Storms

 

Two days of rain, what is a storm? Watching nature and decisions it makes for water to move about. What a great study of dynamic decisions. 

Out raking, digging small water ways, pushing manure aside, and working with the dynamics. 

Caring for the animal family while wind and water are relentless. The decisions they make to stand, walk, sleep, and eat while it all swirls around. More dynamic decision making.

The dynamics has a stillness and quietness about it. 

Lessons from nature and animals. Thank you!

Merry-Go-Round

Walking in the rain with horses

Round-and-round. As I age, I see more clearly the circle of life and how my homework takes me through the work over-and-over again, but with slight variations. The first week that I stayed in India without the group, Gurudev commented on, "Why do we get so upset when life is just a circle?" Not that I doubted Gurudev, but the simplicity caught me off guard. I have thought of it as a spiral staircase with the small changes as I pass through the rolodex of life options. 

Looking at a piece with humanity and self where the unpredictability of both is probably not something to "master" but something I examine in every exchange. The examination can be a distraction from the state of inner peace, but I also see how it builds capacity. The design matrix is remarkable in the unrelenting options to inquire, examine, and how to take action. 

As a seeker, does the seeking ever end? Does it become its own obstacle course? Are there points where one can dismount from the merry-go-round? Does each horse represent an aspect of life, so dismounting from one can mean remounting another?

Looking Inside

So sweet and kind. What is behind that wonderful orb called an eye? Looking inside. 

Living Fire

 

Wonderment of nature, change, and living fire. Winter and what does that mean for animals? Care of animals? Their needs. Looking at where to live? Climate? Weather? Variables to examine when having a choice of where to live.

Ten Years Ago: How is that possible?

 

Ten years ago, I went to India as a last minute and last resort step in my life. Today, there isn't a day that I don't reflect on and try to integrate what I learned. Global nomad with horses. Pandemic has limited my travel to Hungary and India this year. Walking with horses while living in Loomis, CA and next to the Pacific Coast Trail that runs from Canada to Mexico. Tempting to just start walking. 

As I walked in India, I often thought it would have been fun to have my horse family with me. While riding my Hungarian horse, Nador, I ran into a woman walking her small herd of 5 goats with bells. Nador ate grass quietly while we visited and the goats grazed as well. Touched my heart deeply.