"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man."
Winston Churchill
The moment I saw the light between the woman and the horse, I knew I wanted that light in my body forever. There is so much energy on this page in my vision book, and it was such a surprise to find the answer to my soul's learning on these pages.
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| The answer to my soul's yearning from my vision page in the August Joy Up. |
My fingers began Googling, and within an hour I signed up for a course of Equine Therapy two hours from my home. One month later I was just as close to a horse as the picture above, and inside I was just like that little leaping girl. It is the best birthday present I've ever given myself. When I sent in my deposit, I had no idea what Equine Therapy was until much later when I watched a video about it and thought, "Holy Shit! That's more than I bargained for." I trust my intuition and I trusted that this would be right for me. I thought it was probably about working through fear, and it certainly was. And so much more and so right on.
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| The Morning of the Second Day |
I just returned a day ago. I don't want to write about the course and all I learned, just know that I was a warrior! Doesn't mean I fought anything or even myself. I knew nothing about horses, had next to no experience with them, didn't want to ride them, but I knew without a doubt to be with them is my secret yearning. The first two times in the ring I had no idea what I wanted the horse to do or how to do it. The next afternoon I was in a big arena with another participant and together as a team and using only non verbal communication we moved a big white horse through a variety of barriers. As we stood together at the end of the exercise, the horse came up to us and nuzzled our joined hands. I was brave. I asked for what I wanted, and I got it. I know I will be integrating the awareness learned from being with a variety of big horses forever.
Baruch ata adonai...Thank you for always telling me to trust myself and ask for what I want. I am much bigger inside, inside my silent and centered self, than I ever experienced before. I set an intention and showed up with all I had. We were blessed with a very rainy day. Cleansing rain and new strength. Thank you. Amen
<3 this! And this line in particular: "I am much bigger inside, inside my silent and centered self, than I ever experienced before.
ReplyDeleteYou showed Vulnerability, Trust and Courage, and were richly rewarded!
Thank you so very much Lynne!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adventure, Barbara!
ReplyDeleteYou are a warrior of inspiration to others and MORE! Loved popping over here from Creative Every Day and finding such a gold mine. Blessings to you!
ReplyDeleteHere is my Creative Every Day post if you would like to read it, too!
Oh... this is a wonderful post, Barbara. I am so glad that your vision book have led you to that place of connection with yourself, you´re right, when we ask, and we listen to the answers, and we follow through, we end up finding ourselves in a much better place, you said it beautifully: I am much bigger inside, inside my silent and centered self...
ReplyDeleteAnd what can I say about your experience with the horses?. I have always dreamt to swim with dolphins (I haven´t done yet) but at the end of the August I went to a place with my husband and we saw a few horses and they moved something inside me, I wanted to be closer and touch them... and here you are, lucky you!
Holy shit! That's my brave friend Barbara looking for the light; looking that horse right in the eye. Great picture! What's next for this adventurous grandmother? SL
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