Monthly Archives: November 2011

Nov23

allowing part 2

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Last week when I went to work with Nelson I took some photographs.  Because I have been Clicker Training Nelson for a while, the clicking of the camera was soothing to him.  What was even more surprising, is that this formerly wild Mustang was posing.

Nelson has taught me a lot about allowing.  He has taught me invaluable lessons that translate into all the other parts of my life. Here are just a few:

  • How to wait.
  • How to move when the moment opens.
  • How to listen.
  • How to ask a different question.
  • How to soften.
  • How to allow the other to be who they are.
  • Persistence and devotion.
  • Unconditional love.

So as Thanksgiving approaches, I am thankful for Nelson.  That he is safe.  That he is in my life.

Where are you learning about allowing?

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Nov22

allow

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Jane Sezak is a wonderful astrologer who lives in Kauai.  For twenty years, I have received her readings on my birthday.  She tells me about my progression, transits, and the themes that are up for the coming year.

Every year, she says something about letting yourself be led by how life is leading you. Abraham calls it allowing.  And every day, that seems to be a lesson that I learn again.

Allowing is the opposite of resisting.  The opposite of trying to control, figure out, work hard enough to make things happen. The opposite of fear.

Today my moment of allowing was small – I had to just accept feeling uninspired and tired.  Tomorrow my daughters come home for the holiday.  More allowing will be required.

How do you experience allowing?

Nov21

light & shadow

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I think that one of the things about becoming older is that the shadows get smaller.  More of me is revealed to myself and others, rust and all.

Riding, yoga and writing practice all help me to bring things forward into the light, illuminating what is hidden in the shadows.  Each time I ride I am seeking more and more sensitivity and refinement in what I feel from the horse and in my own body.  It is the same with my movement practices and with writing.

Taking photographs is teaching me that sometimes practicing is just about waiting for the light.  Or making peace with the shadows.

This week in The Journal I am writing about what happened when I went to have new headshots taken.

Where are you feeling the light today?