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🔆
Nature calls us home
Author: The Whimsey Angel
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 🔆
🌹🪻🌸🌻🌷🌺🌼
The messy days
We all have bad days, days we mess up and nothing goes according to plan. Days we’re late for work, hairs a mess, shirts inside-out, we spill our coffee, burn the toast, lose a shoe, car won’t start, miss the bus, forget our password, forget to feed the cat or water the plants…….you get it.
These chaotic, confusing, muddled days, are an important part of the journey, they teach us resilience, patience, adaptability, coping skills, humility and foster introspection.
The messy days also gift us with an opportunity to reflect, reset and, most importantly, they pass.
Our bad days are the fuel on which we learn and grow. They remind us that we can’t control everything, so relax and stop trying.
And hey, you’ve survived every messy day you’ve ever had! That makes you a bit of a rock star! (and rock stars get pretty messy)
So pick your amazing, messy self up, inhale the learning, turn your shirt around, feed the cat, get another coffee and start over, knowing you’re awesome and there’s purpose in those challenging, mixed-up, messy days.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
Simple things
Just out here, living my island life, watching waves roll in and out, oohing and awing at big forest trees, wandering along river pathways, watching bugs do their thing, feeling the sun, the wind and the rain, kiss my skin (because this is the West Coast and the weather changes every 20 minutes.😊). And, I love it and I’m really, really, grateful for it🙏.
There’s joy, peace, and healing to be found doing simple things, in ordinary places.
Finding happiness doesn’t have to be so difficult, it’s right there, under your nose, in those simple moments and those little things.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
Get grounded in who you are
Be so grounded and at peace with who you are, that no outside validation or recognition is require.
When we make choices or take action based on the expectation that others will validate our worth, we set ourselves up for disappointment, and, we often end up making the wrong decisions.
Make choices and take action, based on what you know is authentically right for you, rather than societal expectations or the quest to please others. This includes; how you dress, where you pray, how you vote, who you love, how you live, and saying “no” to the things that compromise your values and ethics, and saying “yes” to, and standing up for, what YOU believe in.
You know who you are and what you believe in. Stop chasing approval or going along with “it” to please others.
If you’re relying on others to validate your worth, you’re also giving them the power to take it away.
Toni O’KEEFFE🔆
The Whimsey Angel 