Warning-bit of a rant: Sometimes I watch while my daughter Poppy gives a horseback riding lesson to her 8 yo daughter. I've noticed that the most oft-repeated instruction is to Put Your Eyes Where You Want Your Horse to Go. More than shorten your reins, nudge the horse with slight kicks, or any other instruction. Now my g-girl probably weighs 70-80 lbs; the horse 1200-1300 lbs. Somehow, some way, the direction of the small rider's gaze affects the actions of the very large horse. Sumpun to think about - maybe even in wider application.
Further, I recently watched the movie Molly Bloom. The overbearing father told his competitive sking daughter pretty much the same thing -look where you want to go. If you look down that's where you'll go.
So. I think we should look where we want to go. Not where we don't want to go. Let's start having different convos. Let's fix our eyes on what can happen, not what we fear will happen. Can't hurt, and the gloom and doom around here sure isn't doing any good at all. Thank you all.
My allergies just started acting up. Seriously, thank you.
Warning-bit of a rant: Sometimes I watch while my daughter Poppy gives a horseback riding lesson to her 8 yo daughter. I've noticed that the most oft-repeated instruction is to Put Your Eyes Where You Want Your Horse to Go. More than shorten your reins, nudge the horse with slight kicks, or any other instruction. Now my g-girl probably weighs 70-80 lbs; the horse 1200-1300 lbs. Somehow, some way, the direction of the small rider's gaze affects the actions of the very large horse. Sumpun to think about - maybe even in wider application.
Further, I recently watched the movie Molly Bloom. The overbearing father told his competitive sking daughter pretty much the same thing -look where you want to go. If you look down that's where you'll go.
So. I think we should look where we want to go. Not where we don't want to go. Let's start having different convos. Let's fix our eyes on what can happen, not what we fear will happen. Can't hurt, and the gloom and doom around here sure isn't doing any good at all. Thank you all.
Martial arts too... you move (or strike, or block) where you're looking.