today’s mantra: i will find center in the middle of whatever space i am in.
sometimes i just feel lost in space…the world spins around me passing by. i’m inside a glass bubble watching everyone around me living breathing smiling. here is sit.
how about you? have you defined your purpose? do you know what your blueprint is? do you know the path from point a (here and now) to your next point b? or c? or z?
i meditate so that my mind cannot complicate my life.
Sri Chinmoy,Indian spiritual leader
sometimes it’s mandatory to take time to pause, reflect, plan, and meditate. when everything is rushing around us seemingly out of control, we can regain by taking a few moments to recalibrate.
today’s mantra:i am full of passion for [insert passion]. i will carve out time today to enjoy one activity that stimulates happy brain chemicals. 🤗
one passion i love to spend time on lately is playing the piano. my piano is out of tune and a couple keys don’t work right now but i still find happiness when i sit down to play and sing.
what is one hobby activity that you do that brings all the endorphins rushing?
you’re only given on little spark of madness – you mustn’t lose it.
Sir Robin Williams, actor
challenge: set aside at least 15 min today to do something good for your brain. make art, exercise, stretch, sing, clean…anything that brings you joy. and then enjoyyyy the brain rush of happy chemicals that flow through your heart and mind! 🌈✨
unicorn city news update:
i have goals. things are rollin along. never as quickly as one would hope i suppose but hey just keep swimming, right?! the day job has been keeping me busy. i love this little unicorn project tho – it inspires me to share messages that may ‘make a difference to that one”. Remember the starfish poem?
someone asked me yesterday why i choose to highlight mental health. i spewed out a ton of reasons. people i know and love suffer from mental health challenges. i really want to just be a part of eliminating the negative stigmas associated with mental health challenges.
suicide, self harm, depression – all very real challenges teenagers and adults in our lives face. by adding cute critters and rainbow horns to positive messages, i hope to simply do my part to spread awareness and love for all hoomans.
today’s mantra: i will love others today like tomorrow is a gift. 💝
i read a line in a book i started reading – it asked if we are going through life as if it is a dress rehearsal. i thought about that. in some ways, yes, it feels like it. like we are waiting for someone to rescue us or to sprinkle a million dollars all around or to hand us the magic wand that will undo all that we’ve done. 💥 surprise! 💥 we are in the thick of act two of The Play Called Your Life right now. act three may be short. or long. or…who knows?
your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole soul to it.
Buddha,teacher
hug the people. speak kind words. we all are carrying our own set of struggles – some more willing to offload this struggles verbally, others less willingly. leave no ‘i love you’ unsaid.
treat yourself to the first day of the rest of your life by stepping into this day with determination to fulfill your life’s purpose. it’s do it before you die time. this world is a tumultuous playground at this moment. ride the wave of fate into the shoreline fulfilling your life’s purpose today. 🙏🏽✨
visualize: you are taking the final bow of your life. the audience is before you. Gods, angels, all the witnesses. how do you feel? did you deliver the performance as you intended?
life may spin. people may hum. clouds may form. i will stay centered. i will choose simple in a complicated world. 🌎
i have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. these three are your greatest treasures.
Lao Tzu,Chinese philosopher
today i will allow it to be a simple, uncomplicated day. i will be at peace with myself. i will find only love in my relationships. i will choose to be a light seeker in the roles i play throughout this day.
today’s mantra: i feel valid, validated, and valuable. ✨
sometimes there are so many feelings swirling around in my head! do your #thoughttornado s get out of bounds?? 🌪 i know that taking time for #exercise and #selfcare always helps to keep me on track.
the only permission, the only validation, and the only opinion that matters in our quest for greatness is our own.
Dr. Steve Maraboli, behavioral scientist
what makes your feelings feel valid? do you talk things out with someone or keep things more to yourself? who is your most trusted advisor? even if you spend time with a fur baby or an online anonymous chat group or a tumbleweed – make sure to verbally express emotions on a regular basis. by stating feelings, we validate our own selves making our thoughts feel valuable.
today’s mantra: i will move forward in a positive way. 🙏🏽
we can’t BE everywhere DO everything HELP everyone. we CAN take one step at a time. we CAN be 1% better. we CAN make a difference to ONE person today. we CAN tackle our dreams one task list item at a time.
believe you can and you are halfway there.
Theodore Roosevelt,American politician
the one thing i did to move forward for me today? aside from go to the doctor for some tune up, i put three designs in a #redbubble shop! #linkinbio eventually i want to have my own storefront on the website built out. but all things take time and i want you to be able to have a thing of my thing! thank u to the people who have reached out to buy designs. 🤍✨
success is not final; failure is not fatal. it’s the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill,former Prime Minister
HBU? what can you do today to move a baby step forward on a goal you have for yourself? get out of bed and open the curtains? smile at a human and make eye contact? write a timed writing? draw a sketch? run an extra mile? bench a few more pounds to PR? whatever it is… #yougotthis 💪🏾
today’s mantra: i will show sweetness to someone in need. 🤍
so, yeah. i learned a lot creating this piece! 🙊 i saw some fake news on social media somewhere in which someone was celebrating sweetest day eating ice cream. so i googled a bit to make sure sweetest day is a thing to find out it IS a thing but the post i saw was interpreted in a unique, rather sexy fashion. (pretty sure the girl had whipped cream smeared all over herself… 😜)
the problem with quotes found on the internet is that they are often not true…
“Abraham Lincoln”, source unknown
Sweetest Day is now defined as a holiday celebrated mainly for men. it falls on the third Saturday in October every year. however, it seems that it’s current version drifted a bit from the original intention of the day…
sweetest day was started in 1922 by a candy company employee. he wanted to bring happiness in society to those who are often forgotten- orphans and shut ins. SO, FYI all you girls out there with cans of whipped cream! #funny
no act of kindness – no matter how small – is ever wasted.
Aesop, Greek storyteller
anyways, i decided to share this post anyways with a #mentalhealthawareness twist. when we do something nice for others, we can’t help but feel uplifted ourselves. i hope you find a sweet way to celebrate #sweetestday this Saturday. i have a particular old lady that i know and want to sprinkle some love on her doorstep. 🌈✨
today’s mantra: i will create the space i need to center myself from the noisy world around me.
meet luna. she is our cat. she is a master of being in control of her surroundings. she takes breaks from hoomans when she needs it. she communicates her happiness and displeasures. she regularly finds a quiet place to rest, breathe, and meditate. she also enjoys getting her exercise which transmutes into joy and energy. luna the fierce! luna the brave! luna the strong! ✨👏🏽 let’s be like luna.
Breathe. Let go. Remind yourself that this moment is the only on you have for sure.
Oprah Winfrey, author
How are you doing today? Scale of 1 – 10? Are you finding center? Take a deep breath as you read this. Feel that? Your brain is eating up that yummy oxygen. Breathe again. And again. See how energizing that is? Remind yourself to breathe deeply today. 🙏🏽
today’s mantra: i am responsible for choosing happiness today. 🌧
life throws things at us. remember the monkeys at the zoo just throwing loads of crap at each other? that’s life sometimes. we just have to dodge and burn and churn our way out of that situation sometimes. 🏃🏾♂️
the price of greatness is responsibility.
Winston Churchill, British statesman
what are the things you need to let go of at this moment? life is out of our control sometimes. at other times, life swirling around us is a direct result of our own choices. at that realization moment, we understand our responsibility to self.
the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King Jr.,American minister
we have the responsibility to better our mind space with the tools that we have to do so. turn inward. breathe. reflect. take a step forward. and another. and another. #yougotthis
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