Be mindful of your words and actions.
They live on in the hearts and minds, of those they’ve touch long after you’ve left them behind.
Be kind.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
Be mindful of your words and actions.
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Surrender is not about giving up.
Surrender is not about giving up.
It’s about courage, trust and acceptance.
To surrender does not mean marching into battle and surrendering to your enemy. It means, mindfully making a decision, trusting you’ve made the right decision, then, having the courage to accept the outcome and the consequences.
When we fully surrendered to life we’re able to;
~ take on new challenges and follow our dreams, without the interference of ego, trusting and accepting we’re where we’re meant to be, even if that place is painful.
~ to let go of the need to be in charge, control an outcome, prove we’re right, or attempt to be better than anyone else. Rather, we seek to be better than we were the day before.
~ to recognize we’ve done all we can, we’ve put forth our best effort, given it our all, and then, we allow life to unfold as it’s meant to unfold.
The ability to surrender takes enormous courage, patience, and wisdom. When we surrender, we’re trusting, accepting and loving our self, exactly as we are.
Surrender is perhaps the most mindful, expression of courage and self love a human being can display.
Drop your sword. Let go of the people, things and attitudes that are dark clouds blocking your beautiful light.
Life is more peaceful when we surrender and stop seeing everything as a battle.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
The ones~
Never forget the ones;
who didn’t have to be there,
but were.
The ones who
didn’t have to care,
but did.
The ones who
had nothing to gain,
but stepped up for you anyway.
The ones who
stood beside you when
no one else would.
The ones who
helped you find the words
you needed to speak and offered encouragement so you could speak them.
We all have earth angels who have shown up for us. Keep them close. Be mindful of their importance in your life and, grateful they choose to walk beside you, even if it was only for a little while.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
You are not your struggles ~
You are not the struggles,
the heartache or the pain
you’ve been through.
You’re the courage,
the strength and
the light that got you
through it.
Be always mindful
and grateful for how
far you’ve come.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
Your Journey ~Your Life ~ Get comfortable with it~
Your journey, your life.
No one will ever know,
or walk your path
better than you.
If you’re living, dressing,
believing, or acting
a certain way to
please others,
you’ll constantly be
uncomfortable.
You’ve got to dress
for the life you’re living,
not the life others
want you to live.
The most uncomfortable,
yet necessary thing,
you might ever do,
is learn how to be
comfortable being you.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
Stop doubting yourself ~
Stop doubting yourself and
allow your soul to do, what
she came here to do.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
Sanctuary~
When the darkness of unsettled days blocks your light, there’s always a sanctuary of infinite beauty waiting to embrace you and lift your spirit.
Go to the waters edge, breathe slowly and inhale the sweet, softness of the ocean and exhale the weight of the burdens you carry.
Find a mossy, tree lined forest path to lead you away from your busy days, far from whatever’s troubling you.
Retreat to a rocky bluff and let the setting sun melt your pain and relax your worries.
Gaze into the moonlight, allow its glow to warm you and hold your dreams until you’re ready to chase them again.
Before you return to the reality of your world, take a gratitude moment to relish in your own beauty and give thanks for the true miracle you are. Let go of all toxic ideas and reclaim the grace of everything beautiful that’s waiting for you.
No matter what’s blocking your path or causing you pain, nature provides the music, the colour, the awe, the sweet perfume of life and the quiet peaceful sanctuary to help you heal❤️
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
Stop, rest and reflect ~
You’re allowed to stop, to rest, to reflect,
and catch your breath. To find your sanctuary amongst the trees, upon the water, under the stars, in a field of wild flowers or on a mountain top.
Somewhere tranquil, uncluttered, and away from the noise, where you can surrender to the sound of your soul whispering all she wants you to know.
You’re allowed to step away from everything that ails you and everyone that demands something from you. You don’t have to explain why, you may not even know why.
Give yourself permission to take a break from all of it and drown yourself in peace.
It’s in this peacefulness that our breath softens, our bodies relax, our noisy minds exhale and the answers we’re looking for come.
Wishing you a peaceful week ❤️
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
This is home~
This is home.
When we step into nature, we’re stepping over the threshold of our original home. The place we go to play, to grow, to heal, to feel loved, to rest and reboot the mind, body and soul.
So go home. Allow Mother Nature to feed your entire being. She will welcome you in, offer you sanctuary and never ask you to leave.
She will not judge or ask you why you came. She will calm you, allow you to catch your breath and, provide the air you breathe. She will ask for nothing in return.
Allow her to wrap you in the familiar comfort of her embrace and remember who you really are. It’s here, in our original home, that we experience our authentic humanness.
Oh, and while you’re there pick up after yourself.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹 ❤️
Go outside, play, and remember who you are.
Every once and awhile, we need to return to the unencumbered, worry-free, wilds of our youth and become playful, curious, care free and excited about life again.
This is where we remember who we really are. This is where we plant our dreams.
So in the very wise words of your mother,
GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY
☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
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