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Motivation from Moshi

I was watching my favorite barn cat try to catch a miller moth today. She was so determined to catch that flitty creature! I couldn’t help but chuckle inside when she’d leap from a hay bale and try to grab the thing, midair. She never did catch it.

Watching her try so hard made me think about all the things we want to do with our lives that we never actually achieve. I always wanted to swim in the ocean, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. Some of my barn-friends’ people have or had a dream of riding in the Olympics. Some wanted to become famous writers. Some wish they’d struck it rich so they could have a whole herd of beautiful horses.

Sometimes our dreams don’t come true. It’s a fact. But if there is something you want to do that is really important to you, there is a good chance you can and will do it. It has to be important enough for you to let other things go. Life is just too short to do it all. And yes, sometimes life gets in the way and we don’t reach our goals. There is a point when we have to be satisfied with what we can do and not be upset by what could have been.

If there is something you wish you’d done with your life but the opportunities have passed you by, perhaps you can help someone else achieve a goal. Sponsor an Olympic hopeful. Be a mentor to a budding writer. Teach someone how you made it rich. By sharing the successful parts of yourself with others, you get to be part of something much bigger than yourself. It’s a type of immortality. You can have a positive effect on the world while you live a piece of your dream by helping someone else reach theirs.

I’m teaching the young colt at our barn how to piaffe. He’s already quite good at it! He has a real shot at being a dressage champion someday… maybe even going to the Olympics! It would make my heart so proud to see him wearing a medal!

What could you do today, to help someone else achieve their dream?

Love, Moshi

From Indy:

It was a sleepy day today. It was so hot I just didn’t feel like doing much of anything. Fortunately, Jane and Rhett were busy with other things so they didn’t mind me sleeping the day away in the nice cool house. I just love my soft bed in the hallway!

But now it’s night and I can’t sleep. I slept so much today that I’m totally rested and raring to go! But everyone else is asleep, so I have to stay inside and be quiet. I don’t know what to do with myself!

Have you ever found it almost impossible to get to sleep? I’ll bet you have. Frustrating, isn’t it? I’ve heard about a trick that a friend says is guaranteed to work. He said to fight sleep, try to stay awake! What you resist persists. So if you try to fight sleep, you’ll fall asleep! Sounds like reverse psychology to me, but I figure it’s worth a try.

Hummm okay. I’m trying to stay away now. I’m fighting closing my eyes. I’m not going to let myself fall asleep. I’m resisting sleep. I’m… (YAWN) I’m… what was I saying? Let’s see… I forgot. Let’s talk about this tomorrow…. Goodnight. Zzzzzzzzzzzz

Love, Indy

Jane Savoie
1174 Hill St ext.
Berlin, VT 05602
Jane’s Website
DressageMentor.com

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