At times our own light
goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause
to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
-
Albert
Schweitzer
I came across this quote from Albert Schweitzer and thought
“how true!” for so many situations in life. Also applicable when it comes to
horses and competitions. My flame lately is burning pretty low concerning horse
shows and the whole competitive stress.
Add another bout of stomach flu to my overflowing schedule and my
motivation to pick up Remy tonight and take him to Waterloo for a large
recognized dressage show is not really there.
Enter JP, who is not just ‘rekindling the flame’, he’s
pouring gasoline on it! Without him, I would have said “forget the entry fees,
we are staying home!”. But he is so supportive and really proud of us (even
when we don’t do well) that it’s hard not to be motivated by him.
So, I guess JP put enough fuel on the flame that I agreed to
spend the weekend in 90F weather at a very crowded show with a four-year old.
And did I mention that my ride time requires me to get up at 3:30 a.m. tomorrow
morning? Perhaps I should have had a fire extinguisher ready!
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