Sunday, August 16, 2015

Visit With Zoe


Zoe’s visitor yesterday wrote this about their time together:
"I was reminded today in my visit with Zoe how intuitive horses really are!  I went to visit her thinking I was "being" with her, giving her the usual apples she loves, brushing her, and petting her. The usual routine, but something wasn't right.  She was antsy, yawning, shifting her weight a little which is unusual for her when I visit.

I checked myself and thought, "I think I am being calm enough as I am not at all afraid of her."  Then she began gently lipping me which got my attention as I wasn't sure she wouldn't bite me if I didn't pull my fingers away pretty quickly and in doing so, it startled her. I pet her and talked to her reassuring her that I would never hit her as I felt that is what she feared when I jerked away.  Then she lipped me again. This time, I wasn't as abrupt in moving my hand away and just talked to her and stroked her head. 
 
She did it maybe once more and I still calmly talked to her and stroked her head between her ears until I truly think she went to sleep.  She stood there in that position for 10-15 minutes straight until a noise startled her in the neighborhood, and she even snorted as she awoke, which made me laugh.

It was then that I realized we were in tuned with each other for that 10-15 minutes and that was what she was trying to communicate to me by lipping me.  I realized that even though I was there physically with her out there, I was not mentally with her.  I had a million other things on my mind until she got my attention in her Zoe way.  Then we were in sync!  There is not a feeling like being in sync with a horse and I really enjoyed those sweet minutes really being present with Zoe!  She gave me that nice reminder that I constantly need to be mindful and in the moment! Those other things can wait.  That is how God is, too. He wants more than just our physical presence. He wants our being in the whole moment with Him, too. Zoe was my Earthly reminder. Thanks, Zoe!"

 
 
 





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