Signs of Growth...

This winter has been a time of learning and realization for me. I have been reading, listening, and watching a lot of Parelli material lately and it is making sense in a whole new way!! I don't know how many times I have heard Pat and Linda say "It's not about the trailer, it's not about the tarp, etc." But even after hearing this and watching them work horses over and over, I would go play with my horses and make it about the trailer, about the "toys". My sessions would be focused on accomplishing tasks. Then when I felt I was being to direct line and my horse "hated" me, I would throw my "tasks" out the window and lose any sense of direction and leadership. At the end of my session I would feel lost and often bored! I am sure my horse felt the same way!

Surprising enough I think it was something I heard on the radio that finally made the whole thing finally set in! There was a Christian singer on the radio talking about his new song and the importance about having a relationship with God. He said that is about spending time everyday and just enjoying being with God and being in His presence.

LIGHT BULB!  I don't know why it never made sense that simply for me before. I know how to spend time with God, my son, my husband. Why don't I know how to spend time and enjoy my horse? So as the weather warms up and the days get longer, I will be able to put my "new" found revelation into action. I am sure it will still be a process but it finally feels like I get it!!!

It's about relationship. This may seem like a very basic realization for months of study; but it is a understanding I have been longing for since I was a young girl who knew how to be with horses!!