This is spooky. She is blind. She may be the most soulful horse I’ve ever met. She has a courageous vulnerability that is gripping. She moves through her world very differently than the horses around her. She navigates the huge pasture with amazing grace and courage. She may not be able to see me but when I look into her eyes I don’t see blindness, I see soul, and we connect.
Connection is possible in many ways and on many levels, even if we don’t see eye to eye. We are all blind in one way or another. As we acknowledge that, perhaps we can navigate through the fields of life and relationships a little more gracefully. If I can look past my blindness and past your blindness and see your soul, then maybe we can connect–no matter the beliefs and assumptions we each have. If, on the other hand, I get hung up on your beliefs that differ from mine, then I’m going to thwart connection. Connection is something much deeper and richer than agreement or than seeing eye to eye, and it takes much more courage than simple agreement. Spooky relies on her hearing far more than the other horses. This is a good reminder for me to take the time to listen deeply to others, regardless of their beliefs or assumptions–or mine.
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beautifully stated!
Carla, so true. There is a scripture that says something like this – God looks on the inner man, where man looks on the outer.
I try to look at the inner – which is the soul.
A beautiful post.
beautiful!
She is beautiful. I owned a horse when I was a young girl … good memories.