Me: It's gloomy outside. Looks cold. Looks wet. Looks bad.
Also me: Well, you do choose to live in the Northwest.
Me: Did you hear the part about cold and gloomy?
Also me: Yes, but you have Bogs and wool socks and shirts and gloves. Damn girl, you even have a cozy NorthFace parka that you can't stop wearing to the barn! Layer up, and you'll feel warm and toasty.
Me: Yet, I'm lacking the joy in "joyful movement." I'm all about that nowadays. I don't "exercise," I hike. I don't go to the gym, I dance around my kitchen.
Also me: Objects at rest stay at rest. Get up and move, and get out and explore, the joy will come.
Me: Well, even the horses don't like it, and they are all about joyful movement and dance.
Also me: That's not really true. They dislike heat and flies even more. Remember Cowboy and Tweed running in the snow yesterday? Wasn't that joyful movement, even for old Cowboy?
Me: Yes, that was a magical moment. And when the fog lifted and the sun finally shined down on us at the end of the day. Glorious.
Also me: There's beauty to be found everyday, despite the weather. You can't change weather. It's part of life and the cold and fog help you appreciate the sun.
Me: Had I not listened to you, I wouldn't have seen Cowboy and Tumbleweed chasing each other in the snow, or Epona and Tweed tustling over the fence, or been able to bring Little Joe in and pamper him for the afternoon, or hike with my lover, or spread woodchips and spent hay to make the paths more stable for the herd. I wouldn't have been there to feel the sun when it finally broke through the fog.
You're very wise, Also me.
There's always beauty and joy to be found, sometimes you have to step out of your comfort zone/box to fin
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Love the Tweed/Cowboy photo, of course :0)
Tweed is our old herd’s physical therapist. 🤣
DeleteIt often takes a self-pep-talk to get me out and doing things. And then i'm always grateful.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I break it down into smaller bits, like, let’s just think about putting on boots and coat. Then, let’s think about walking out the door. When I’m out and about, I never regret it.
DeleteLove your moody photos!! I do a lot of inner dialogue, with just about everything. Being in any kind of nature is so healing. It is my therapy.
ReplyDeleteMine, too. I’m in Texas right now, enjoying family time and getting in sunshine walks. But the walks I had in that fog held their own beauty.
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