Morning Mantra: "As you age you'll find the biggest regrets are the things you didn't do."

Your 80 year old self doesn't wish you had been more perfect. She wishes you had been more honest about what you wanted, and brave enough to build your life around it.

In our country we tend to focus on how we look and what we own thanks to a consumer driven culture. They NEED us to buy their stuff so they promote those ideals. Chasing dreams into nature, living simply but happy, and showing yourself some grace about your looks don't sell products.

But as you age the things that really matter become much clearer. I have discovered that I can love myself if I'm 20 lbs more than I thought was my ideal weight and that I enjoy my meals more because I am not eliminating my favorite foods to stay thin.

I have discovered that being in nature, with my horse and/or my dog brings me more pleasure than chasing points at a horse show. In the past I thought to be relevant meant I had to be competing.

I have stopped apologizing for being loud, talking a lot, and having a busy brain. Sure, I am still aware of the impact of my behavior and work on things, but I am who I am and I have spent far too much of my life trying to be someone else.

Don't wait until you're old to discover your bliss and to build your life around it. Don't settle for a life that doesn't make you excited about the new day. Be brave in pursuit of it.

You won't regret it.

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