What We Want

We want our horses to behave, but most of us haven’t learned to behave ourselves

We want our horses to be calm, but most of our minds are twisted up like a brambled ball of barbed wire
And our horses carry the burden

We want our horses to know their limits, but most of us still use the adult version of a temper tantrum to get what we want-
We’re entitled, never satisfied, and bitter about what we didn’t get
but hope the horse is happy with nothing but what we give him

We want the horse to settle and live peacefully
But we can’t get along with each other, can’t eat our words, can’t say sorry I messed up

We want the horse to be satisfied
But we complain endlessly

We want the horse to be straight
But we haven’t straightened out our own lives

We want, want, want,
And leave the horse wanting-
A reflection of our own inner turmoil and imbalance

Can you see this is a very real problem?
It all begins, and ends, inside our own minds
Inside our own lives
Inside our daily behavior
Inside how we get along
Inside what we put out

For what you do to one,
You do to all

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