Gratitude creates it’s own attitude. It can give you a new perspective, a new focus. I am going to use this day as my opportunity to see those things.
My life seems to be about organizing lately. My stuff, other people’s (and animal’s) stuff, my activities, other people’s (and animal’s) activities… and on, and on…
Yes, I’m being redundant, but I get to go to TDR for the entire Memorial Day weekend. I’m really looking forward to it. We’ll do work to get ready (organizing) for the meeting, of course, but I’ll also get to visit with Lil and Vin. And my family is coming too!
I am grateful for my sanity. That I am pretty level headed and have worked through many of the issues that my childhood and growing up created. I’ve seen a few things in the last year that have made me remember this. It seems normal to me and I have to realize how blessed I am, sometimes by seeing others less so.
Enlightened Horsemanship’s recent blog post made me think about my purpose in working with horses. There definitely is one, besides the obvious that it’s fun, I like the smell of them, etc. Why do I like training, working with young horses, always trying something new? I rarely end up doing the same thing more than a few times. I am going to be thinking about this more as time passes. I’m grateful that she brought up the question… I know that there is something in it about improving, building consciousness, in both myself and the horse. As I train them and expose them to new ideas, they seem to grow in intelligence, not just physical skills. I love that. And I do too. I find it a rather amazing process really. And one that I hope to explore for many more years to come. I hope to also be exploring these ideas in words more as I continue my equine journey. Thanks, Kim!
Take a few minutes today to create your own Thankful Thursday.
How:
Sit back and consider what you have to be thankful for. Listing three to five things is nice, but one will do.
Post about gratitude on your blog. If you don’t have your own blog, go ahead and write about what you are thankful for in the comments here instead.
If you blog, please link back here or leave a comment.
Feel free to tag other bloggers, if you like to do that, but it’s not necessary. This is not a meme that obligates you to do anything, but look for gratitude. Oh, and link back, and comment, that’s all I ask.
Visit these other blogs that often participate in Thankful Thursday:
The Pony Expression
Tired Dog Ranch
Enlightened Horsemanship Through Touch
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Isn’t it wonderful how there seems to be a synergistic growth in intelligence between horse and person?
(I like the way they smell, too.)
Yes!!!
And yes.
It is addictive for me. The more I train, the more I learn and the more I want to train. And it’s not just learning techniques, it’s learning and developing on subtle levels that spill over into other areas of my life. Simply fascinating!