Spring Is In The Air, Bringing Change

Kim Cardeccia | https://confidencethroughconnection.com/

This is a wonderful time of year to feel inspired and hopeful. It’s also the time of year when unexpected storms arise. Spring is in the air, bringing change. A little conscious effort and planning can help us weather the storms of change with a bit more ease.

The renewal that is present in our season of Spring offers us a great opportunity to refresh and reset. We can restart as many times as we desire. Managing our inner journey will help this process be more enjoyable and help us feel inspired as we set our intentions toward our goals.

Considering and influencing our state will set us up for more experiences we can sort into the success pile. Our “state” is determined by the intersection of our thoughts, feelings and actions. If we alter one of the three, we change our state. Or, our vibe, as I find it more fun to term it. You might even feel an inward opening or shift as you read this. You are entertaining new thoughts, and that alters your state. It may be small, but it makes a difference. The more we notice and pay attention to these changes, the more we help this different way of being ease into our new normal.

Bonus that we also get to celebrate more successes. Every time we make a small shift, we have succeeded. An image that can help, as we’re intending change is to picture ourselves on a platform waiting to get on a train or a bus. I don’t travel much by either train or bus, so I don’t know which would be more accurate for this example, but I think you get the idea. We have been carrying two suitcases. (One in each hand, like buckets of water to the horses, it’s much more balanced than carrying just one.) In these suitcases are our old patterns and perspectives. Waiting on the platform for us are two new suitcases. Inside are our new perspectives and the opportunity to develop more helpful and supportive habits.

In order to pick up the new suitcases, we have to set down the ones we’ve been carrying Then we can reach for the new ones. We may have to battle the pull of the familiar But we keep reaching and get a grip on the new suitcases. We reach out to a new way of being and carry our new mindset with us as we board the vehicle trans-porting us to our intentions.

Taking a little time to recalibrate and adjust our mindset will take us to wonderful places. We’re invited. Time to accept. Our horses appreciate our efforts to positively influence our state. It will allow us to prove ourselves worthy of their trust.

Kimberly Cardeccia is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 35 years of horse experience.

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2023 MLHC Calendar of Events

May 6: Member Meeting &Trail/Barn Clean Up, 9am at the Barn (Volunteers Needed) Rain date May 20

June 9-11: MLHC Round-Up (Volunteers Needed)

July 6-8: Indiana CelebrationTennessee Walking Horse Show (Volunteers Needed)

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