Keep Calm and Start Writing

I am an advocate of saving time for the little moments that restore calm and happiness.
The countryside has a way of encouraging this I always find.

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I think Autumn may be my favourite season . . .

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Sharing my life with horses was always a childhood dream of mine. I think that is why the quote  ' A pony is a childhood dream - A horse is an adult treasure '  is so special to me....because it's very much true! 


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 ' My three reasons for why horses and horse riding are good for the soul . . . '
1) Horses and ponies are highly sensitive creatures, capable of reading and registering our emotions, often more effectively than we do ourselves. This is a wonderful lesson in how to be more mindful and empathetic about how we're feeling. It's a certainty you will feel calmer having spent even just five minutes in the company of a horse. They see everything, but never judge. 
2) Being out in the countryside with fresh air circulating through your lungs, the breeze in your hair and natural beauty all around you is always sure to lift your spirits. Breathing all this in on board a horse is even more uplifting, as riding requires you to be in the moment, totally c…

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World Mental Health Day I'm sure has a small meaning to some, and a bigger, deeper meaning to others. Mental health struggles surround us all, sadly, just as Cancer does. 
Both of these illnesses I have been acquainted with - which means my family and friends have too. So you see, we're all connected somehow. These painful battles have touched all of our lives. How comforting it is to see people group together and say a simple 'me too'.
There is such power and strength in that.
 Mental Health does need to be addressed and spoken about with compassion and non-judgment, because like any illness, it is terrifying. Whether you are going through it yourself, or watching a loved one experience it, there is no escaping how upsetting and out of control it leaves you feeling. To know that other people understand, can instantly reduce that fear, even if it's short lived. It can centre a fragile mind and lessen the fear that you're going through it alone -  which in t…

I am not sure my words, no matter how descriptive I tried to make them, could ever be complimentary enough to the meadow on a sun kissed, Sunday morning. 

All is well here as I sit amongst my horses happily munching their hay breakfasts, the warm sunlight soaking their fluffy coats.  *  It's a little piece of perfection for a country dweller like me. So magical in fact, I just had to share it. 

Happy Sunday . . .

Autumn day inspiration - for when you need skies to be blue ....


' The night can only last for so long. ' Britt Nicole
For courage in darker days. 


' I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.' Anne of Green Gables 
For feeling good about the colder seasons arriving. 



'We're after the same rainbow's end. . .' Moon River 
For comfort whenever you feel alone.

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Nature tells the most wonderful story . . .