Take horseback riding lessons

Well, I rode a horse today! I had my first lesson and all I can say is wow! And I feel awesome that I did it despite my fear. I love horses and am not fearful of them but am fearful of that whole falling off thing. Thank you Birdie for giving me a great ride! You are a beautiful animal! And the farm I went to was magnificant. It was so obvious that the people there really loved the animals and took great care of them. It was a fantastic experience and I’m still grinning about it!

I was supposed to get a call yesterday from the instructor but something told me to call the farm. Sure enough, the instructor was not there because she had to attend a wake. But the woman I spoke to was very helpful and advised that I just come by next week and either join the group on that day or perhaps join up for private lessons. So hopefully by next Tuesday, this goal will be completed. It’s funny, but I knew I wasn’t ready this week. However, I am ready for next week. (I wonder what that’s all about. Maybe I’ll never know, but I’m glad to know I’m reading my intuition properly.)

I saw a bumper sticker of a horse today and it made me think, “that’s cool. I’ve always wanted to ride horses. It’s too bad that I couldn’t take lessons.” And then like lightening, I was struck with the realization-”I CAN ride horses. I make my choices now. Not someone else. I can choose to take lessons, to spend my money how I want to spend it.”

Wow this ties in with another of my goals: (paraphrasing here) Stop letting my past way of thinking control my actions today. I grew up in a family that acted as if none of us were worthy of really LIVING life. They acted like life was nothing but a struggle. I hated it then and although I have done ok with not getting completely sucked into that mentality, I still act as if “well maybe someday I can do this or that,” and then time just keeps passing.

Today, I did a search for horseback riding lessons, found a few that are local and made phone calls. I left a couple of messages and then spoke to someone at one farm. She said that the class still had openings and she would have the instructor call me. And the price per class is reasonable.

I can’t wait!