Kynzie rode her horse, Doc, all by herself yesterday for the first time in the pasture and it was a little, (actually a lot for), traumatic for her. She did fine after she got over her initial fear but it made me realize we’re all like that to varying degrees. I mean, we want to do something but we’re afraid to because we might get hurt, or this thing is bigger than me and a thousand other reasons our minds can conjure up why some new thing is going to be terrible. Actually if we can conquer our fear and do the thing we fear, it turns out to be a lot of fun. From a distance she wanted a horse but when it came time to get on a 1,200 pound animal it’s a different story. One thing you learn about horses is they can sense their riders’ fear. Kynzie’s instructor told her, “You have to get your bluff in on a horse.” In other words act like you’re confident and the horse will think you’re in control. We’re like that about a lot of things aren’t we? We want something really badly until we get it then realize this thing is much bigger than me and I have to overcome my fear to stay on top of this. We also need to understand we can act our way into a feeling and overcome our fears by acting like we are in control. I’m not sure what you’re afraid of today but do your best to get on top of your fear and you will discover you’re far better off when you control your fear than when it controls you.
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