Magical Gifts and Goodies: Unexpected Timing

Photo by Debbie Soderberg Kirchner

We had some work to do in the barn yesterday. I split my time between being in the barn and in the horses outside areas. Dan had put hay in the stalls and locked 4 of the 5 horses in, so they couldn't get out of the barn. I met him outside afterwards. In the meantime, I had been opening pasture gates and pondering where to put the pile of old hay and manure. We made a decision about where the new spot would be. A spot where water could still drain, as well as a spot that Ollie could easily circle. 

I  went into the barn and filled the water tanks. I could hear the tractor humming. Once all 3 tanks had been filled, I walked back outside to make sure the pile was in a good spot. It was. I opened a couple more pasture gates to make it easier on Dan to maneuver the 3 pens he was working on. 

When I returned to the barn, I started to scoop out the feed for the 5 horses. My back was turned away from Image and Hope's stalls. I was busy counting the number of scoops of soaked alfalfa and timothy pellets I was putting into each of their buckets. All of a sudden I felt an inquisitive energy. An energy that did not belong right next to me. I turned to my right and there she was. Image had come out of her stall. The gate latch had failed, again! She looked at me and knew right away that she needed to return to her stall. She calmly backed up I asked her to! 

 

Photo by Debbie Soderberg Kirchner

The first thing I thought about after I backed her back into her stall, was how perfect the timing was, because I was in the barn when she discovered the loose gate latch. We have a large water cistern in the middle of the barn aisle, so our barn aisle is off limits to the horses. Feeling her close to me, before she stepped on the cistern was a blessing. She was calm and confident. She did not freak out, nor did I when she showed up next to me. Had she discovered that the gate could open while I was outside, she could have gotten into all kinds of mischief, not to mention the dangerous cistern. Yes, it has a cement cover, but the cover is cracked. So, it is a hazard, though we are very careful!

I was in the right place at the exact right time. I felt her energy next to me, in my body. She was inside my bubble, not physically touching me, but near enough that my soul felt hers. I was able to stay calm and keep us both safe. The only mishap was, I wasn't sure if her food dish had the same number of scoops of feed as the rest had. I figured it out. Finished feeding, double checked her all of the gates before I went back outside to help Dan. 

There was no drama, no worries, no accidents... simply gratitude for a magical gift of being in the right place at the right time. 

Have you experienced something similar? 

Have you been in the right place at the right time?

Did it feel as though you had been magically guided to be there?

Manifest a magical day!