One Horse and Rider In the Wind by Susan Davies

When I was a teenager I rode my Quarter horse in Trail class at a horse show. If you aren't aware of the Trail class, it's an obstacle course for horses to test their skill in reaction to certain events they can encounter when traveling along the trail. Luckily, my horse was educated in the art of plastic tarps, wooden ramps, long puddles of water and barking dogs. In the Trail class, and he always won flawlessly. All because he knew the terrain he was moving within, and wasn't afraid of it.

Imagine yourself on a untamed horse. You are the rider and hold the reins. Unless you already know how to ride a horse, you are in for one wild ride. Even if you do have equestrian skills, you will have to put your skills to the test.

And so it is with our attention. Our attention flows here, and there, and somewhere else, and somewhere else. But are we in control of it? 

Pull up your horses reins and let's talk. Lately, has your horse has been all over the place? Are you a multitasking champion, sometimes purposefully asking your attention to do two, three or four things at once? What happens when your horse, um I mean your attention, gets overloaded? Would you like to have the tools to re-focus your attention?

So what do you do with an unskilled horse? Take it to horse training school, of course. During your school, learn how to place and remove attention with skill and ease. Learn how to shift yourself out of any unpleasant emotion you are getting stuck in. Develop your natural ability to create the experiences you really want. If you choose to, emerge with a new vision and your ability to put it into action with skill and grace.

You can develop your abilities to create the world you want -- relaxing moments of grazing in the fields, first place ribbons, making the high jumps or galloping down the field of your choice.

A horse with a little knowledge is less likely to throw you off. And you are less likely to LET it throw you off. You are more likely to know when its going to kneel down and roll on its back, while you are riding in the saddle.

Today, in our fast paced world, attention management is needed more than ever. There is more to distract us, and more to put our attention on. With the speed of information systems, there is a demand for us to move quickly to keep up, and an outside pressure to decide before we are sure of what we want. When things move this fast, and we can get caught in its tumble. If you are not deliberately choosing what to put your attention on, you can get lost. Oops! There's that horse again...galloping out of control..........

As the old adage goes, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." Can you imagine criticizing a horse into conforming? Yet, this a pattern some use to get themselves to cooperate. But just like with people, criticism and blame won't tame your horse. With the tools of Avatar, you will have the ability to work along side your horse, inspiring and guiding him with kindness and compassion, letting yourself create a whole new terrain for life. Amazing things happen when this occurs!

I strongly encourage you to check out Avatar and the ReSurfacing Workshop and see when I mean. Learn how you can operate easily through the terrain of life. Unlock your consciousness to find what makes your life the way it is, and then create it how you want it to be. As Harry Palmer says, "The path is easily marked." Thousands have walked this path before you and thousands will come after you, riding as one horse and rider in the wind.

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