I left the house early to get to Durango by 9:30 for the weekly walk with my Seniors Outdoors club. I met Rosemary and we walked together. I think it's about five miles, but I think it might be more because we walk farther than we used to. They've extended the walk quite a way farther now.
Then, I went to lunch, and it was pleasant. Afterwards, a quick trip to the health food store and then I drove out to Jennifer's ranch. "Molly" was getting a lesson. The horse they used was "Marvin," an ex-racehorse who is handsome and well trained. In fact, he is so well trained that if you don't do things correctly, he refuses to cooperate. Jerking on the reins won't help . . . if you're not moving your body the right way, Marvin won't move. The last kid who tried to force him to respond to jerking reins got thrown off! He was the only person Marvin's ever unloaded, though. Do the right thing, and he'll be fine or he just won't do it. That's pretty awesome, really.
Jennifer says that too many people depend on the reins to do what their bodies should be doing. I watched a video of a woman riding a horse with no reins at all. You wouldn't believe all that horse did . . . it was truly amazing. You don't need reins to communicate with the horse. I think it's all pretty awesome, and I can hardly wait till my lessons begin.
I'm also reading a book on horses written by the guy whose clinic I'm going to in a couple weeks. He says that horses are incredibly intuitive, and that you should always start by "thinking" what you want the horse to do before you even ask him to do it. The guy, and his horse sense, are awesome. I think I'm falling in love.
Thursday
Yesterday was so full, and last night I didn't sleep well . . . so, today I just took it easy. I read almost all day and did a little sewing. I still have to finish my feet pajamas before I leave in a couple weeks.
And, I was totally right about the energy shifting with Dennis. He called me today, and said he'd been wanting to, but he had to work up the nerve. He said he was reading my India book and noticed all the things that we had in common. And he said that he'd like to spend some time with me . . . he mentioned hiking.
Thank goodness for Phil . . . at least he's good for something. I used him to basically get rid of John, and now I'm using him again to put Dennis off. Dennis is very nice, and very funny, and we do have things in common. Is there a possibility there? I don't think so. For right now, I just need some space . . . which is what I told him. I do have to say, though, that there were some red flags back then when I went out with him a couple times. I remember one or two of them . . . and my lesson with Phil was ignoring the red flags. So, time will tell.
When I met him before, we went miniature golfing, which was fun . . . he made me laugh a lot. And then we went out to lunch. But, there was no click. Then, he asked me to go to Mesa Verde with him . . . and I love going to Mesa Verde, so I said yes. But, the night before I didn't get any sleep and so I called him the following morning to cancel. He was just leaving the house. He never called again after that. I thought it was my heart telling me . . . NO! And I didn't care that he didn't call again . . . in fact, I was glad. So, here he is again, and I'm still fairly certain that it's no.
If I'm tempted at all, it's because of the disservice that Phil did me . . . he made me remember how nice it is to be with someone that you're close to. I miss that. A lot. But, I also have to remember that it's not so nice if you really don't want to be there. Patience is the key for me. The right guy will come along when he comes along. I am confident the universe will send him to me at the exact right time.
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