Passion

You know how people get dramatic about their passions and say how wonderful they are? And how everything is different when they are doing what they love. Well it's so true. Whenever horses are involved things are so different for me. I think with a clear mind and I feel a "horsey high" it's amazing. I am able to remove myself from any situation for even a minute. It helps when I am overwhelmed. But also whenever I am with horses I feel right. I am really reserved and I never want to do anything wrong. I am afraid of messing up all the time. But when I ride I don't think about it. I know that if I do something wrong my horse will let me know. And I also know that nothing that I do will hurt anyone because I do have a good knowledge of how to behave with horses. So that does help my confidence. Long story short... Passion=confidence. Everyone should have something that they are really passionate about because that confidence is amazing.

Therapy

There are always things going on. And life is full of adventures... good and bad ones. And when all the bad ones happened to me at one time I felt lost and confused. I felt like I didn't know myself any more. I also felt like I had nowhere to turn. And I knew that God was there and all... but sometimes it is helpful to have something that is physically there to help you though. And I hadn't seen a horse in so long that I was even more lost because horses are a part of me. When I finally got to see my horses I finally felt like me again, I didn't feel like I was looking for the answers. All the answers seemed to be in my head, I had peace. Don't get me wrong... there are awesome people in my life that really helped me through. But horses have a therapeutic quality that accompanies their ability to listen (and not try to teach you "life lessons' and reason. And they don't try to show you where you were wrong). So basically... horses are the best medicine for uncertainty.