Since my last post I have tried to slow down and take time for myself with my animals. It has been extremely hard. I felt like I haven’t been there for them as of late. Then something happened this last week with all of them. I was working in the barn and I had let the donkey’s out to roam for a little bit. After doing some chores I finally sat down next to the barn to relax and the donkey’s decided to come see what I was doing and join me. It was so eye opening. I truly felt that all the time and work I had put in with them was somehow going backwards as I haven’t spent nearly as much time with them as I used to.
This feeling I had carried to all of my animals. Mack and I have not had nearly enough time to continue the path we were on and I miss him and our special connection so much. One day this past week I had to put Flora the filly in the pasture with them for the first time and I decided to sit down and stay with them for a little bit. Lo and behold Flora, Toby and Mack each came up to me on their own time to say hi and hang out. It was amazing and it made me want to cry.
Toby and I had been working on connection since we started showing again and, wouldn’t you know it, life got in the way and I haven’t worked with him in a week! He NEVERS comes up to me when I am in pasture. That night not only did he come say hi, he came back two more time! Almost like he was telling me that everything was okay and he was there for me.
Sometimes there is something to be said about giving time and space to all beings, even yourself. I know I need it at times and it can be so hard to come by. But if you do take some time to yourself, it can be easier to reconnect to the world and things around you. Especially the ones you love because you can come back more focused and relaxed and not rushed and out of sorts. I have to continually be reminded of this and my herd always helps to remind of these types of things.
We all need to take time and be kind to ourselves right now. There is so much going on the world today that we need to be reminded that it is okay to disassociate and take time yourself.
