The way we live, laugh, learn, love and play
We all have those beautiful souls who shine wisdom and warmth into our lives. They help us grow, are the sunshine on our rainy days, and, the starlight that guides us home when life gets dark.
Be mindful of their presence.
They didn’t show up by accident, so, keep them close🤗.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
Life gets easier when we stop resisting the natural rhythm and flow of all things, and accept that this flow is not ours to control.
When we move with this flow, see the beauty in it and understand that we’re apart of it, life makes sense.
When we try to control it, work against or around it, or pretend it doesn’t exist, life is challenging.
~storms blow in, then blow out.
~ocean tides will rise, then, they fall,
~ life gets loud, then, it softens.
~ a man will die today, another will be born,
~ winter flows into spring, spring into summer, summer into fall and on it beautifully goes.
These things and everything, are the ebb and flow that make life beautiful, amazing, precious, impermanent and, beyond our control.
Life will get easier, once you stop
resisting the flow, start enjoying it and swaying to the rhythm of it.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🔆
Every day you leave a trail of footprints behind you.
You may not see them,
but others will.
This trail is created by your acts of kindness, the joy you create in the lives of others, the forgiveness you offer, the wisdom you share, the compassion you show and the love you give freely.
These footprints become the roadmap your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends, community and others will follow.
Make sure they lead to beautiful places.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
Rest, is part of the journey.
We cannot heal, thrive or exist without it.
If you need to step away from the noise, catch your breath, and wander into the beauty of the wilds, curl up under a tree, and let the calm of swaying branches and the wind lull you to sleep, you should definitely do that.
Toni O’KEEFFE🔆
Some of our greatest adventures
happen when we “think” we’re lost; when really, sometimes, getting lost is the best way to figure out who we are, and where we’re supposed to be.
Allow yourself to wander off the path every once in a while, have an adventure and, get a little lost.(but make sure you’ve got your phone and your GPS, and water and extra socks and a bit of chocolate just in case😁)
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
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🔆
Wow! You are unlike anything else in the entire universe. A billion beautiful things had to line up so you could be here living this life.
Just the right amount of star dust landing in the same place, then generations of your ancestors making decisions and taking tiny steps that led to the creation of you! You really are something special!
There’s a spark in you that holds your purpose and potential!! It’s the magic that makes you authentically you.
Light that thing up !!
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
There’s an
entire world
inside you
that knows
only peace,
love, and
compassion.
Spend more
time there.
Toni O’Keeffe🔆
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🔆
For most of our adult lives, the majority of us are on a mad, noisy, furious dash to get to some elusive place or prize.
It’s when we slow down, that we realize the prize (and the magic) happens on the quiet, slow days; the days we take time to notice, experience and inhale the world around us. These are the days that bring us back to life and remind us who we are💛
Toni O’KEEFFE🔆
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