Welcome to the Whimsey Angel ~ a blog about life, love, me, you, the magic of this jouney we are all on together, and everything else in the whole damn world.
Much Love ❤
Toni O’Keeffe, The Whimsey Angel
Your groovy baby
Listen, you were born to be the amazing, messy, colorful, sunshiny, curious, fun-loving, forever work-in-progress, soul that you are.
You’re absolutely groovy baby!
Toni ✌️
Let them linger
Let them linger in the magic of
their wonder years.
Let them play, dream, be silly, build sand castles and make lots of colourful messes.
Let them grow into who they’re meant to be, not who you want them to be.
We need their creativity, playfulness, imagination and their light, to build us a better world.
So, let them.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
Relax
We spend so much time trying to map out and plan every aspect of our lives, we often forget that sometimes, the most beautiful parts of life, are the moments we never saw coming.
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So, relax, grab a coffee, and trust that life is unfolding as it’s meant to be.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
Nature calls us home
The sounds of;
trees swaying,
wind blowing,
a river flowing,
a camp fire crackling,
raindrops falling,
waves rolling,
thunder clapping,
birds singing,
is natures way of
calling us home.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
Your soul is safe
We all have days where life feels heavy. Days where you just feel off and don’t know who, what or where you’re supposed to be. Days where the demands, the change coming at you or the sadness, can be overwhelming. You might not know where these feelings are coming from, but, there they are.
But also know this; no matter what’s going on around you or what the world throws at you, there’s purpose and learning in all of it. Even the really painful bits.
Your soul knows what it’s here to do. It understands the challenging times, and the hard stuff life throws at you.
Trust that your soul is taking care of you as you go through these difficult days. Listen to the inner voice of your very wise little soul, she has a plan, and holds the secrets to everything.
No matter what you’re going through, know that you’re okay, and know that your precious soul is always, always, safe.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
We’re all just twinkly bits
We’re all just twinkly bits, that fell from the same star.
Yup, you, me and everyone else, we’re one big, colourful, cosmic, family, made from the same stuff.
We have to take care of the family, the
WHOLE family. Yep, even you’re sassy annoying messy, brother, and crazy aunt Alice, and that weird hippie cousin who shows up every few years, and the neighbour that’s on his own, they all need love, kindness and understanding too.
Toni🔆🌟
We don’t have to agree on love
Love is not always,
loud, public, flashy
or wrapped in a bow.
Sometimes, it’s the
calm presence of
someone who cares.
It’s the reassuring
voice of a parent
or friend cheering
you on.
It’s the ones who
show up when life
gets hard. It’s
supportive and kind.
It might be a hug,
a hand to hold or
a shoulder to cry
(or laugh) on.
Sometimes, love is,
messy hair, sunshine
sweatpants, and
a furry wet nose.
Love looks different
to all of us. It’s shaped
by our experiences,
values, personalities,
even our DNA.
You decide what
love looks like to you,
then, bask in it.
We don’t have to
agree on a single
definition of love,
to know that the
world needs more of it.
Live and let live,
Love and let love.
Toni O’Keeffe🌈🔆
Sit with it
Whatever it is; grief, depression, heartache, disappointment, anger, jealousy, sadness, guilt, fear or loneliness, SIT WITH IT.
Pause and fully experience the emotion without trying to fix, judge, or run away from “it”. Observe it with curiosity, then ask, “What is this feeling trying to teach me.”
When we sit with our uncomfortable emotions rather than suppress them, we gain insight into our unmet needs, personal triggers, and our behaviour patterns.
There’s purpose, wisdom and healing when we surrender and allow those feelings to guide us and just be what they’re supposed to be.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
You beautiful little raincloud
The clouds can only hold so much pressure before they burst and rain falls.
We’re similar, we can only take so much before the pressure builds and we burst (metaphorically).
But there’s lots we can do before it gets to that point;
~ learning to say no,
~practicing meditation and mindfulness,
~ engaging in creative expression,
~ regular self-care (including proper nutrition, sleep, and exercise)
~ nurturing an attitude of gratitude,
~ journaling,
~ talking to someone,
and
~ setting boundaries will help.
We’re basically beautiful little rain clouds. We have to take care of ourselves so we’re prepared to weather the storms that come with this extraordinary human journey. And, when things do get too heavy, you’re allowed to let them go.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
Our human garden needs you
~ Be your own kind of beautiful
Sunflowers are tall, sun-loving plants with large yellow, sun-like heads blooming in the summer and late fall.
Bluebells are tiny, slim, shade-loving, woodland, purpley-blue wildflowers with delicate, bell-shaped heads, preferring to make their appearance in the spring.
These flowers are very different, yet both, possess their own kind of beauty and add colour and life to the landscape where they blossom and grow.
You also possess your own kind of beauty, and add colour and life to your tribe, community and the landscape where you grow.
Embrace your colourful and authentic self, quirks and all.
Our human garden needs you to bloom into your own kind of beautiful.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🔆
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The Whimsey Angel 