The Secret

Faith, God, Secret

Wow! Have I ever been neglecting my blog! I aim to remedy that right now!

I had the opportunity to watch "the Secret" the other day. I had really been looking forward to it, but, unfortunately, it did not meet my expectations. I thought the film was poorly done, a bit sensational, had poor acting and cheap cinematography.

The content though, was the real let-down. Lets face it - this is not rocket science! They refer to "the Universe", I call it God. They talk about "attracting what you want", I call it praying. They refer to feelings and believing that you will get what you desire, I call that faith - and it's as natural as breathing (to me, anyway).

I will admit that it was a nice reminder of the benefits of positive thinking and not dwelling on your problems. But a revolutionary "Secret" it is not.

Simple Living

frugal, Simple Living, Simplicity

My favorite forum SimpleLiving is down for maintenance! I am definitely going through withdrawal!

Although I am new to this Simle Living lifestyle, I am really finding it very rewarding, both financially and mentally to start employing some of these principles. Some things I have begun:

1. Track Every Cent You Spend - this is a good one. I'm amazed at the amount of money I waste on a daily basis!

2. Buy in bulk - This really saves money on some items, like flour, sugar, salt, spices, etc.

3. Simplify your Space - I've begun decluttering my posessions, room by room. It feels good not to be surrounded by so much clutter all the time!

Adventures with Chico

horse, horse riding, horseback, horses, equine, equestrian,

Well, I went riding again tonight. I think it went prety well. I've REALLY got to work on my position, though. My legs tend to slide too far back, and I really seem to lose my posture when I start to get tired. All in all it was a good lesson though.

I have been riding a different horse lately (Chico) and I'm just staring to get used to him. He is a much longer horse than Chime, so he tends to pull me forward a bit. He also stumbles alot, which throws off my concentration. Three-loop-serpentines and 20-metre circles went well. Cantering the left lead was good tonight too, but we're a bit weak on the right lead. We also seem to be much better at walk-canter transitions than trot-canter. But, hey, we're working on it. And I had alot of fun, so that's the main thing.

My First Blog

Blog, blogging

I've finally succumbed! I guess I'm now a Blogger.

After spending weeks researching how to Blog, reading hundreds of other blogs to get the feel of blogging, and then agonizing over what blogging "platform" to use, I finally just threw caution to the wind and dove in and started blogging at the first host I came across.

Now we'll see how this goes...