Taking Flight (Part 3)
By focusing on the interaction with the horse rather than on one’s self, defense mechanisms that become a part of our daily lives when we are wounded fall away, revealing the sensitive rawness of how we are, rather than who we are in God. But unlike when another person points out our faults and weaknesses, the horses are genuine and non-judgmental, showing us, rather than telling us, how our behavior and emotions affect them and the herd. We cannot fake it with a horse or with God. Thankfully, both are willing to meet us right where we are, to offer us…