Soul is who you are without any external influence or thoughts about your past...

Morning Mantra: "Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself." Beauty is not about make-up, flawless skin, flowing hair or the thinness of your body. Beauty comes from within and it reflects in your eyes, your posture, your behavior. How you "look" is an outward expression of how you feel. If you try to look beautiful but don't really feel it, it will show. If you feel beautiful in your own skin, within your heart, you will have an inner glow. Being yourself and embracing your ...

Morning Mantra: "Sometimes feeling lost is the first step in truly finding yourself." It's a quiet ache that shows up when life is full—but you still feel empty. Or a sense that you’re going through the motions, but not truly connected. Or maybe a longing for something more—without knowing what “more” even is. Maybe that’s where you are right now. Feeling lost. And maybe, you’ve noticed how that ache lingers quietly in the background—then flares up in unexpected moments. ...

Morning Mantra: "Intuition doesn't tell you what you want to hear, it tells you what you need to hear." Have you ever made a decision based purely on a gut feeling? You couldn’t explain it, but you just knew? Have you ever experienced an "Aha" moment? Some call it a gut instinct or sixth sense. Perhaps you’ve also heard it described as an inner voice or knowing. Although it may be referred to by a variety of terms, we’re all talking about the same thing – intuition. Intu...

Morning Mantra: "Don't waste your energy on what cannot be changed, instead focus it on what can be created." What if you took all the energy you spend worrying, feeling frustrated, feeling jealous, stressing, complaining, or blaming, and used it for something productive? Imagine what you could accomplish! You only have so much time here and a limited amount of energy to spend. So use your energy to create your own miracles, your own ble...

Morning Mantra: "Your greatest healing will come from the emotions you're most afraid to feel." We all have shadows and dark places that we are afraid to face. When these feelings are triggered we push them down rather than deal with them. Except- that doesn't do anything to diminish their power over our choices, emotions and life. You have to feel the feels to heal. They are trapped in your mind and your body. Physical illness, anxiety, fear and depression can be linked t...

Morning Mantra: "People treat you exactly how they feel." Not how they say they feel when the mood is good, but how they act when it costs them effort. LRed flags are there for a reason. Choosing to ignore them so you can be in a relationship will cost you in the end. The first time you set a boundary, they felt it. Everything after that was evidence of their choice to ignore it. If nothing changed, that was the message. If they can watch you hurt and keep the behavior that caused...

Morning Mantra: "I’m doing my best and my best is good enough." I’ve adopted this life mantra to remind myself that I don’t have to be or do anything other than my best in order for it to be “enough”. We unconsciously question our “enoughness” every day by comparing ourselves to others and questioning whether we are doing enough and if our efforts are good enough. Questioning whether in fact we ARE enough. Well guess what- you were BORN enough. Just as you are. The only way you wi...

Morning Mantra: “Today, in moments when I feel emotionally overwhelmed, I honor my need to pause, and breathe.” Becoming less reactive is a huge part of growing and decreasing stress. If you let everything get you worked up, you’re damaging your mind, body, and spirit. One of the things that has helped me to become less reactive is realizing that everyone is operating at their current level of consciousness. Because of this I get less upset with another’s actions when I notice that they are e...

Morning Mantra: "Be soft for the sake of every hard heart." It's not your imagination, the world and many of the people in it have hardened. Maybe it's because of all the chaos of late. Maybe it's because of all the pain and suffering we are aware of now- 24 hours a day- thanks to TV and social media. Constant reminders of pain and suffering may make many want to create hard shells around their hearts. Whatever the reason it happens, it is more important than ever, that YOU stay s...