The Commitment to Our Ease...
I wanted to share a space around what I have learned from my time of witnessing and reflecting with my herd.
Efficiency and Ease.
Horses as prey animals have to be efficient in their energy for survival. If they are wasteful or challenge their energy it would mean that their supply, when they need it to flee, would not be there.
I am a recovering workhorse, I used to pride myself on working hard, pushing myself to my limits, and being able to have rigor around challenges I faced in my life. I was so proud of that quality in myself.
And then over the years as I became burnt out with depletion and frustration. And as regular companions I really took some time to sit with, is this how I want to live my life?
I look at my horses and their sense of ease of how they are, how they listen to their rhythms and don’t make it hard for themselves, especially my lead gelding Chief who I affectionately call a lazy leader. And eventually, I found myself gravitating towards embodying that way of being.
So I practiced that and lead with a desire of ease.
To have more spaciousness in my days, to have things feel easy, to look for a pathway where ease was in the space, and to seek it out.
This doesn’t mean I don’t face things that are challenging for me or I take shortcuts, but rather I let the space of ease lead me.
There are many moments that I have in my life when I witness how things flow, how much space I have in my days to enjoy my land and my herd. Where opportunity and clients flow in and I think to myself, it really is this easy? And I almost feel bad sometimes about it.
But the truth is, I had to devote myself to the ease of which I lead my life and to make that a priority in how I hold myself, manage my own energy and create around.
It terrified me at first because the fear in me instilled the belief that I have to work hard to create what I desire, but that wasn’t enjoyable to me.
So I let myself hold a different alignment around how I wanted to be in the world and it has flowed.
Ease is where I lead and it is also where I recover to.
What feels the most spacious and ease-filled? How can I create ease through this?
These are the questions and intentions I create as I move about in my life.
This shows up in how I manage my time and energy, how I approach conflict, how I design my programs, and the flow of what I am creating.
It is an intention and philosophy that has served me well.
My business even through a pandemic has flowed, things are shifting and picking up with ease as we go. I have space in my life to take time away from my wedding and honeymoon to how I hold my containers and lead my days.
And I just don't see the external impact of that, it's witnessed in my own self. I am happier, I have more energy, creativity, my quality of life and personal fulfillment is at an all-time high because truly I believe in part because of this.
We don’t have to choose a path of making things hard for ourselves, again this doesn’t mean we won’t face adversity, but we can choose ease in how we deal with and move around it.
If this resonates for you start here…
If you could create an intention of ease, what would that look like?
What does ease feel like to you? How can you embody it?
What would feel like an easeful way to hold ease and to choose it?
And big gratitude to our gelding Chief for being our inspiration and also master at energy efficiency, spaciousness, and ease.
Wherever this needed to land for you today.
Love your mentor and guide,
Hillary
P.S. I have felt the nudge to open up 2 1:1 spaces with me for those that are looking for a container to hold them in.
Our 1:1 can come with an inclusion of a retreat and can be custom curated to you, if you are feeling called to explore our containers or are looking for a 1:1 space we would love to invite you to join us.
