On days when you don’t have it all together,
just wing it; the hair, the lipstick, life, everything!!
If you’ve got coffee(and maybe a dog),everything’s gonna’ be alright.
🤗☕️🐶
Toni ❤️
Just wing it~
Tag: Toni O’Keeffe
Dreams can come true;
The field~
This sweet dream carried me away to a field of flowers, where I fell in awe of the tapestry of colour so brilliantly stitched together.
Floating above the field, I gazed down upon tall golden sunflowers reaching for the sky, lupins exploding in hues of purple and blue, sunny daffodils and wild crocus all sharing the same soil and blooming side-by-side.
Crimson poppies, delicate white daisies and purple bachelor buttons their stems splendidly entangled, grew freely, no fences, no boarders, just beautiful wide open space allowing their roots to stretch and grow.
Rays of sunlight touched each flower, and bounced off dew-drops, making every flower sparkle. Tiny delightful buttercups dancing between it all, knit this rich bouquet of diverse colours, scents, sizes and varieties together.
Bees, butterflies, birds and bugs of every type, moved above, below and upon the tapestry doing their part. How wonderfully all life here cooperated, grew, bloomed and thrived perfectly together, it was stunning.
Then a single dandelion, falling to seed at the end of her days, but still so beautiful, called to me and asked me if I’d like to make a wish upon her, I did. I was moved that in her final moments of life, she still had something to offer, and she offered it to me.
As I continued to float above this kaleidoscope of grace and peacefulness, the flowers became us; me, you, my family, my neighbours, strangers and I knew this peaceful field was showing me, how life could be, how life should be.
I drifted back to this world, and woke, with new hope and optimism for our own diverse, and colourful human garden.
Toni O’Keeffe🌹❤️
Don’t make them ask~
Don’t make them ask~
Leave the light on, and,
stay with him until he falls asleep.
Stop talking, and listen,
not only to his words,
but to his actions,
his silence and his tears.
Walk quietly beside her
so she can feel your presence.
Hold his hand until
he wants you to let go.
Wrap your arms around her
while she weeps.
Sit with him in silence,
so he doesn’t feel the
emptiness that surrounds him.
Don’t ask what’s wrong,
because she’s not sure.
People in pain, suffering
with grief, depression, anxiety
or loneliness don’t always know
how to ask for what they need.
Don’t make them ask.
Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️
Calm the storm ☔️
When you’ve come through a storm.
Let the water settle before
you make your next move.
We can’t see clearly through turbulent seas. Reflection is only possible when the water is calm, quiet and clear.
Before you react, let the storm within you
and the storm around you settle.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
Dream anyway
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 thats lost,
every unfulfilled goal.
puts you on the path towards
what and who is meant for you.
Nothing you do is ever wasted, nothing.
There is wisdom, lessons and growth in everything, even the most painful of things.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
It’s not your battle
The next time you find yourself walking into a battle, confrontation, debate or an argument, ask yourself if you really need to be there.
Not every battle cry is meant to be answered. Some provide the opportunity to rise above whatever (or whoever) is trying to provoke you.
Of course not all conflict should be avoided. Sometimes conflict is healthy and necessary. Conflict can stimulate new ideas, challenge our thinking, lead to problem solving and foster creativity.
However, when emotions are highly charged or, our ethics or morals feel compromised, or, we don’t feel heard or understood, or, we’re recycling the same old arguments and conflicts with individuals who are disrespectful and manipulative, we might be putting our self esteem and mental well-being at risk.
You CAN walk away from the toxic people, relationships, environments or unhealthy patterns of behaviour, that try to call you into battle.
You don’t have to show up for every conflict that invites you in. Your greatest victories may be realized in the battles you never fight ☮️.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
Showing up for each other is easy
Showing up for each other is easy.
Sometimes, all we have to do is, put down our phones, be present and listen.
Listen not to judge or advise or jump in with our own commentary, but to really listen, with the kindness and compassion of our whole heart.
Toni O’KEEFFE ~🌹❤️
Be the lighthouse
Before you decide to;
“put somebody in their place”
“show them the door”,
“read them the riot act”
“take them down”
“teach them a lesson”
“tear a strip off them”
“bully them”
or
“seek revenge”
…..ask yourself if that’s what they really need.
When people are struggling, trying to cope with the chaos and pain in their lives, they don’t need another storm, they need a lighthouse.
Be kind
Be compassionate
Be the lighthouse.
Wishing you a wonderful week ahead.
Toni O’KEEFFE 🌹❤️
You are the boss of you
Guess what?
You are the boss of you.
You’re allowed to slow down.
🍁🧣🍂
Peace, calm, maybe a bit of wisdom,
and even healing, find us when we stop “doing” and rest.
Wishing you a peaceful, calm, happy weekend.
Toni🌹❤️
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 🌹❤️
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