The PATH we choose is always unknown at the beginning. There are lot of obstacles and high mountains to climb and deep rivers to swim and sometimes you seem to loose all the strength and power to get up and keep on moving. But once you are determined to go all the way up to the top and find your way out to the light you come to realize that all is possible if only you have faith and vision and if you are ready to act on your goals and not to sit and wait. I think LIFE is not about living safe and comfortable. It's too boring!!! Life is about living to the fullest, taking risks and challenges which come on your way to fulfill your dreams. It's about standing on the top of the mountain, feeling cold breeze in your face. You stand there up high and feel like world is yours, you feel like a winner and suddenly everything seems possible. It wasn't always easy- it was painful, hard, you felt like giving up at one point but that little voice inside you whispered: go on... you can do it, just one step more until you have reached the top. It's the same with our goals in life. Don't try to jump on the top of the mountain standing all the way down at the bottom. You have to make all those small steps in order to get there. So don't try to get your goals right away. You will fail because you put too much pressure right at the beginning. Take as much steps as you need to get to your goal- just one tiny step a day and soon you will realize you have reached your dream and it took less effort then you would need if you decided to get to your goal at once- with one big jump. Each day we can do something to get closer to our dreams. Every little thing counts when it comes to fulfilling our dreams and wishes. People often think they have to do something very big in order to feel that they are giving any good to this world. But it's never about the big things. Small things done with love of your heart mean more and do more then those big ones that are done just to show others that we are winners not losers.
Never do anything just to prove someone you can or to impress anyone, because at the end of the day you will be the one to live your life not the others. What you do do it for yourself, for your own good and your life. Nothing else matters!!!
If you can be true to yourself in all times, your heart will always lead you to the right place. Trust your heart and your inner guidance because it already has all the answers to your questions and it knows what is the best for you.
Just take a deep breath in the silence and your heart will whisper the truth...
About two weeks ago I got message from Stina that she invites me to Garifuna gathering in Owia. I was so excited,because I recently discovered that there is salt pond in Owia and I really wanted to go there. So,I didn't have to wait for too long to have a chance and see this beautiful place. And I also couldn't wait to meet Garifuna people and learn something new about their culture.
When I came to St.Vincent to study horses Stina once mentioned that there is one man called Boby who has stallion and mares and we should go visit him one day. Oh,I couldn't wait for this trip. Boby lives in Georgetown,so its was on the way to Owia and we decided finally go and meet his herd.
Next day we head out early,excited about our adventurous trip to the other side of the island. I must say that the other side of the island is so beautiful,with lots of palm trees close to the shore. Big cliffs coming out from the sea was another breathtaking scenery I can't forget.
It was about 3 hours ride with car,but when we came to Owia and went to see salt pond,only thing I could think of was ”This place is amazing”.We went for a swim,water was so clear and clean that I could see lot of colourful and different fishes. The half side of the pond is surrounded by big rocks which divide pond from the sea and protects us from big waves. We took lot of good pictures and video as well!!!
After we met some of Garifuna people and talked about their upcoming show in town. It can't be missed for sure.
And then it was time to finally go and meet Boby horses. That was the moment I was waiting for the whole day.
Before we went Stina called him to make sure he is waiting for us. I didn't know what I was expecting to see when I went there,but I knew one thing for sure-I would meet horses that have good life.
When we came Boby wasn't around so we walked a little to see what's happening and if we see any horses. Yea,here she was-old mare behind the gate grazing peacefully. Later I found out she was the lead mare of the herd.
Boby has 12 horses,one of them is stallion who I wanted to see so much. Bob also has lot of sheep and cows. They produce their own cheese and yogurt which I think is so nice,because it's so much more healthy to make own products and the taste is so much better.
Finally we see Boby coming with his son. We introduce each other,talk about little stuff and then Boby asked his son to call horses,but they were not to be found anywhere,so we decided to go inside the pasture and look for them. I must say horses for sure have amazing life here. They have so much grass to eat and big pastures to run around and feel free. For horses it's heaven, but not all people can afford to have that much land. We walk and walk and it seems horses are lost somewhere, because we can't find them.
But a little bit farther, here they are,grazing so peacefully. They look so happy and shiny. I see some young horses too-two new stallions and one mare. Others are mares,some of them are pregnant and expecting soon baby's. They come slowly to greet us. Some are more cautious and stay back. They look more like wild horses to me then domesticated, though they live with people. It's amazing how well Boby is taking care of them,giving them exactly what they need the most-water,lot of good grass and some love and attention.
I am trying to look for stallion,but he is somewhere in the back and doesn't seem to rush to greet us. But we are patient and soon he comes closer to greet us. He is so beautiful,brown fur,long mane,full of wild spirit. When you look at him you have no doubt he is the leader of the herd. He just radiates wisdom and power,that you simply now he is the one who keeps the herd together and safe.
He and Boby are like best friends. It's so nice to look how Boby treats him,hugging him with love and affection and horse seems to like it.
Bob doesn't keep all the baby's who are born in his farm,some of them go to another places and hopefully they have such good life with other people as they would have here with Boby.
I think it's amazing place to study horses in their natural habitat. Just by watching them in the herd I could learn so much about their language and how they interact with each other. I hope I will have that chance to go one day and spend it with all herd members.
Boby is such a nice person with so much love for his animals and I am glad I had this opportunity to meet him and learn something new about horses.
My life mostly is all about horses,but very often I like to go into spiritual world and explore what's behind it. My other passion is reading books. I often read philosophical and spiritual books and they help me to understand world around me, myself and most important they help me to understand other people around me who are so different. Actually it's such a pleasure to study how other people think,how they see world around them.
Every person is like a mystery,like a secret you want to uncover to see what treasures are hidden underneath. If we really look at the people we're talking to or the ones we live together, then we will realize how special they are in their own way. We often hear people say “I know this person so well,even better then he does”. And when we do so we make that person less special,but how can we claim we know somebody if we actually know about him nothing at all? If we approach the person we know like we see him for the first time and we know about him nothing at all and we let an open space for secrets and mystery to uncover then we will never say we know that person for 100%. Because we are different every single day, we are never the same-our mood is different,we maybe see the world differently today. I hope you get the message behind it. Sometimes it's hard to explain what's inside you,but I did my best:))
When I am with some one I am really trying to give my full attention to what we do together,I keep that connection alive between us,so I don't miss anything special.
And I never try to judge others because you never know how you would live that's person life and how you would react to things. Instead I try to find out the reasons what made people react like that.
We grow in so different environment and every parent raise their children so differently,so you will never find two same person-it's impossible. And that's good!!! That's why it's so good we meet as much new people as we can,because that's one of the ways how we learn different ways how to look at the world and how to live here. Maybe I can find something very valuable for myself to learn or there are times when some one tells something to you-it can be just one sentence or word,but it hits you so suddenly and you finally realize what you have to do.
Those moments are so precious to me and that's why it is so important to be in the moment when you do things and you talk to people,cause only then I can realize how special the world is and people who come into my life!!!
I always believed that horses are not just some animals who we use for our own pleasure and purpose. I was looking at them as spiritual beings who carry message for us.And I see them as wise teachers who can teach us so many things about ourselves and world around us.
I know that its not a coincidence that we attract specific horses at different times in our lifes.They come with purpose and message,only thing we have to do is to recognize it and learn everything what horse wants to teach and show us.
Sometimes these lessons are full of pain and sorrow and sometimes these lessons are full of joy and sudden discoveries.Both are very valuable and teach us something new about ourselves and our lifes we live.
I was lucky to attend Kathy Pike clinic in Amsterdam and experience myself how horses can easily read your emotions and how they help you to recognize who you really are and what is your life all about!!!
I experienced such an emotional break down and I realized what exactly was missing in my life and what I was avoiding all the time and this happened with a help of my horse I chose for the clinic.She was supporting me during this hard time of self healing and she was guiding and helping me to realize what exactly I was missing in my life to be happy again.
The most important lesson I learned in this clinic was not to hide your emotions,because horses read you as an open book.They can feel you and what's happening inside you from a long distance.So we should never hide our true feelings and emotions when we are around them.
If I feel sad or angry or unhappy and I know I have to work or be with horses,I never hide any emotions from them.I go and talk to them about what I feel and I know they understand me because they start to relax ,lick and chew.
But if I go to them and deny all the bad feelings I have they don't come close to me,they move away.And when I recognize what's bothering me and accept my emotions, only then horses come back to me and feel safe around me.
This is how horses help us to listen to our inner world and become fully present and enjoy the moment we live in.
That's why so many people are so attracted to these spiritual beings.Because being just close to them bring us peace and calmness in our busy and stressful life. It brings us back to that state of blisfulness that lies deep in our hearts.
Before I got to know Carolyn Resnick and her unique method of waterhole rituals, I never realized how important it is just to be with your horse and do nothing.Carolyn calls it sharing territory ritual.
When I go to share territory with my horse,first we greet each other and only then I sit somewhere to enjoy my horse presence or I could as well do some work around him.It doesn't really matter.The most important thing is not to pay attention to horse but to pretend doing something else.And when you do that horses start to show interest in you,come closer and try to explore who you are.This is the time when you start to make small steps to build magical connection between you and your horse.
I never thought I would enjoy these precious hours I spend with horses and do nothing.Some people may think that its waste of time,but during those special moments we actually learn so much about horses and their behaviour,because we have so much time just to watch them interact within the herd and its the best way how to learn their language and get closer to them.
During sharing territory,I have experienced so many good things and even miracles happening,so I am 100% sure that there is nothing better than just be with your horses and discover magic raising in the air.
When we don't ask anything from horses they start to be more interested in us.Because often when we come to them we need something and we don't spend enough time just being close to them.That is why horses are avoiding us,they don't want to be just slaves for us.They would love to be there as friends and to know that we are not gonna ask anything from them.
During sharing territory I always learn so much about myslef too.I learn to be patient and wait for the horse to come over to me.Believe me,sometimes it's not easy!!!
And when horse comes and explores me with his soft muzzle,I need to remind myself to be calm and still and do nothing,just sit and feel something happening between me and the horse-I call it magical connection.It's not that simple,because when horses are so close to us we want to touch them and feel their soft and warm body.So here I learn about patience a lot!!!
No matter what training I do every day,I make sure I spend enough time sharing territory and getting ready to work and see in what kind of mood my horse is today.And it is very important,because then I choose what training me and my horse would love to do today,what energy he has and do we have good connection before we start our training.
I wish more people discover how magical it is just to sit with their animals and do nothing,just enjoy their presence.
FOR ME,THE BIGGEST DISCOVERIES ARE FOUND IN SILENCE!!!!
