Tag: healing

Our human garden needs you

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey

~ 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

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey

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

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey

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

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey

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🔆

Focus

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey

Our minds and bodies respond to what we focus on.

When the big things become overwhelming or chaotic, focus on the little things, the things you’re grateful for and bring you joy.

It might be a sunrise, a great cup of coffee, the view from your favourite spot, your favourite furry friend in your lap, a warm bath, slowly inhaling fresh air, a walk along the ocean, a ride or stroll along your favourite forest path, seeing snow drops and crocuses bloom in spring, your health, your home, your loved ones. Whatever it is, wherever you are, focus on what feels good, what’s working and what brings you joy.

You don’t have to calm the chaos. You only have to focus on bringing calm to yourself. The chaos will pass.

Toni O’Keeffe🔆

The day may come…

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey

The day may come when the people, places, things and habits you’re used to, no longer fit or feel like you. If (when) this day arrives, embrace the calling to let go and move on.

When water stops flowing it becomes stagnate, toxic and foul. When we remain stuck, we can also become stagnant, toxic or foul.

Like water, we’re meant to flow and move forward. Our minds, bodies and souls constantly craving new knowledge, perspectives, landscapes, opportunities and adventures so we can grow.

It often feels easier to stay stuck where we are, because the thought of change is overwhelming. We do this all the time. We stay in uncomfortable relationships, situations, places, jobs, and uncomfortable (and unhealthy) behaviours and habits, because they’re what we know, or sometimes, they’re“ALL”, we know.

Don’t waste your one beautiful life and your curious mind, feeling stuck. We’re born to be curious explorers, to reach for the things beyond our grasp and to move beyond our comfort zone.

The place that feels familiar, may not be the place you belong.

Toni O’KEEFFE🔆

More days behind me…

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey

There are now more days behind me, than days in front of me; and, I find myself mindfully letting go of what I can no longer control or carry on this journey.

I’ve met and fallen in love with, the freedom that comes with forgiveness, letting go of regret, fear, anger, grief, the opinions of others, and even the material possessions that weigh me down.

As I shed old habits, behaviours and “stuff” a renewed spiritual beauty is blooming within me and I’ve never felt more alive or, more like myself.

My heart has softened, my authentic self is emerging and I see the wisdom in placing more value on stillness, honesty, compassion, simplicity, our connection to each other and to the natural world.

We’re are so easily distracted from what’s important. We’ve made life too complicated, too chaotic, too cluttered, too loud and too messy. But, it doesn’t have to be.

At any time, on any day, any one, can decide to live differently. To live gently, honestly, compassionately and lighter, because one day you might look back and wish you had.

Toni O’Keeffe🔆

~ Dream anyway

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey

Not every race will be won,
Not every dream will come true,
Not everyone you love, will love you back.
Not every goal will be reached.

Run anyway.
Dream anyway.
Love anyway.
Reach anyway.

Every step in the wrong direction,
every dream that fades, every love that’s lost, every unfulfilled goal,
puts you on the path towards
everything that’s meant for you.

Nothing you do is ever wasted, nothing! There’s wisdom and growth in everything you do, even the most painful things.

Toni O’KEEFFE🔆

~Where do you feel most like yourself?

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey

Where do you feel most like
yourself? The place where your mind, body and soul meet to express who you REALLY are?
~ the forest?
~ your workshop?
~ the garden?
~ the ocean?
~ your book nook?
~ church?
~ the gym?
~ your craft room?
~ on your bike?
~ in the barn?
~ in the kitchen
making cupcakes?

This is your place of peace.
We all need this place to rejuvenate and remember who we REALLY are.
Go there.
Often.

Toni O’Keeffe🔆