Every ending

There is beauty in stillness and in quiet, when the pace of all things soften, the mind exhales, the breath becomes gentle and worries fade.

I focus on a single leaf, drifting with the wind, towards the forest floor, marking the end of one season and the beginning of the next.

In this quietude, I bear witness to the most colourful and calming act of life, death and letting go.

Every ending is really a new beginning and all things that begin, will end.
And, this knowing, should be our greatest calling to live🍂

Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️

Hopes and dreams

It’s a beautiful thing to have hopes and dreams, to make wishes and trust they’ll come true, and to be grateful when they do.

I love this optimistic, magical side of our whimsy human nature.

No matter how old you are, may you never stop sending dandelion wishes into the wind afar, and never stop dreaming upon a star.

Toni O’KEEFFE🌹❤️
~ just wanted to sprinkle a bit of whimsy on your day xo 🤗

Embrace the messy parts of life.

Anything that’s ever been planted had to make its way through the dirt before it could bloom.

When life gets messy, you might actually be getting ready to bloom into something absolutely beautiful.

Embrace the messy parts of life.

Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️

OK, you might be a little bit messy today.

OK, you might be a little bit messy today.
You might even feel bloated, gassy, cranky and a little less than your awesome self.
But listen, even on the messiest, most uncomfortable, baddest of bad hair days, you’re still a beautiful, fricken’ miracle, capable of achieving BIG ( and I mean HUGE) awesomeness!

Wear that mess of fuzz like a crown and
go make some magic!

Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️

We don’t arrive to this life adventure knowing it all. If we did, what would be the point?

We don’t arrive to this life adventure knowing it all. If we did, what would be the point?

I remember this chaotic, impatient, awkward, young girl, tripping over life. You might remember a similar girl or boy from the early days of your own life story.

When I reflect back on this girl, I do so with such compassion and love, because I realize now;
~ How hard she worked to find her voice and to be heard.
~ How she struggled to find the values to guide her.
~ How desperately she wanted to find her purpose.
~ How determined she was in her quest to find her place in the world and find her tribe,
And
~ How passionately she craved, and still craves, authentic human connections.
Back “then” she couldn’t even describe what this craving was.

I hope you see and admire the younger version of yourself the same way. Be gentle with, and forgive yourself for the mistakes you think you’ve made, because none of it was a mistake. That younger you, was just trying to figure life out, searching, learning and growing like we all are.

Wherever you are along this life journey, is exactly where you’re meant to be. Be grateful that your younger self got you this far, now, keep on going💖.

Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️

The rain changes everything☔️

We accept the rain knowing nothing can grow or bloom without it.

When dark clouds move in over your life, accept them, let them pour, knowing every dark cloud brings opportunities for beautiful things to bloom.

Those things that challenge us, cause us pain, grief, or heartache, are also the things that allow us to grow, if we let them.

☔️

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, 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 🌹❤️