Spring has finally arrived at Hold Your Horses Farm. We horses are spending more and more time grazing in the pasture, looking for the young, sweet grass. With four horses covering every inch of our 6 ½ acre pasture, you would think we'd find plenty of it. But the grass is still short, and we've grazed it down pretty thoroughly.
Although we are still eating a little bit of hay, we like the sweet grass best. I'm all about food, and I dream about that grass. We graze through the night, pausing occasionally to doze. The places where the rains have down come heaviest seem to have the most abundant supply. I often lead the herd down to the place where the water comes out into the field after a rain. We horses learn pretty quickly where to go to find what we are looking for.
Because we have grazed the grass so short, I sometimes find that the longest grass is on the other side of the fence. I stretch my neck through the wire fence to get it. I've even seen Preacher go down on his knees to get under another place in the fence where you can't put your neck through. He's able to find some tasty morsels just under the fence.
We have to work to find what we are looking for. In the summer, the grass is usually more abundant, but in the early spring, it is tougher to find, probably because it is the young grass which is the sweetest. I appreciate the taste of it, and anticipate it every time each year.
Horses are willing to search for the grass. Even though our humans put out plenty of hay, we cherish the taste of grass whenever we can find it. We're willing to put in the effort to find it because it is worth it. We'll often abandon the hay in looking for that grass we dream about.
I think that humans should keep searching for the things they want too. To us the grass is like a treasure, well worth looking for. We're willing to stretch to reach it, and we savor each morsel, no matter how small. I suspect that humans have trouble finding their dreams sometimes. They too need to search and stretch and savor each step they make toward reaching their dreams. After all, if the dream is something you want, isn't it worth putting in some effort?
I think that when you search for it, you will appreciate it as much as we appreciate those morsels of sweet grass. I think sometimes the taste is even sweeter because we've had to work to find it. I'll bet if you keep thinking about how to find it, and looking carefully, and putting in the effort, you too can find your "sweet grass." When you do, I think you too will find that it is totally worth the effort!
Neighs and Whinnies,
Ginger
P.S. If you need help finding YOUR happiness, I would bet that my human, Linda Pucci, can help. She helps people get rid of the OBSTACLES to their happiness--whether it is stuff from the past, or things in your life right now. You can call her at 865-983-7544 and talk to her. Or email her at Linda@InnerResourceCenter.com. Tell her Ginger sent you.
© 2010 Linda Pucci, Ph.D.
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