The boy and the horse are in the woods and the boy says to the horse, "I can't see a way through" and the horse replies, "Can you see your next step?" The boy responds, "yes." "Just take that," said the horse.
It is so easy to become overwhelmed and lose track of life's path so much so that we focus more on not being able to cope with the lack of clarity in the destination that we completely forget about the journey and the steps we need to take to get there.
I love this book and how the characters represent the different parts of ourselves. The inquisitive boy who is eager for knowledge, the mole with his enthusiastic but greedy nature, the fox, oh the fox! The withdrawn and wounded side of us...and the horse. The horse is the wisest and deepest part, the soul.
It is a perfect and beautiful balance of the meanings of life wrapped in truth, friendship, and profound conversations we should all have with ourselves and those around us.
So, to the overthinkers (myself included), stop always looking for the way through. Look for the step instead. We spend so much time and energy focusing on the end that we lose our direction and our capability of seeing what it takes to get there.
The woods are our mental health and how we can turn each branch into self-doubt, impatience, and fear that we, unfortunately and quite often, hold onto. The what ifs, the whys, and the hows that we burden ourselves with. But the steps, each footprint filled with self-worth, patience, and bravery, which, have the ability, to turn all of those whys into why nots!
That's what you need to start thinking (but not overthinking!) about......Each step can clear a branch. each purposeful and well-intentioned footprint can move you closer to the desired outcome. So, listen to the horse, see the next step, and, for God's sake, just take that!
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