What Captures Your Heart?
Posted by LeeAnn on July 19th, 2010 at 01:01pm
Horses have captured my heart. Horses seem to find me, especially horses that need a change with their human roommates. I say roommates because what is missing is a partnership.
It is interesting. I have recently discovered that I have withheld or shielded my heart from horses for a long time. It broke my heart to have to shut down my barn and find homes for my beloveds. And because my life has been in limbo for a few years now, I have been unwilling to really give my heart to a horse, at least until now.
So he is tall, black and white, big motion and has been badly misunderstood. My girlfriend who trains horses called me over for an evaluation. Now I know she didn’t need a consult and the moment I saw him move I know why she called me. He is the kind of horse that steals my heart. And he did.
What I realized is that I have imprisoned my own heart. I have had a vision about relationships with horses that I haven’t been able to set in motion, maybe because the timing wasn’t right. You see for me, the relationship with the horse starts with connection. It is not about using the horse for some personal gain. It is about discovering connection and partnership.
I listened to a CD - Celebrating Love™ created by Alison Armstrong and realized that I had tried for a very long time to break the cultural trance around horses and in the end the trance broke me. So this time I am not going at it the same way. I now see new possibilities. I now see my heart work differently. I am ready with new tools to provide a whole new experience with connection, learning relationships and partnership. The Divine Cowgirl retreats are just about ready to emerge. (Stay tuned)
Horses, humans, learners, leaders… all capture my heart and I can hardly wait to bring new possibilities into the world. It’s time. It’s time to stand fully in my passion and possibilities.
What is calling you?
The Divine Cowgirl,
LeeAnn
(photo credit: Scott MacLeod Liddle)
Under Relationship+ With others+ With ourselves
2 Comments for What Captures Your Heart?
1. Kathy Salazar | July 19th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
I’m very glad that you have opened your heart to what you love. I kinda think this is a part of the “big scary goal” that we talked about earlier sometimes we think we know what we’re supposed to do, and we don’t wait for God to close the door. We think we know what we’re supposed to do. Or maybe, you had to do it to see why you needed to reopen it?
Probably something we should all take heart of…
2. LeeAnn | July 20th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Yes, I thought I closed a door and God has other ideas.. My times with schools has been very valuable, and I will still do some work there AND it is the horse stuff that calls me, and compels me to step out on that branch! LOL
As for heart opening.. I am learning that all that is really necessary is to take down the wall I erected and let my heart loose – to free it from my fears..
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