Woman and Beast

Big, black horse
Small, scared me
Stand on the steps

Nearly gave up
Saw it in my sight
Something small stepped in
Majic, clear and light

Lean in to mount
Cry baby, cry, can’t

Sweating, in a tizzy
Emabarrased, cringe and shy
Verbal diarroeha
The clock ticking by

Looking over
Very high
Leg cocked out
Stuck in the mind
Time stops for a moment – over we go

I’m on
On ….. a horse!

Millions before
But today just me
Mounted – achieved

Beast between my legs

tense body
wibble wobble
movey movey
jiggle joggly
hands on my saddle gripped
stiff, excited uneasy – Rejoice!

Stop!!!!  Stop …. relax

Start!!!

Near perfection
Controlled but loose
Enjoying the body’s movement
Woman and Beast

Triumph

I did it.  I got on a horse, rode it and enjoyed it.  Thank you to the children for my voucher!  This is a HUGE achievement for me and I am so proud of myself for doing it (I nearly went home).

Reiki Master

A perfect weekend of fun, learning and attunement.  If you want to learn from the best visit Sharon Carrington at Solent Reiki.  She is arranging a Spiritual trip to Nepal next year (17th – 30th November).  One of the many things Sharon taught us was Psychic Healing which reminds me of a combination of Clean Language, NLP and Reiki all rolled into one – it’s incredibly effective for clearing blocks – but not for the feint hearted!  Thank you Sharon!

Jump and Shout!

I’ve recently been given a wonderful trampette and here is Heather having a go on it.  This morning I’ve been bouncing to Operation Blade by Public Domain and it reminded me how much I miss dancing so I had a look at all my CD’s and found my Disco Dancing Hits Album – yeah!  I find it so easy to exercise to ‘body’ music that I love so this should keep me going.  I’m increasing the number of minutes I jump by one a day – good for the heart, body and soul!

Beauty in the Detail

I was huffing and puffing today because i didn’t really want to do the garden but it was too wild to ignore any more.  When I began looking at the beautiful details I began to relax and enjoy.  If you look at the rose you can even see that the dew is still on the petals.

 It’s amazing how much we miss when we are only looking at the bigger picture.  Also I found it interesting to observe again that even nature is not perfect – beautiful but not perfect!

Grateful for Your Help!

 Thanks so much to Mat and Dave for fixing my fence.  It took much longer than anticipated.  They did a great job and really made me laugh as well. 

It’s really nice to know that I don’t always have to do everything myself and that it’s important to allow people to help me!  

Very, very grateful and highly amused that we have had a fence panel shortage in this country for months now.  A reminder of how much we take for granted – and how much we just shouldn’t do that!

Blood, Sweat and Tears and Triumph Over Procrastination

I successfully used a drill today!!! I put up Maria’s blind after 1 whole year of procrastination.  What an achievement for me – it sounds ridiculous but this is a task I found very daunting particularly as i hate using the drill.  But I’ve done it now and what a relief it is – to both of us.

Why Procrastinate?

I his book Do it Now: How to Stop Procrastinating,William Knaus talks about two reasons for procrastination:

1) Self Doubters (often perfectionists)

2) Discomfort Dodgers (this was me on this occassion)

It’s good for me to stay in touch with my procrastination so that I can better help my clients.

What’s next on my list of energy sappers?  My bedroom ceiling needs painting and oh, that old cookie – THE GARDEN!!!!

Listening to Your Inner Voice

“To make emotionally intelligent choices, it’s important to make sure that it really is your steady, calm inner voice that you’re in touch with.  If you’re relaxed when you hear it and it gives you the same message over time, chances are good that it’s your inner voice……Emotional intelligence is the opposite of emotional chaos; it’s emotional clarit, when your head and heart are aligned in peaceful knowing and you are in full agreement with yourself.  This is the strong, tranquil message of your inner voice. ”

Extract from , The Art of Leading Yourself Tap the power of your Emotional Intelligence by Randi B Noyes

 Couldn’t have put it better myself!

Ban Comic Sans? Never!

I love the font Comic Sans, its friendly and I’ve had an unusual amount of pleasure from it over the years. I’ve used it a lot and was surprised and a bit miffed when I discovered a strange website this morning: ban comic sans. It’s amusing and a little sad. …. but as always a silver linning – this site has given me an idea for the structure of a site that I want to have soon. x

Antwone Fisher – The True Story of Victim of Child Abuse

The true story of Antwone Fisher a black american boy who survived physical and sexual abuse at the hands of his foster family.  It’s a moving film based in a Navy Camp.  It stars Derek Luke who plays Antwone Fisher as a young man and  Denzel Washington as the Navy Psychiatrist who helps him unravel the reasons for his agressive attitude towards his peers.

For a very opposing view of this film, have a look at this BBC review.