The Straight Poop

So, if I told you that I truly enjoy scooping poop,

would you believe me?

I do.

I truly do.

It is one of those satisfying chores...

when it's done, the pasture looks pristine,

and I know that it is healthier for the horses...

fewer parasites in the grass.

Manure mucking has become a lesson

 in not only cleaning pastures,

but also in cleaning my mind.

I try during these tasks to be completely present in the moment.

Enjoying what is around me...

(usually animals!)

rather than letting my mind wander 

to unproductive thoughts of

past or future.

I keep my camera close at hand so that I can share

particular sights and moments with you.

Like....

and.....

and.....

I have had enough life experiences, now, to realize

that you cannot change yesterday....so why fret over it!

Tomorrow never comes....so why worry!

(Everything in my life that I have ever worried about

is behind me....and I lived through it all....

so why did I worry?)

All I will ever really have is this moment right here and now...

so why not make it a clean one!

Here's to clean minds and clean pastures!