Hey humanity, we could be so much better, stronger, healthier and happier, if we just stopped hurting each other.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
~ Let’s stop hurting each other
Tag: growth
~Peace
For years, songs have been sung,
poems recited, books written, speeches delivered, research conducted, on the importance of love, peace, kindness, compassion, acceptance, and caring for the planet.
The same words repeated over and over, for millennia, yet here we are.
Future generations deserve better than the hatred and violence we leave behind.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
~ You can turn the page
You’re allowed to change your mind, your perspective, your point-of-view, your direction and your goals, as frequently as you need too.
Those who commit to personal growth, often change their minds based on new wisdom, life experience and insight. This doesn’t make these individuals indecisive or wishy-washy. It means they’re flexible, adaptable, and means they possess a healthy willingness to evolve into better versions of themselves.
When we live mindfully we develop clarity on what we need in life, what we need to let go of, walk away from and what we want to walk towards.
At any point, YOU can; turn the page, take a new path, change your mind, change your goals, change direction, or, change who you spend your time with. When we’re learning and growing, that’s what we do; we change.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
~ Raindrops
You and I, like rain drops, fell from the same sky, carrying the potential to do amazing things, depending where we fell and who landed beside us.
We joined others to became a part of a trickle (our family and friends) flowing through this world. These small but mighty trickles eventually merged becoming living streams, moving forward, feeding the landscape, fuelling the planet and forming roaring rivers (our communities), flowing together, creating something bigger (humanity) amassing collective wisdom as we go.
When we flow with this collective force, the journey is calm, peaceful and easy. When we swim against the current or try to go back, we get pushed down, and some, drown.
Eventually, like rain drops, we arrive at a vast sea of oneness where we finally realize we’re connected, powerful, beautiful and strong, when we flow together.
We bask in this wisdom of oneness for just a short time, until the warmth the sun calls us home. There we wait for a new journey to begin; wondering where we will land and wondering if collectively, we can make a difference “this time” and on it goes.
Have a beautiful, peaceful, purposeful and pleasant day, all you powerful, unique, little raindrops.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
~When the path ends
One day your path
will come to an end.
You will drop all
the burdens and
heaviness you’ve
carried for so long.
Or,
you could drop
them now.
Leave the fear,
anger, resentment,
hate, judgement,
envy, and sorrow,
behind and enjoy
your life with a
peaceful heart.
In fact, the journey
might last a little
longer if you do.
💛 ☮️
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
~Let it be
If you want to reduce stress and conflict in your life, try this.
If you can’t control “it,”
or, “it”hurt you,
ог, “it” doesn’t bring you
peace, growth or joy,
forgive “it”.
Let it go, and,
Let it be.
Toni O’ Keeffe🔆
~Light workers
They are softer and more sensitive than most, believe in the goodness in others and walk gently on the earth.
They live mindfully, radiate positivity, love, and healing, choosing compassion, kindness and acceptance, over hate, judgment and fear.
They smile at strangers for no reason, talk to stray dogs, leave coins on the ground for others to find and they know forgiveness sets us free.
They are creative, love their colourful clothing, enjoy having their feet in the sand, their hands in the earth, and find healing when bathing in the ocean or walking through the forest.
They understand the interconnectivity between humanity, the planet, and every living thing upon it.
They’re grateful for the journey, the lessons life offers and know there’s more to this life than the noise that surrounds us.
They’re not bothered when people mock their whimsy optimism, they dance in spite of it.
Regardless of whats going on around them, they choose to see the light. This doesn’t make them naïve, it doesn’t mean they’re unaware of the darkness. It means they choose to grow in the light.
They’re not perfect, they often trip and fall, but always pull themselves up with a song in their heart, a skip in their step and a light burning bright in their soul.
They’re the light workers. They are the rays of light shining between our darkest moments and harshest storms. They lift us up, make us laugh, provide comfort and offer hope.
They remind us that all storms pass and beyond the darkness theres always, light.
And if you’re one of these ray’s of light, thank you making our world brighter.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
Give your head, heart and soul a break.
Even if it’s only for a little while.
Unplug from the ugly, dark, messiness in our world, and turn towards what’s light, uplifting, nurturing, grounding, makes you smile and inspires hope.
No one survives long in darkness.
Like all living things, we grow and see things more clearly, when we stand in the light.
(and when we drink water, and have a bit of chocolate, and pet puppies and grow flowers and make music and smile at strangers 😁)
💦 🍫💐🐶🎶
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
The way we look at each other.
What if we looked at each other the same way we look at nature, and marvelled at how beautiful, brilliant, unique, colourful and powerful we all are?
Oh what a happy, peaceful, planet of twinkly, peaceful souls we could be.
You really are one beautiful, bright, brilliant, unique, colourful and powerful individual!!
Oh yes, you are!!
Toni O’KEEFFE🔆
Yes, you can say no!
~ YES you can say NO
How many times have you;
agreed to do favours, taken on extra work, loaned money, attended events, compromised your values, lifestyle or well-being to please others or, avoid conflict?
Of course we make sacrifices or compromises in support of our loved ones. However, when people-pleasing becomes “the norm” and you’re constantly sacrificing your time, resources, or your physical or mental well-being, it might be time to reevaluate the people you loan yourself out too.
Seeking acceptance from others can be exhausting. The right relationship won’t drain you, they should lift you up.
Setting boundaries and saying NO to the things that make you uncomfortable or put you in situations where you’re overextending, overspending, overindulging or make you unwell, is necessary.
Wasting time on things that don’t matter,
and those who don’t care, takes time away from the things and those who do.
So yes, you can say NO!
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
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