Mindfulness — I’m Learning

There is something I learned.  I have allowed my mind to rule itself.   I do not actively think of what I’m doing, I just do it.   I want to actually think about what actions I take.  For instance, today while driving I found myself swearing at other drivers because of impatience.  I stopped and said whoa to myself.  What the hell was I doing?  There was no reason to be angry at other drivers.  So what if they were driving slow; so what if they crowded others; so what if they shouldn’t be behind the wheel of a car!  It doesn’t matter to me.  I just go on and put my mind in a quiet place and think about the act of driving.  I arrived at the barn with a quiet mind, which carried over to my treatment of the horses, and to my relaxing body.  On the way home, I realized that while I was with the horses I did not think of anything except exactly what I was doing with them.  I was already meditating without knowing I was.  I was mindful only of what and who I was with.   What is mindfulness to me when I have horses to bring me peace.  Of course, it did help that I started out in a good state of mind.