Mazie & Me

08/20/2026

"In daylight I belong to the world... in the night to sleep and eternity. But in the dusk I'm free from both and belong only to myself." — Lucy Maud Montgomery

06/25/2026

I have noticed something about old horses.

The older they get, the less interested they seem in proving anything.

The young horses run.

The young horses test boundaries.

The young horses worry about where they stand.

But the old horses…

The old horses seem to know something.

They know where the water is.

They know where the shade will be in the afternoon.

They know which storms matter and which ones will pass.

They know that not every disagreement requires a fight.

Not every noise requires alarm.

Not every moment requires action.

Sometimes they simply stand quietly beneath a tree and watch the world unfold.

And I wonder if wisdom might look a lot like that.

Not knowing more facts.

Not having all the answers.

But no longer feeling the need to chase every fear, every ambition, every disturbance that passes through life.

I think our culture often celebrates youth because youth is exciting.

But there is a different kind of beauty in age.

A quieter beauty.

The beauty of perspective.

The beauty of patience.

The beauty of having survived enough seasons to recognize that life is not a problem to solve.

It is something to experience.

When I sit with old horses, I often find myself slowing down.

Breathing differently.

Thinking differently.

As if they are reminding me of something I once knew.

That not everything valuable moves quickly.

That not everything important can be measured.

That there is a kind of richness that only arrives with time.

Perhaps that is why I love old horses so much.

They seem to carry a message our world desperately needs to hear:

You do not have to remain young to remain beautiful.

You do not have to remain productive to remain valuable.

And you do not have to keep proving your worth once you finally understand that you already have it.

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If today’s post resonated with you, you’ll find much more in my book, Chosen, Not Obeyed. It’s an invitation to see horses—and perhaps yourself—through a different lens.

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05/29/2026

Horses have such an amazing ability to synchronize with us humans 💕🐎

05/26/2026

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I've always loved putting flowers in my hair. I noticed something in Sammi's tail and discovered it was a dandelion puff and thought of this quote I came across at some point.

"When in doubt, add flowers to your hair."

05/26/2026

“In the end, we are not here to fit in, to be well-adjusted, acceptable to all, or to make our parents proud of us. We are here to be ourselves. Often that is not pretty, but it is honest. And our gift to the great mosaic of the world is our uniqueness. Each of us has something to bring to the mosaic of time that is unfolding in and through us whether we are aware of it or not."

~ James Hollis, Living an Examined Life

Art: 'Red Herd' by Józef Wilkoń.

05/17/2026

05/14/2026

Suri is living her best life

05/11/2026

“And suddenly you know: It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” – Meister Eckhart

05/07/2026

Being this cute is exhausting. Sometimes you just gotta stop and take a nap