29 Days of GRATITUDE

Day One:

So I have been thinking a lot about gratitude lately and how much I lack in expressing my gratitude.

I truly have been given much and yet I often seem like I am on this ridiculous never ending downward spiral of everything not being enough... when in fact I have all I need and much much more. All this craze of wanting more and more and more will never bring me peace or joy.

In fact, this last general conference had several talks based on gratitude so this must be quite important. 

I made a challenge for me to write in my blog each day about something that day in particular that I am grateful for.

So here goes day one...

I am so extremely grateful that I have the opportunity to be with horses whenever I want. 

In fact, today after I cleaned out a rather large stall after work I went bareback on this magnificent horse named Gunner.

Gunner is such a calm boy and to be quite honest it is almost like he is part dog or something. He is just so friendly and loves as much attention as he can get!

Getting to go barebacking on that beaut was just what I needed today! For some dang reason today was just one of those days where it is hard to pick yourself out of the dumps. 

Horses have this way of calming me. I feel free. I feel peace inside and all I have to think about is how the horse and I are interacting with each other. Riding is the bee's knees no matter what, but there is this unique serenity riding bareback. You feel the strong movements of this powerful and graceful creature beneath you and you feel like you are one. And it presents a slight challenge with balancing. 

So I am so very grateful that I have 24/7 access to horses. And not just any old horse but athletic champion cutting horses who each have the cutest and darndest personalities you ever did see.

What were you grateful for today?