While ordering lunch at the Artist Cafe in Lake Helen, I looked up from the menu. To my surprise, a big brown horse had his head in the takeout window! The old television show about a talking horse called Mr. Ed, flashed back as I wondered what this horse had ordered.
I looked away and when I turned back, he was gone, making me question my sight. When our server appeared, I asked her if there had been a real horse at the take-out window. She laughed. "Oh, that's Buddy. He loves peppermints."
I smiled. A horse at a restaurant! I loved the humor. Out of the ordinary comes the extraordinary. After all, Lake Helen is horse country, but this was a first.
I've always been fearful of horses. They're so big. And, the thought of putting my hand near a horse's mouth....
But, I've been trying to capture the innocence and joy of the inner child. I decided to go outside and look for Buddy.
His dark brown eyes looked at me with gentle understanding as I nervously reached up and opened my hand. Slurp, he gummed my fingers. As I talked to him, he continued to lick my hand. Maybe the turkey burger flavor kept him at it.
I found my heart soften as I surrendered, and just let him love me. He leaned his head up against my shirt and tried to nibble on it, too. "You're so handsome, Buddy," I told him.
Regina, the cafe manager, had taken a ride to town on her horse. "Buddy picks up the pace when the Cafe comes into sight, and heads straight for the carryout window." I confessed to Regina that this was the first time I'd come close to a horse. She laughed. "He doesn't seem to know the difference. He loves you!"
I walked away with a big grin. Thankful I'd chosen love over fear, I now had a new Buddy.
Later, I learned the message of horse: "Horse brings with it new journeys. It will teach you how to ride into new directions to awaken and discover your own freedom and power."
What a perfect fit.
Enjoy your day with the Angels.
Blessings,
Rae Karen
P.S. I was sorry I didn't have my camera with me.
I looked away and when I turned back, he was gone, making me question my sight. When our server appeared, I asked her if there had been a real horse at the take-out window. She laughed. "Oh, that's Buddy. He loves peppermints."
I smiled. A horse at a restaurant! I loved the humor. Out of the ordinary comes the extraordinary. After all, Lake Helen is horse country, but this was a first.
I've always been fearful of horses. They're so big. And, the thought of putting my hand near a horse's mouth....
But, I've been trying to capture the innocence and joy of the inner child. I decided to go outside and look for Buddy.
His dark brown eyes looked at me with gentle understanding as I nervously reached up and opened my hand. Slurp, he gummed my fingers. As I talked to him, he continued to lick my hand. Maybe the turkey burger flavor kept him at it.
I found my heart soften as I surrendered, and just let him love me. He leaned his head up against my shirt and tried to nibble on it, too. "You're so handsome, Buddy," I told him.
Regina, the cafe manager, had taken a ride to town on her horse. "Buddy picks up the pace when the Cafe comes into sight, and heads straight for the carryout window." I confessed to Regina that this was the first time I'd come close to a horse. She laughed. "He doesn't seem to know the difference. He loves you!"
I walked away with a big grin. Thankful I'd chosen love over fear, I now had a new Buddy.
Later, I learned the message of horse: "Horse brings with it new journeys. It will teach you how to ride into new directions to awaken and discover your own freedom and power."
What a perfect fit.
Enjoy your day with the Angels.
Blessings,
Rae Karen
P.S. I was sorry I didn't have my camera with me.
