Dropping our Guard

Today is Saturday.  So it is another free writing day for me.  Now I am not sure ever what I will write.  I am just going along with the flow of whatever is inside of me at that time.  It may not be any good either.  Just saying.  I am working more on an experiment to see if I have any talent at all.  Please comment what you honestly think.  It will be greatly appreciated!

The lil pony was in the corner of the pasture again today.  It seems he is always there.  Waiting.  Thinking.  Wondering if he will ever get out of the padlock there.  So hopeful.

English: A solitary Shetland pony below the ca...Image via Wikipedia
I know that the cattle guard that crosses the drive out keeps the pony inside.  With the fence line coming right up to it on each side.  Those bars across the ditch is all it takes to keep him inside.  He does not realize that he could easily jump over it.  All the pony sees is the depth of the ditch.  It keeps him fearful.  Just a hole in the ground and the pipe stripped over it is all it is.

Is this how our own fears work?  Do we see a simple obstacle and think we could never safely cross over?  Never taking the chance of making a leap from one train of thought to another.  If we were able to look at the problem from another view point.  To see that it is only a guard, a few pipes over a hole, that keep us inside the fence.  Freedom is waiting on the other side.  If we were to back up...snort at the issue...and then run with all of our might.  Leaping at the edge.  And over we could soar.  Over the stop.  Landing into a new life, a new view, a new way of looking at our opportunities.
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  1. james1/14/12, 2:44 PM

    I like what you said and you did it well...'but' another point of view would be that when the pony gets out and runs into the highway only to be smacked into hamburger meat by a semi. it could be said that the bars are there for keeping the pony from making unsafe decisions.

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    1. lynette3551/14/12, 2:56 PM

      That is a valid argument. Of course I was using the pony as a replacement for the times we are too scared to venture past the guards. I should admit...the guards are often there to protect us.

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    2. james1/14/12, 7:34 PM

      i know and usually i have a more optimistic mind set but today i felt like being contrary ;>D good blog with a great illustration.

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  2. Unknown1/14/12, 2:55 PM

    I swear!!! Your mind never stops! The best part is that it's great! You amaze me everyday! Why is it that my mind only goes like that when I am trying to go to sleep at night??? Answer that for me will ya??

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    1. lynette3551/14/12, 3:08 PM

      Tammy, mine goes like that at night too. Must be part of the reason I do not get to sleep most of the night. I hope to see if I have a talent to write a book some day.

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