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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