Reflections with the Herd – Wide open spaces

Out to feed the horses first thing this morning and enjoy my morning coffee with them. After a cool, cloudy, rainy day yesterday, I am struck with the immensity of the clear blue sky today. My senses are flooded with the morning activity. Bird songs too numerous to count, the buzzing of insects, cows in the pasture, frogs in the ponds, brilliant sunshine promising a very warm day, happy horses snorting over their food. Hawk medicine is strong on my property today. I see two of them circling and others calling in the distance. Some of the qualities attributed to Hawks are their ability to see the big picture, their keen powers of observation. They teach us how to go with the flow and free ourselves from mental blocks. I see the open prairies and endless sky as representative of the endless possibilities in front of me. I laugh a little at the rickety fence that keeps my horses on my property. Truthfully, if they wanted to leave they could, that fence wouldn’t stop them. They are comfortable here. I’m grateful for that, but it makes me think that the fences that limit me to my comfort zone are only as unbreakable as I make them. I choose to stay within them at times because I feel safe here. But it wouldn’t take much effort to step beyond them. A mental exercise really. And then to embrace the endless possibilities. The potential in that. So blue sky thinkers, what are the possibilities that await you? What are the fences that limit you? Today, take a step beyond the fence and embrace the wide open spaces where you can let your imagination run wild. Happy Sunday from me and the Herd.