When it Fits

This isn't a post about clothes but about horses.  I found one and he fits perfectly.  It has taken a long time, since my perfect Arabian mare, Toga, died two years ago this summer, to find that fit.  I wasn't going to buy a horse but found I was missing riding way more than I thought I would.  I have had a horse since I was six and that few month wait for another was all I could bear.  I bought a horse, Electric, after much prodding from the seller, who was also the boarder for Toga.  I'm not one to be pushed to buy but I gave in because the horse was 'supposed' to be so well trained.  Needless to say he was not, I also discovered that the person I bought him from was not honest on many levels...sad but sometimes when people have something they don't want, they sacrifice character to avoid losing money.  I did pray about it and I did feel to buy him.  I enjoyed riding him but the more I worked him, thinking he was trained, the more distressed he became.  Eventually this poor untrained animal got frustrated and started to do very stupid things...like falling on me.

Todays Question:  "What does this have to do with my weight loss journey?"

I'll tie it in...work with me.  Very long story short, I got a trainer to ride my well trained horse, she assured me was green broke at best, she started working with him and he is becoming a beautifully trained English horse.  I ride western.  The trainer became a close friend both to me and Electric.  God answered me one day when I asked why I felt to buy that horse.  He said; "It was never about you and the horse it was about you and the trainer."  The light went on, our relationship grew while Lindsey trained my horse, I value her greatly, she is a friend who adds to my life and I pray I've added to hers as well.  So I learned that regardless of the horses price, a friend is worth so much more.  You think I'd have known that. 

Now to the perfect fit.  Yesterday my husband, my son, his pretty wife and me, piled into Gord's truck and took the five and a half hour drive to Medicine to see a horse.  One that we all could ride, one more relaxed than the handsome Electric.  He instantly got to all of us.  So beautiful, so much personality and not the least bit...untrained or scary, in spite of having not been ridin for a year.  He fit like those favorite jeans on all three of us.  Chantel is pregnant so she just looked, but she loved him too.  We all knew he was the one.  I'm so grateful, not just for the horse, Grundy is his name, but that the 11 hour drive in one day was not a waste of time.  Thanking Gord, Gordon and Chantel for sacrificing a day to help me find the right fit, and to Dave, Tessa and Zayin for being the dog sitters.  :)

Now for the tie in.  Support!  Yep, that's it.  Having a support system in life is so important.  In any and every area where you need to make changes or decisions.  I cannot imagine how diffcult it would be to enjoy life without people who love you and support you in the struggles and in joys.  Yesterday was about joys, today may be a little tougher.  Regardless of what a day brings forth having people who love and support you is the best fit.  My cup runs over in this area and I pray yours does too.  What I have sowed into my husband, children, friends and loved ones has never failed to reap a harvest because seeds of love always grow more love.  I will learn to sow better seeds into myself...it's a process but I'm going to keep pressing on until...it fits.

Be blessed with a Wonderful Day