Who can you trust?

The kids riding with me yesterday were working on issues of trust. We decided that to trust our horse, the handler, who had the lead rope in their hands and yourself, who was up on top riding bareback. We discussed what trust looks like and provides. They said,  FREEDOM, WORTHINESS, RESPONSIBILITY and PEACE NO MATTER WHAT. Trusting one another to keep our word even under stress or fear, is the hardest part of our relationships to others. People dissolve trust very quickly when offended  in some way. They will use that EXCUSE TO WALK AWAY AND CHANGE THE DEAL. Then the trust is broken. Families are destroyed when the trust in not there. When the peace is disturbed and the commitment to unity is shattered. Learning to trust ourselves on horse back involved closing our eyes while on the back of our horse and breathing. Saying to ourselves that we are safe, we are protected, we are being loved and guided by the hands of the handler and the magnificent horse we had partnered with. I learned another lesson with the sharing of this HORSE TIME with these awesome kids. Trust is a gift, and when given it must be attended to by both parties to keep it alive, it is energy. It is earned as one of the highest honors that humans can afford each other. And once someone allows the trust to become real, the ultimate in relationships can be achieved. Nothing less will do. WHO DO YOU TRUST? Close your eyes and breath, and you will see.....