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was doing my daily meditation ( aboard Carson and Indy and as it happened) and absorbing the peace and ridiculous beauty of the silent snowfall, I noticed that although everything APPEARED black and white, upon closer observation, it was anything but. Subtle shadings of color tinted the basic outline and muted the tones of so much white, and I (naturally!) couldn’t help but apply this metaphor to life / horses . It is all part of slowing down and appreciating the present (it is a gift after all) We humans love to have things presented so clearly, so black and white and easy to discern and follow, rules of what to do when ‘x’ happens, and the proper order in which to do things. We love to know how to do things in relation to’ how we’ve always done things before’, and what the ‘rules of the game’ are. Hell, we even have penalties if the ‘rules’ are broken. Not in the natural world! Everything happens right NOW! ( I Love that…RIGHT now, not wrong now)And of course there are rules, but it depends on each individual circumstance as to how the subtleties and shadings of effect are enacted.
I was involved in a mentally challenging question today, that did not involve the horses, but of course (of course!) the horses brought my answer. Yes, it does depend upon the circumstances, the presentation and the particular shades that color the question, but, most of all, it involves…….what do I feel?
Ah! Feel………… and therein lied the answer, just that easy.
The top photo is Lauren’s ‘ Painted Chief Blackbird’ who is certainly anything other then Black and White……..
Sage and Griffin demonstrating how to mix Black and White in the truck….
Griffin modeling against the horizontal and vertical patterns of his settee , his eclectic mix of bold Black and White Dane Day Wear.
Griffin, proving ( albeit questionably) that everything does go with Black and White! Hahahahahahaha!
” What we have before us are some breathtaking opportunities disguised as insoluble problems.” John W. Gardner.