Good horse/bad horse

In Zen Buddhism, they talk about our minds as good horses and bad horses, and that good horses can be bad horses and bad horses can be good horses.

I.e., the challenging mind can lead to the most growth.

Flossie’s pony, Cookie, has recently started thinking he’s a rodeo pony! Flossie, who’s only been riding properly for four months, rather than getting scared absolutely loves it. She rides like a cowgirl and has become a very good wee rider in a short space of time.

The badly behaving pony has caused her to grow as a rider far more than the well-behaved pony.

I’m impressed with her, because it takes courage to deal with the naughty pony with a smile.

We all have ‘naughty ponies’, and we can all wrangle them like cowgirls or cowboys, or we can lament them and complain.

Wrangling seems like a lot more fun!