Tag: Toni O’Keeffe

~ You can turn the page

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in follow your path, growth, Life Journey, Personal Growth, wisdom

You’re allowed to change your mind, your perspective, your point-of-view, your direction and your goals, as frequently as you need too.

Those who commit to personal growth, often change their minds based on new wisdom, life experience and insight. This doesn’t make these individuals indecisive or wishy-washy. It means they’re flexible, adaptable, and means they possess a healthy willingness to evolve into better versions of themselves.

When we live mindfully we develop clarity on what we need in life, what we need to let go of, walk away from and what we want to walk towards.

At any point, YOU can; turn the page, take a new path, change your mind, change your goals, change direction, or, change who you spend your time with. When we’re learning and growing, that’s what we do; we change.

Toni O’Keeffe🔆

~ Raindrops

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey

You and I, like rain drops, fell from the same sky, carrying the potential to do amazing things, depending where we fell and who landed beside us.

We joined others to became a part of a trickle (our family and friends) flowing through this world. These small but mighty trickles eventually merged becoming living streams, moving forward, feeding the landscape, fuelling the planet and forming roaring rivers (our communities), flowing together, creating something bigger (humanity) amassing collective wisdom as we go.

When we flow with this collective force, the journey is calm, peaceful and easy. When we swim against the current or try to go back, we get pushed down, and some, drown.

Eventually, like rain drops, we arrive at a vast sea of oneness where we finally realize we’re connected, powerful, beautiful and strong, when we flow together.

We bask in this wisdom of oneness for just a short time, until the warmth the sun calls us home. There we wait for a new journey to begin; wondering where we will land and wondering if collectively, we can make a difference “this time” and on it goes.

Have a beautiful, peaceful, purposeful and pleasant day, all you powerful, unique, little raindrops.

Toni O’Keeffe🔆

~ Don’t let your pain be your story

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in growth, healing, Life Journey, pain

Every sunrise creates the opportunity to start healing from whatevers hurting or haunting you. ☀️

It doesn’t matter how your pain found you, what matters is how you muster the courage to move beyond it.

Healing can start by forgiving who or what hurt you, including forgiving yourself for the role you played or decisions you made, that led to your emotional or physical pain.

Forgiveness doesn’t mean you condone or forget what happened. Forgiveness is the act of reclaiming control over your mental and physical well-being so you can move on and live your best life.

When we forgive, we put the weight of our pain down and remove the power it has over us. Forgiveness allows peace to fill in the spaces where sorrow, guilt, regret, anger, grief or other pain once lived and, we begin to heal.

If you need help getting started; write down the things you want to heal from and who you need to forgive. Then, find your place of peace. This place might be a forest, the oceanside, a wide open field, the rivers edge, a mountain top, your garden or a quiet room with a view.

In this safe space set your words free. You can burn, bury, shred or flush, them away. Or, scream them out into the ether.

When you leave this place, think about the lessons you’re pain provided, offer gratitude for the lessons, then leave what and who hurt you behind. If you feel your pain creeping back in. Go back to this place and reclaim your peace of mind.

Whether your pain is anchored in grief, regret, abuse, addiction, heartbreak, illness or other physical or emotional suffering; today’s a good day to start healing.

Pain is often where our greatest learning and growth takes place. It’s a part of all of our lives, but don’t let your pain be your whole story. 🌅

Toni O’KEEFFE🔆

~ Life is better with sunshine.

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey, Positivity, Sunshine

Sometimes the warmth and light we need, shows up in the form of a happy, cheerful, little soul who radiates the light that lifts us up and warms our heart for a little while. They are the sunshine in our rainy days.

They may not be there all the time, but when they show up, they add the brightest of colours to our life. They shine their light for us when we can’t find our own, and wrap us in their glow when the world has made us cold.

Let them know how grateful you are for the smiles, the joy, the light, the giggles, the hugs and the warmth they bring into your life.

It might be the lady at the post office, the elderly gentleman that smiles and says hello every time you pass on the street, your neighbour‘s dog, your cat, or, the amazon delivery guy. It doesn’t matter where the light comes from, happy is happy, no matter how it arrives, so let them know they make a difference.

Have a happy day and when you can,
be the sunshine in someone’s life☀️💛

Toni O’KEEFFE🔆

~Light workers

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in Life Journey

They are softer and more sensitive than most, believe in the goodness in others and walk gently on the earth.

They live mindfully, radiate positivity, love, and healing, choosing compassion, kindness and acceptance, over hate, judgment and fear.

They smile at strangers for no reason, talk to stray dogs, leave coins on the ground for others to find and they know forgiveness sets us free.

They are creative, love their colourful clothing, enjoy having their feet in the sand, their hands in the earth, and find healing when bathing in the ocean or walking through the forest.

They understand the interconnectivity between humanity, the planet, and every living thing upon it.

They’re grateful for the journey, the lessons life offers and know there’s more to this life than the noise that surrounds us.

They’re not bothered when people mock their whimsy optimism, they dance in spite of it.

Regardless of whats going on around them, they choose to see the light. This doesn’t make them naïve, it doesn’t mean they’re unaware of the darkness. It means they choose to grow in the light.

They’re not perfect, they often trip and fall, but always pull themselves up with a song in their heart, a skip in their step and a light burning bright in their soul.

They’re the light workers. They are the rays of light shining between our darkest moments and harshest storms. They lift us up, make us laugh, provide comfort and offer hope.

They remind us that all storms pass and beyond the darkness theres always, light.

And if you’re one of these ray’s of light, thank you making our world brighter.

Toni O’Keeffe🔆

Give your head, heart and soul a break.

by The Whimsey Angel, posted in acceptance, growth, Life Journey

Even if it’s only for a little while.
Unplug from the ugly, dark, messiness in our world, and turn towards what’s light, uplifting, nurturing, grounding, makes you smile and inspires hope.

No one survives long in darkness.
Like all living things, we grow and see things more clearly, when we stand in the light.

(and when we drink water, and have a bit of chocolate, and pet puppies and grow flowers and make music and smile at strangers 😁)
💦 🍫💐🐶🎶
Toni O’Keeffe🔆