On the horizon …
On January 2nd, I took a walk and snapped the shot posted here.
It’s a view from a hill top near where I live. In the far distance is one of the spans of the Golden Gate bridge. I took in everything that was between where I stood and the bridge leaving the city and thought about what it means to look beyond, into the distance.I asked myself: What do I see on the horizon for 2026? And a thousand things came to mind. So many goals I want to achieve: optimal health, a thriving business, true quality time with my family .. big lofty goals! But I thought I’d also ask myself: What do I feel on the horizon?
When I force myself to feel instead of THINK or DO … things come into focus more clearly. And the question changes. What do I hope to feel by achieving or reaching those goals on the horizon? And, in truth, I want to feel joy, I want to feel connected, I want to feel optimistic. So when placed into that context: the path to “optimal health”, a “thriving business”, “true quality time with my family” has more direction. It becomes less about making lists and checking boxes and more about being present.
I can follow a feeling towards achieving those goals … but I have to be willing to engage with a little trial and error in the process. What feels joyful and what doesn't? What feels connected and what doesn’t? What helps me feel optimistic and enthusiastic and what doesn’t? I have to be willing to know what the opposite feels like and everything in between in order to reach what I really want to feel.
And that’s the beauty of Equus Coaching for me. As a coach and a client, every session provides the opportunity to test the waters, to experiment with what feels true and what doesn’t, to engage in the moment with a horse and bring what we see on the horizon and hope to feel (joy, connection, excitement, optimism…) into what we’re doing. Is what I’m doing bringing me closer or farther away from what I want to be feeling? How so? What can I do to shift the direction?
This is the work.