Faith is an invisible and invincible magnet, and attracts to itself whatever it fervently desires and calmly and persistently expects.” Ralph Waldo Emerson


Somehow I was born with more than enough faith to overcome every obstacle in my life; did I come to the planet with it? Did my family teach me? All I know is I’ve got so much I’ve got enough to loan out it seems. Sitting in a very rough place yesterday I realized that I have the capability to find my faith in every single instance when it’s been tested. Throughout my life various religions have been pushed at me, I’ve never needed them. Not because I don’t think they are grand and wonderful, and certainly not because I do not believe. But simply – people seek religion to find their faith in something. I have my faith handy; I do not need to find it in four sacred walls and song.

Going back through my life, I have never lost my faith, even in dark places, I had some to offer and give away, I have knack for saving things. Usually horses, often the occasional human whether they like it or not and generally they don’t like my brand of pep talk as it’s not always gentle. I’ve found over the years that horses have more faith in us than we do in them, and a horse in general is more willing to listen when you offer it help.

Here is where faith becomes tricky. Those of you that have it – are as a rule pretty strong, perhaps the two go hand in hand. But when does your faith begin to wear away at you? When you let it perhaps? When it supports the entire world of others maybe? How about when your faith becomes stretched so far out there that you’re just too thin. Here is where having faith is important. It’s faith in yourself, that you are indeed strong enough to keep going, keep picking up pieces and of course when your going through hell keep on going.

Today we are under a Taurus moon, it’s a passion moon. And do not confuse passion with love. They are very separate. Passion can leave as quickly as it comes, it can burn you up and leave you empty just like Johnny Cash’s song. Unless of course you have faith. So - even though I am tired, I need a nap, I need some coffee, I just need a rest in general, I still have my faith in tact. I will never quit, I will never give up and my dreams will manifest themselves no matter what, because after the vernal equinox maybe I did find balance after all. I certainly know I’ve got faith, in aces.