Being present in the moment
Jul 11th, 2008 by Carolyn Resnick Method
Here we are into another day and I have just finished working with my horses once again. I have been working with that fearful horse I was telling you about a few weeks ago (Try a little tenderness…) when I was taking him from his stall to the barn and feeding him food and getting him used to that.
Well, he is doing really, really well. Now I can take him out of his paddock to the barn and I don’t have to bring him back to his buddy anymore. He is happy to be with me and is learning a lot of new things. One of the things that I have taught him is how to travel with his head really low.
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Dear Carolyn and Debra,
agree and thank ‘s for sharing! Very nice story!
Greetings Stina and the herd
Dear Debra,
Thank you for sharing a moment in highten awarness. In these moments of sharing connections we find a community beyond the herd of two.
Love to you both,
Carolyn
Dear Carolyn,
As always, your inspiring messages and wonderful stories are uplifting and educational. Today’s blog about being in the moment reminds me of an experience I had with my beloved gelding Romeo, a few weeks ago.
I had decided to spend the morning just sitting with him in his corral. We both needed some quiet time spent doing nothing, so I took my chair, a good book and a sun hat. I’d been sitting, silently reading for about an hour when I looked up and Romeo was standing about 20 feet away, just looking at me with a sweet, innocent, curious look on his handsome face. I could feel him checking me out, wondering what I was doing, what I was thinking.
In that moment, absorbed by his contented, delicious expression, everything just melted away into a moment of pure bliss and relaxation. All of a sudden, the deep, rich sounds of nature enveloped me. Romeo’s Barn, like so many Southern California boarding stables, is nestled into a small canyon, surrounded, oddly enough, by housing developments and urban civilization. It is an unusually quiet and peaceful place….the horses there are happy and healthy.
In that moment, the high-pitched calls of the hawks flying overhead, the other birds chirpping as they went busily about their daily business, the slight breezes blowing the leaves on the trees around us, the intense feeling of heat coming from the mid-day sun, the intoxicating smell of horses all around us…..it all kind of melted into one complete moment of peace and harmony. I was struck with the incredible feeling of being one with my horse, one with his environment, in unison with his world.
It was one of the most profound teachings I have yet to have with Romeo. I understood then what the look on his face meant: he was enjoying my participation in the moment, pleased with my presence and willingness to experience the subtle, yet powerful components of his world….a world dominated by nature, peace and wellbeing. It was such a wonderful gift and I now hold that image, that memory in my mind and heart. It has become a great influence on how I spend my time with Romeo. When I find myself becoming too caught up in my own ‘stuff’, or too intense while training and working with Romeo, I remember that look on his face during that peaceful day. And I am reminded that the fastest, most affective way I can become partnered with my horse is to give him that in-the-moment, relaxed and contented feeling that all is well, nature is our guide and I am willing to be in HIS world in order to be his partner.
Much love,
Debra
Hi Carolyn, just recently found your blog and love it! I’ve also just recently discovered how to be in the moment and my head feels like its melting (in a good way!). I’ve found this through being with our horse that we rescued a year ago. The other day I stood with a piece of grass that had gone to seed and tickled my face with it discovering where the most ticklish spots were while Hazel ate some wild nibbles on our forest walk! I was truly in the moment and feeling like a child, wonderful.
I hope you get a chance to have a look.
My blog is all about healing me and Hazel and other horses too
All the best,
Maria http://www.gaiashorse.com