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Motivation from Moshi, by Jane Savoie

Winning. What does that feel like to you? For me, I’ve “won” when I feel that flow through my body and everything comes together. I find it easy to feel flow when I’m cantering. I have a “winning” canter. It’s my favorite gait. When Jane was first teaching me tempi changes, I lost that sense of flow until I had the muscle memory of changing leads whenever she asked. Once I got that muscle memory, the changes became easy and flow returned. I felt like I’d “won.”

Winning doesn’t have to be about blue ribbons. If you’ve been away from riding for a while, you may feel like you’ve won if you simply get out to the barn and get on your horse for ten minutes. Walking around may be as far as you want to go today. If you’re a serious competitor, you may have that sense of a win by perfecting that challenging movement. If you’re a teacher, you may feel like you’ve “won” when your student ends the lesson with a smile.

There are many ways to find that sense of a Win. The key is simply to look for it. And when you do, remind yourself to pay attention to how it feels. Then you can consciously create it again and again. It’s being in that positive space that creates even more success.

What could you do today that would make you feel like a success? I’m going to perform perfect pirouettes today, both directions. That gives me a terrific successful feeling!

Love, Moshi

From Indy:

I had the most delicious breakfast today. It was a mixture of dog food and real meat. Yummm! It was so tasty! It was a great way to start the day.

From there I went outside and chased a few bunnies. Then I came back in to sleep away the rest of the hot part of the day. After it cooled down, Rhett and I played catch. It was so much fun!

I have the perfect life. Plenty to eat, people to love and who love me, and a healthy young body.

There are people in the world who don’t have enough. They may be hungry in body or maybe in spirit. They may be rich with stuff but poor in real friendships. They may have just lost everything in a fire or tornado. Or they may be buried in things but very alone in their hearts.

Do you have time to help someone? It doesn’t have to cost you money. Maybe you know someone who is lonely. Maybe you could take a casserole to an elderly neighbor. Perhaps you could donate some old clothes or furniture to a shelter. Consider helping a horse rescue nearby who could use a few hours of your time.

Giving back is one of the ways we build self-esteem and character. It’s good for your heart and good for your spirit. It’s also a great way to teach your kids to care about others.

What could you do today to help someone else? Give it a try! You may be helping yourself as well.

I’m going to take some of Moshi’s carrots out for the hungry bunnies. Don’t tell Moshi! It’ll be our little secret.

Love, Indy

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

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