Tag: selfdevelopment

The power of vulnerable potential.

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Many schools of thought within the psychological field teach us about limiting beliefs; about constructs within the mind stemmed from a collection of repetitive cerebral interplay. For years recognising personal beliefs has been a big learning curve, I have found that when I push myself past the point of thought and into the realm of the unknown there is great & powerful growth to be had. It’s easier to play safe than it is to open oneself up to a new reality. The majority of mainstream education teaches us not to step outside a certain parameter into a space of …….vulnerability. However as Brené Brown so adequately says; ‘vulnerability is the birth place of innovation, creativity & change.’ These parameters include what we believe about our Horses & the reason they are here in our lives. We love them, cherish their presence, how much deeper can / does that relationship go? Can all relationships go for that matter? What if our Soul bonds reach through the physical world into an etheric field of intimacy & expansion. Countless spiritual experiences have occurred between Humans and Horses. What dictates these experiences is the level of openness we practice, and in this practice realise again and again (creating new thought stream) where our boundaries of belief are. What do I believe about this situation and more importantly WHY? When we truly see how everything we experience in the material world is a program to some degree we begin re-writing the chapters in our own words.

Take our physical capacity for example – the average Human life expectancy is 72 years. There is much science to back this up and I am in no way disputing that this is one truth, however if we stop for a second and think about what this means……..WHY is that the statistic? Men & Women in ancient cultures lived long past the age of 100 and in thriving health, in the western world this figure (increased since WWI) is primarily dictated by the level of stress experienced on a daily basis throughout the general population, but who is telling us that? Is this THE truth or one repetitive mental flurry told again and again by millions of people over hundreds of years which eventually arrives neatly into our personal unconscious mind? I hear people in their 30’s saying that they are ‘getting old’…….I mean.…..where does this even come from? If it is a collective belief then aren’t we part of that collective? And aren’t we the ones who can personally dictate the EXACT outcome of our physical power & longevity?

Back to Horses now. Have you ever asked yourself why your Horse is in your life and gone deeper than the physical answer? Are there any beliefs you carry around the way your Horse should behave… work….look….act….do everything? How would you re-define what ‘being together’ means for you both in equally relatable terms… remembering that the unknown is always new ground for growth.

When the lenses of society are removed we leave ourselves standing in vulnerable nakedness to the potential of something unknown and extricably life changing.

Be the safest place

Over the last week and a half I have been working with Toby on his own away from the others. It was a calling to connect with him at a deeper level. To let him know that I will do everything in my capability to create a space of love for him to be in. What this also means is me being hyper aware of many different personal elements too, for example: Where my energy is, where my thoughts are, what my focus is applied to. As much as I want to let him know he is safe with me he is already acutely aware of where my energy so it actually has to be a two-fold experience because we are sharing space.

Day 1 and 2 were all about listening to each other. Going through the waves of Toby being away from the herd and me being open to acknowledging his needs free of conditions.

Day 3 he moved towards me. The current of energy between us had shifted into a more productive, action orientated frequency. We spent time focussing on the physical aspect of being together. Ground work, flexion, stretching etc. I wanted to really show him how much I care about him, how I am prepared to LISTEN to what he needs. At the end of day 3 we stood together, falling into a deep state of silence. Expanding through the vastness of space in each of our beings. Our bodies holding steady whilst the flow of experience unfurled.

Time dissolved as all I knew was his eye, his presence, his message. Here in this place where all things merge into the known and unknown – here I felt at home again.

As we stood in this way I became aware of all things. The depth of where we had expanded into and the physical dimension as well. Feeling my feet on the ground whilst simultaneously experiencing the infinite vastness of where we were. The bifold way of being.

The following days with Toby have been an advancement of physical and energetic connection in this way. Focussing on the groundwork and then entering DEEP space together.

Our relationship has changed completely. Where I felt he was so attached to the others to the point of neediness and insecurity he has now begun to adopt much more confidence, he feels much happier away from the herd and his energy is different too. Now, as soon as we see each other there is a connection. The foundation has been laid for both of us to grow from in that ‘togetherness’ which the horses had been repeatedly telling me to tap into.

Their bond is solid, the herd bond is something I am currently stepping INTO, it is not something I feel I am yet a part of to the degree I want to be. Through this connecting however, all things are possible. Entering such a deep space of ‘seeing’ with each other, a new fibre is created. One of assurance. My message of commitment to him has been heard.

We now ‘know’ each other on a different level.

As people, where can we know each other on a deeper level? Where can we hold space for authenticity to thrive?
There isn’t just one way of being in this world. We have the ability to flex the muscles of inner arrangement to the point of CREATING compatibility by virtue of our intention to do so. What if we called to those places in our lives where we know more sharing can be had. More truth. More depth. More MEANING. We are all on the same boat moving towards a destination which exists because of our power to create it in the first place.