Gratitude -Authentic Leadership as taught by Horses-

25/07/2024

I think l can speak in the name of all the Horses:
please remove your presence from us!!!

You are not worthy of being any close to us!!

And you shall never again set foot in the close vicinity of a Horse again in your life!!!

Thank you

Charlotte Dujardin, Britain’s three-time Olympic equestrian champion, has been shown repeatedly striking a horse on the back of the legs with a whip in distr...

05/07/2024

Self Centred vs. Selfish

I feel I have been a giver all my life

I feel I have given more then I have taken

I have gone in overdue several times

and what about balance?

All the give and energy spent where did it go?

Well . . . the Universe made a plan and guided me in quite incredible adventures

Looking back I see how it all balanced out and I learned the lessons I was meant to learn

I did what I felt I need to do

And I always followed my Heart and the drives of my Authentic self

Getting older I was training more so that I had more stamina to do what I was doing

I had an energetic dip though as I was still living in Noordhoek

The commitment I had to the work with the Horses and all that I was doing from building or renovating to mothering to work with the Horses brought me to a point of exhaustion which I was able to overcome as I was in Riversdale at the farm

Riversdale was a -for me at that time- wild and in parts virgin land which taught me so much

I am really thankful of all the wanted and unwanted adventures I got there

I remember running retreats there and suddenly wild animals decide to join in and be part of it

In Riversdale I realised how magical nature is and I learned to dive into the forests and feel one with it

I remember running in the forest with the Herd of Horses running behind me and the respect the Horses were giving me even if I was not physically nor verbally asking for it

I could see how suddenly I was seen as the leading mare and not because I trained the Horses to see me so, but because I became for them a trustworthy mare with the personal development I kept on doing

And so they would call me to join their forest adventures and they were sharing with me what they felt it was for me important to be aware of

On that farm, on that Land, I found me

And I can see the power that land has

I hear the feedbacks people give me of their experience on that Land

And I have seen the Land chase People away

I have seen People doing miracles on that land

I find so fascinating when after some retreat time -in which my energies shift quite a lot- I go to the Horses: they feel attracted to me and want to know what I did and are curious about my shifts

And what is also fascinating is that they are tankful. I even remember during one of the quarantines we were running at the Gratitude Wellness Village as I turned on classical music a Horse thanked me for it and he was delighted to hear that sound

When I hear a Horse being thankful for something, it feels like a warm blanket

That is Gratitude as I know it: I have you as you have me, no agenda, no nothing

Trust, Respect and deep connection on a mission this is my relationship with Horses

This connection is becoming stronger and stronger and they manage to call me over the ocean and put me what they feel I shall be, when the time is right

That is why when people ask me where I live or what I do, my brain goes blank: I live everywhere and no-where and I work at the side of Horses

Horses have brought me in such amazing spaces and showed me some things, that they are capable doing, which go far beyond to what one can experience while using them for some sort of ego-gratification

These experiences triggered my curiosity and let me understand why very often Horses have been depicted close to figures present in sacred scriptures

What Horses show me is what gives me strength to go on and share their voice with the Humans willing to listen

Sadly it is still very few Humans which listen and sadly the majority of the Horses are still used for ego-gratification, but this is what we -the Horses and myself- still have to endure until Humans will realise that their ego is on a self-destructive path and leads no-where

The ego might drive you to win a rosette, to fill up your walls with memories of winning, but experience done, it is a very short lived high

Ego victories are ego losses for someone else

That short high becomes then addictive: more, higher, faster, bigger

But at the end what do you have out of it? Did you become a better person because of it?

I remember during a quarantine time I momentarily crushed because of exhaustion and I stopped and realised all the Horses in transit were working at the asking of inflated egos

I remember how energy depleting it was

Though my husband convinced me to do it telling me: think about those Horses passing by here, they will be thankful that they get a possibility to be fully themselves even for a very short while

And I have seen that

I have visited Horses after they went out of our Quarantine station. I remember them by us, and now they are dissociated again, just as they arrived by us

Why so?

Horses are extremely skilled and intelligent beings and when they come by us they can be fully themselves and they communicate with us

We see Horses for who they are and not for what they are doing, and at the same time we respect their life choices

It is difficult at times to find words to describe the work Horses do and the amazing opportunity they give us to develop ourselves into someone which is living a life of integrity driven by authentic powers and in rhythm with the co-creative forces of the universe

In Gratitude
V

29/06/2024

https://youtu.be/RQvycmuA47o?feature=shared

I am going to share how I learned to work for the Horses and in doing so l became fully myself and my brain started to work much better because of the change...

28/06/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/iNSb2z68DBFDPMrs/?mibextid=GGtJg3

16/06/2024

The end of Abuse, the coming of the 1000 years of Peace

are Abuse and Peace the two faces of the same coin?

in the reality that I experience they are

Abuse is the yang side

Peace is the yin side

Abuse is heated and hurts

Peace is as candid as snow and cold

so if Peace is coming now, what will be the next step?

why?

Peace can be experienced only because Abuse is there

but I don't want Abuse to be there any longer!

does that mean that Peace cannot be there any longer?

if feel the very next step is then No-thing-ness

I feel at ease in Nothing-ness

why?

because it is a reality I am aware of and familiar with

I thrive in No-thing

I feel a very deep sense of ease

I feel light

I feel free

So yes!

the 1000 years to come are about being No-body doing No-thing

No does not exist without Yes, so what is the next space?

0

is there anything complementary to 0?

is 0 the essence of it all?

what about time would stop?

there is no before and no after

0

am I in this 0?

is 0 the space I am into?

is 0 my personal space?

when you abuse me you don't take notice of any personal space around me

but how is it I create you to do so

how is it I am not strong enough to stop you from invading my personal space?

am I scared to be alone?

do I feel the strength of the Herd and you are my Herd?

is this why I allow you to trap me in a stable and use me?

I feel abused every time you make me do something I don't feel like doing

I feel abused when you put a piece of iron in my mouth and you pull me around

I feel abused each time you stick nails into my hooves and put me iron shoes which don't allow my hooves to expand and work properly

I feel abused each time I don't understand what you want from me and you punish me for it

I feel abused when you let me without food enclosed behind bars in what you call stable

you are the perpetrator of my suffering and either I find a way to get away from you -commit su***de, I kill you or make your life so hard until you leave me alone- or I have to stay here and endure the mistreatment

though you look at me and you tell me you love me

each time you come to me you tell me you feel so much better

do you ever wonder how do I feel?

how can you call this a relationship?

how can you call this love?

if relationship and love are control then I am not interested in being in a relationship nor in love

then I rather stick around Horses and immerse myself in Nature

the rules of Horses and the rules of Nature are easy

Horses and Nature are peace

Horses and Nature have being experiencing Peace since ever

Horses and Nature are in Rhythm with all that is

And I am fully me when I am with Horses and Nature

my human times are finished!

and humans as such are also finished

humans are just a mistake

humans are poison

humans were made perfect and managed to make themselves imperfect

manipulation is the main poison humans use

manipulation will destroy humanity at large

you want to control something?

control yourself

0

in gratitude
v

14/11/2023

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Cape Times article, written by Nadia Kriege in 2016, about us.

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Beautiful German buildings from the 15th/16th century

19/06/2023

The beautiful crowns of plants. This time of solstice is all about crowns. Wow! What an amazing time to be on earth! And it is also about taking responsibility and de clutter. In Gratitude, V

22/05/2023

Sunset May 22

10/04/2023

Horsey lifestyle www.gratitudefarm.com

01/01/2023

New Friendships

New Processes

New Days

New Cycles

Life goes on

Day after Day

Year after Year

I have finished the 2022 Agenda, which I keep in the restaurant

And guess what

I don’t have a new one for the 2023 year

And I am not getting one today, nor tomorrow

And I will see how I feel about the 3rd of January 2023

I somehow feel more free being in the “not-knowing what and when” mode

Because the chores and routines are set

And I have been moving more and more into “Universe” time frame where everything is perfectly organized

So I would need a “Universe” attuned agenda, able to shift and change in split seconds

Yes!

That would definitely serve me!

But I have it already, and it sits into my brain

So I will just relax

Sit back

Keep a balanced peaceful state of mind

And just be

At Peace

While I do, what I am meant to be doing

When I am meant to be doing that

In harmony, joy and perfect timing with all that is

This is what resonates with me

I wish you all a peaceful 2023, in Rhythm with all that is around you

In Gratitude
V

09/12/2022

Horse cam to see how the Horses travel

So how did these two travel?

They were awake all the time

As Star Walk finished his hay bag content he was trying to get some from Conjurer, which at times worked and at times didn’t

As we got them out they were dry, which means they were quite relaxed as well and the temperature was fine

Do l enjoy transporting Horses?

I pray all the time as we do so because l find it very unnatural to do and it can be very stressful for the horses so we have very strict protocols:

- we only transport for very important reasons. Now we are bringing Horses to better grazing because in Stillbaai is not raining and we are out of grazing

- we transport Horses with a friend or family

- we transport Horses which load peacefully and are quiet

- we do short transport-1 till max 2 hours

- for longer journeys we use a Horse transporter with a big float in which Horses have more space to move

- we do the transport when it is chill like early in the morning or when the temperature is good

- we give them good hay and we soak it

- we have a front ramp for off loading

- we monitor them during the trip

- we pray that their journey experience is safe and enjoyable

And we are grateful

In Gratitude
V

03/12/2022

Walking or running with the Herds is a very powerful training method we use

Because we use the Herd communication methods as part of our training, we do with them what they know best

In this way we ask them to shift their position as a leader and as a follower

We make deals and we build trust while we get fit together

In Gratitude
V

29/11/2022

Today l was tired and l asked one of the Horses to carry me

He did it and now l was asking him to teach me how we can do a rope neck ride

Let’s see what will happen next

In deep Gratitude
V

30/08/2022

Why lose oneself if one can keep oneself all along? This the reason behind the opening of the Stillbaai- Gratitude Wellness Village: a space where we ...

09/08/2022

Our beautiful grooms celebrating woman’s day with us -proteas collected by Oli the day before and gifted to the beautiful women we met today

10/07/2022

I felt called by these cards this morning. I pulled one and this is it. How beautiful confirmation of what Gratitude is all about

30/06/2022

If you want to do any sort of business with me remember! I only do business with those people who leave their ego at the entrance door!
Why? Because only then you will be really courageous! The ego is a scary cat and will attack anything new or out of the comfort zone and l am not interested in any sort of interaction like this

10/04/2022

What I learn in the Herd, as per the Horse Tribe, I can apply in my day to day reality

What is that the Horse is showing me?

He shows me now

The now with all that I am dealing with in my life

He also shows me what is holding me back to be a better expression of myself

I then understand and integrate the teaching and change to a better expression of myself

In Gratitude
V

15/02/2022

Freedom is a birth right to every Human being

How can one reach freedom?

It is a personal choice every Person can make

I was born free, they tried to domesticate me, l was not happy although l was very successful, l then chose to be free

With the Horses at my side we now help others to have the courage to be free

In Gratitude
V

09/01/2022

My veggie garden

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Personal development through building projects

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11/08/2021

The Energy of Abundance

Growing up in Italy I was made to believe that Africa was a poor country in which people were starving to death

Now I live in Africa and I have been doing so for the last 20 years

Are the people in Africa poor?

I think poverty is a viewpoint

I have seen such an Abundance in the locations (also known as townships) around South Africa

I have seen such a poverty in the richest parts of Cape Town as well

What am I talking about?

In the location there is a sense of community between people that I could not find in the “upper circles”

As I came to South Africa I realized that people share food out of Love in the locations and in a way in which uplifts everybody

Often, on the other hand, in the “upper circles” people would share food to impress, impose or manipulate

So I even wondered: do the people in Europe and other countries in the world still remember this?
The sharing food out of Love?

But I feel it is not only about who shares it, it is also about the attitude of who is receiving the food: if that person plays the role of victim and wants to be and stay a victim, all the Love in the world, shared with the food, will be translated into void and drama

The person receiving the food shall be empowered to receive the Love shared

If that person is not empowered it just becomes a rescue mission, which supports: victims, rescuers, perpetrators and at the end scarcity

There is no abundance in scarcity or in drama or in rescuing missions if the recipient is a victim!

If the person is a victim she will also not value the shared Love, and in doing so will always let the donor feel she did not do enough, and will literally start “milking” that person or stealing from her

Scarcity does not know enough! And then lies are told, intrigues, stealing, blaming are perpetrated toward the donor

In South Africa people know both!

Real Abundance is an act born out of Love and received with Love

Do you remember real Abundance?

In Gratitude
V