Back Again...

Well, here I am once again.  I haven't been writing a whole lot, but here is a short note.

I have learned a few things about myself, my horses, my dogs, and others.  After the last few months watching people and their horses and dogs, I think I have some new realizations.  Many Native Americans believed that the horse was a channel to your soul.  I think they were right to an extent!  I know that my ponies are a reflection of me and a way for me to work on my shortcomings.  For a long time I have thought that horses are a view of a person's life.  That is sometimes true and sometimes not!  I have got to see a few really nice horses over the past few months.  Some of these were not owned by very nice folks!

Again, I am reminded that kindness, willingness to help others, selflessness, and humbleness does not come directly from working with horses and dogs.  It is really a decision to make from you heart.  God has so graciously placed horses and dogs in our lives to fulfil many voids, help us communicate with patience, and view the world from an unconditional position.  Still, even though a person spends hours on end with them, that doesn't mean that it will be a given that these people will learn and use those things.  These things are a decision of the heart and have to be worked on daily to perfect!  Without the love for others/animals that only God can give us,  no matter how much time you dedicate to "training", you will not get all the benefits that horses and dogs can give.

God has given me so much to learn from being a caretaker of animals.  I need to be conscience of that and work harder to be someone that seeks to be more like Him.  The harder I work on loving others more than myself, my plans, and my things, the better life will be for us all!  It is an awesome thing that God unconditionally loves me for who I am in Him and not for who I really am!  It is also a wonderful thing that He gave me horses and dogs that help teach me to view people like He does!  God help me be the kind of person that my dog thinks I am!