Monday and I hit the ground running. So much to do! Work, home, family -- did I mention school is starting?! Physically and mentally, I am pushed and rushed. After a long day, I hop in the car and make the drive to the barn, making a mental checklist of everything I need to do at the there: groom River, treat her hooves, exercise her. I park my car at the barn, ready to sprint to get my "to do" list done. The barn, though, lives to its own schedule and I feel the topsy turvy "gotta do it now" world slipping away. Time slows down. My overactive brain slows down. I can feel the tension in my muscles drain away. Yes, I still have my "to do" list, but now it doesn't feel so onerous and rushed.
I walk down to River's pasture calling her name. Her ears prick up and she takes a few steps in my direction. We walk up the hill to the barn together. Up in the barn, I groom her. I talk to her as I brush out her mane. Each time I come around by her face, I kiss her nose. I think she would much prefer a treat to my kiss, but she tolerates it. After her "spa" session, I walk her down the horse trails to give her and me some exercise. No riding tonight, but a brisk walk through the woods is just what the doctor ordered. River companionably walks by me, hoping to get a few morsels of prime grass as we walk. We come out from the trail near her pasture, where I put her back in to the happy calls of her fellow equine pasture-mate. River ambles off to take a drink and I walk up the hill, feeling relaxed and happy. My "to do" list at the barn was complete, but it never felt like work at all.
As I start my Tuesday, I will try to remain in the bliss that ended my Monday and live in "barn time".
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