tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post8253111019840278239..comments2023-10-29T09:33:36.668-04:00Comments on Teachings of the Horse: Riding and WritingVictoria Cummingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267314663679137147noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-16790744117236692322008-03-18T21:33:00.000-04:002008-03-18T21:33:00.000-04:00When I feel I cannot write - a feeling that has co...When I feel I cannot write - a feeling that has come often lately, as our part of the publishing world goes through turmoil - I am grateful for riding.<BR/><BR/>When I feel my words cannot move in concert with my thoughts or feelings, or when I am not even loose or fluid enough to think, much less speak, I am also grateful for riding.<BR/><BR/>When I let the horse carry me, when I concentrate on nothing else except the way the horse feels with each footfall and every ripple of muscle, my brain (if I am doing this correctly) kind of shrugs into a "so what?" and I start to relax. I ride the horse, I ride the saddle and soon I am back to riding quietly back to writing.<BR/><BR/>If I concentrate on suppling my horse, it's only a matter of time before my mind will follow suit.<BR/><BR/>A good day of riding, I think, is the precursor to a good day of writing - if not the prerequisite!!squirrelmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548231442538906709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-40566899175814032782008-03-17T20:55:00.000-04:002008-03-17T20:55:00.000-04:00Thank you for your kind words of encouragement and...Thank you for your kind words of encouragement and for your willingness to be vulnerable. That is, after all, our greatest strength. This post about writing and riding reminded me of a journal entry. I posted it today--thank you!Deejbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143307437996045353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-61291946819170833672008-03-16T18:00:00.000-04:002008-03-16T18:00:00.000-04:00That's a great quote! Funny, I've got a painting m...That's a great quote! Funny, I've got a painting my daughter did when she was a freshman in highschool framed and hanging in our living room. An abstract of Ghandi. There's no mistaking him.Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704537697611988375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-25247424732523556512008-03-16T14:33:00.000-04:002008-03-16T14:33:00.000-04:00Wow! Nailed it!There was a time that I didn't thi...Wow! Nailed it!<BR/><BR/>There was a time that I didn't think I could do either for a living. I finally gave in and realized that I have to do both and that riding and writing can balance each other out nicely.<BR/><BR/>(I can do both too... but like Billie, my house doesn't get much attention!)Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-50347556159597461622008-03-15T19:12:00.000-04:002008-03-15T19:12:00.000-04:00I've come to the point where I almost don't distin...I've come to the point where I almost don't distinguish between writing and riding - the two seem linked in some very deep way. One feeds the other, and when something is off, one can fix the other.<BR/><BR/>I love what Arlene says about not putting off riding until all the barn chores are done. I used to ride after barn chores, now I ride first, b/c in the end, the barn chores get done. <BR/><BR/>(it's the house chores that suffer around here!)<BR/><BR/>I used to get that magazine, A Real Life. It was a favorite.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-58913905088982202732008-03-15T17:15:00.000-04:002008-03-15T17:15:00.000-04:00I agree that there are similarities between riding...I agree that there are similarities between riding and writing. Our every day lives have become so hectic, it's hard to prioritize which comes first. I've found that when I make the time to do my horse thing and my writing I actually have more energy to get me through all of those other things.Rising Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-28333617253253336812008-03-15T16:02:00.000-04:002008-03-15T16:02:00.000-04:00You are right about the similarities between ridin...You are right about the similarities between riding and writing. The mistakes and insecurities will always be there, but when you get it right, it feels wonderful. It is also true there is never enough time to do both with so many other things needing our attention. I once read a great article, it said something along the lines of don't put off riding until every thing is perfect and all the chores are done,because even the manure pile doesn't look so bad from the back of a horse. Good luck selling your writing projects so you can get that saddle.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.com