Tag: let go

Put it all down

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in follow your path, healing, judgement, letting go, Toni O’KEEFFE, Wisdom, Life Journey,

This might be a good day to put it all down.

If you’re carrying the weight of the past,

you’re not living fully in the present.

Whatever he, she or they, did or said to you, let it go. You are NOT the pain or burdens others placed upon you. Nor are you the opinions anyone has of you.

Put it down. Put it all down.

This weight is no longer yours to carry.

Some of it was NEVER yours to carry.

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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~ Happiness is YOU!

It’s ;

~ YOU not judging and comparing yourselves to others and you accept yourselves as YOU are.

YOU seeing and appreciating the blessings (big and small) all around YOU.

YOU realizing happiness does not come from stuff, but from the attitude we (YOU) have about life.

YOU making the choice to be happy.

Happiness isn’t something we look for. Happiness is YOU.

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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A wise soul will exercise curiosity

before judgement, ask questions

before criticizing, and attempt

to understand before making assumptions.

We all have it in us

to be wise, funky,

beautiful souls.

So let’s be funky!

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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That emptiness you sometimes feel?

Perhaps it’s your soul creating space for;

new things,

new ideas,

new adventures,

new people,

to arrive.

This emptiness may feel like loneliness, sadness, a sense of wanting, or disappointment.

Don’t try and fill the emptiness, sit with it, feel it. Then invite it to leave. Use this feeling as an opportunity to open your heart, your mind to receiving something new.

There’s a season for all things and all people, to come in and out of our lives.

Let them come, and,

Let them go.

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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In the

right light,

even the

darkest of

storms cast

a beautiful

light.

No matter what

you’re going through,

there’s light

behind this storm.

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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We miss so much

as we rush through life.

If you knew

everything you

love today, would

be gone tomorrow,

including your family,

friends, your stuff,

your home, your pets,

would you slow down and

live differently?

would you look

at the world differently?

would you act differently?

It all will be gone, all of it,

love it all exactly like that.

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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“Thank you for the good times, the bad times and the learning and growing we did together. I’m wiser, stronger and kinder because I had this time with you.”

Let these be your parting words as you walk away from ANY personal, professional or intimate relationship that’s come to an end.

If they you hurt you, let you down, caused you pain ~ forgive them. Learn from it.

The hate, disappointment, anger, fear, or regret you carry, feeds your pain, not theirs.

Walk away with a grateful heart knowing you’re wiser, stronger and kinder because of the time you spent together.

Even if it was painful, be grateful that this lesson is over.

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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Life will hurt.

Nature will heal.

If you want

to hurt less,

you know

where to go.

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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Look at you,

enjoying life,

finding joy,

laughing, spending

time with people

who lift you up,

loving yourself,

letting go

of all that

toxic stuff.

Way to go!!!

Oh, this isn’t you?

Why not?

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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Pain has purpose.

let it hurt,

let it heal

then,

let it go.

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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At any moment,

in any day,

you can stop,

and decide to

do things differently.

to live differently,

to love differently,

to care for yourself

or others

differently.

You have more

control over this

grand adventure

than you realize.

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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Want to heal

the heart,

the mind,

the body,

the soul.

slow your pace,

slow your breath,

Step into nature

Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️

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Don’t waste your energy creating anger, hate, doubt, jealousy,disappointment, physical pain

Use it to create warmth, kindness, tolerance, self love

Allowing yourself and others to change and grow

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in change, compassion, gratitude, growth, happiness, healing, judgement, letting go, life challenges, Reflection, self discovery

I was listening (okay I was ease dropping) on a conversation the other day.

Two women were chatting about a common “friend”who is constantly changing.

“She can’t stay in one place,” one of them said. “She has changed jobs four or five times since I’ve known her,” the other one commented in that rolling her eyes tone of voice.

I heard phrases like;

“Get her act together,”

“Stick with one relationship,”.

“Her bohemian phase,” and

“She needs to decided if she’s Buddhist, an atheist or something different.”

Hmm, their “friend” sounds a bit like me in my late 30’s.

It appeared they believed those who are constantly changing are somehow broken.

I have a completely different perspective.

I believe we should be constantly changing.

You’re allowed to change your mind or shift your perspective. Especially when it comes to the big stuff. That’s how we grow.

The knowledge, experience and insights we acquire over the course of our lives SHOULD shape and change us.

My God, if I was still living my life based on the insights and experience of my 12 year old self, I’d be a hot mess of jellybeans, acne and mood swings, guided by my crush on Bobby Sherman and a desire to grow boobs.

Like everything on the planet, we’re supposed to change. Those little seeds we come from are supposed to take root, grow, blossom and then we shed our leaves (aka Feng~shui your life) rest, and start all over again and again and maybe again.

You don’t have to stay in a particular mind set, job, relationship or community if it no longer feels right. When we change our mind, shed old thinking and outdated perspectives, it means we’re thinking, pondering and working our brain muscles. It means we’re growing and creating the space for new adventures, new relationships and new opportunities.

I hope you allow yourself to constantly change and grow. And, along the way you let go of the attitudes, beliefs and people that no longer give you life. If you can’t, at least don’t judge the ones that are.

Toni O’K~🌹❤️

Doing nothing might be the most productive “something” you can do.

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in busyness, growth, healing, Life Journey, personal growth,, Reflection, rest

Sometimes doing nothing can be the most productive “something” you do for yourself.

I’ve learned more about myself and others when I bask in stillness and silence.

Filling our lives with busyness and noise is the least productive thing we can do for our minds, bodies and spirits.

It’s in calm and quietude, that we process the learning we’ve acquired on this wild ride called life, and make sense of the things we’ve gone through.

When we lay down our burdens and close our eyes, we see clearly and we allow healing to take place. It’s in a state of hush that the answers we seek arrive and the way forward is revealed.

Doing absolutely nothing, can sometimes be the perfect path towards an amazing and beautiful something.

Release everything that ails you, haunts you or weighs heavy on your “being” and, gift yourself with a little bit of nothing today.

Sending love and light to whomever needs it☀️❤️.

TO’K~🌹❤️

Follow your joy.

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in be you, growth, happiness, healing, joy, letting go, life challenges, Life Journey, Reflection, seek less, dreams, simple life,, self discovery

If what you’re doing, what you have, where you’re at or who you spend your time with, doesn’t bring you joy ~ give yourself permission to let it go.

If finding joy seems hard because you have a mortgage to pay, a family to support, educational goals you want to achieve or you’re caring for someone, change your perspective and find joy in these things and where these things and people will lead you.

If you can’t change your current circumstances you can still;

  • Make self care a priority. There is no one who is more important and worthy of self care than you, no one.
  • Stop worrying and overthinking, it serves no purpose. It takes as much energy to focus on what’s right in your life, as it takes to focus on what’s wrong. However, the affect of focusing on what’s right can have a huge positive benefit on your physical, spiritual and mental well being.
  • Nurture yourself in nature. Learn to be still beside the ocean, in a forest, or sitting on top of a rocky bluff. Listen to the peacefulness and bring calm into your life.
  • Avoid being drawn into other peoples drama/conflict.
  • Manage the internal dialogue in your head. We tell ourselves stories about ourselves that are just not true. Stories such as “I’ll always be alone.” “I’m going to be in pain my entire life.” “I’ll never get fit.” “I’ll always be poor.” “I won’t be happy until this situation changes.” Change the story you tell yourself about yourself.
  • Make plans to do something you’ve always wanted to do, even if that something is still off in the future.
  • Try spending less $ on “stuff” and spend more time making memories and having experiences.
  • Interact with positive uplifting people.
  • Take a break from media and tune into a comedy channel instead.
  • Purge stuff; sell, donate or get rid of things that no longer serve you and your life.
  • Say goodbye to toxic people and relationships.
  • Stop being offended by every little damn thing. You’re not responsible for how others behave or why they do the things they do. So stop being judgmental or worrying that others may judge you. We’re not all on the same path, we’re not supposed to be.
  • Get moving. Physical activity to the degree you’re able, can; improve your memory and brain function, help manage chronic pain, assist in weight management, lower blood pressure and improve heart health, improve your quality of sleep, reduce feelings of anxiety and depression and, reduce “life fatigue”.
  • Cultivate an attitude of gratitude. Focus on the things in your life that do bring you joy; the ones you love, your pets, your garden, a sunset, creating art, the first sip of coffee as you start your day, a ride along a stretch of open highway, your cozy pillow ( I love my pillow), kissing the lips of someone you love.

Life can feel like a “whack-a-mole game” with crazy, unpleasant circumstances popping up in unexpected places. You can still be happy, and you can still whack those things with a big smile on your face😁.

If where you’re at now is hard, find joy in knowing these challenging days will be behind you one day. You’ll look back on your struggle and be proud that you were strong and got through it.

When I look back over my life, its not the stuff or the pay cheques that brought me joy, it’s simple pleasures and precious moments that have always lifted me up.

You have more power over your current situation than perhaps you realize. Use this power to grow into the best version of yourself by following your joy.

Wishing you a happy, zenny, joyful, sunshine and lollipops kind of day☀️🍭 🤗

Love Toni ~ 🌹❤️