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HORSE 101...LIVING
IN THE MOMENT
by Karen Nowak
November 5, 2006
How strong an expression of universal law is the coming of new seasons to
the planet and yet many do not trust in their timing. Animals do not begin
to shed on the same date every year, they wait until their bodies are
given the signal to begin the transformation. Faith, trust, I don’t
believe they would view it that way, for them it is just a part of
existence on earth. Animals do not question the process of time,
they simply live it.
In turning 50 I squabbled with the passing to another decade. My goal was
to approach it with the attitude of “just another day” and “this is part
of life,” but in reality I felt “Oh, #$%, I’m 50!" and to no avail could I
change how I felt.
Turning to my horses for a bit of wisdom I noticed
something profound: they just enjoyed the cake. Did I take anything from
their blasé attitude? No, I just kept searching. I was the last person my
friends and family thought turning 50 would bother, and yet it did.
I asked my mare Chris, who is in spirit, how she dealt with the passage of
time when she was here. She just sighed and pointed out “You think too
much about what you can’t change” I had to admit she was right. She,
Chris, aged with grace and dignity accepting what time on earth was doing
to her body. With the horses who now share my life, Brandy and Butternut,
I see how they adapt to an ever-changing world around them. They don’t
define it. It is simply being.
Riding Brandy in the first days of spring is always a wake up call for me. She is overjoyed with the change that has come. The promises of the
blossoming of nature, and anticipation of green grass, heightens her
awareness. My horses embrace the goodness in each day, reminding me to do
the same.
With Brandy’s guidance I have thought often of how far removed I am from
being in the moment. Lesson 101, and a move to the serenity of existence
in Montana, have enrolled me in the “School Of The Moment”. I am learning
to see what I am given to work with each day. Do I always hear or see the
lesson? No, but, in Brandy’s words “That is the why, for the next moment.” Again she lovingly leaves me with something to ponder.
In the past few months I have learned to accept my body and its process of
ageing.
I give thanks to the lessons, my horses, and to the passage of time. |
