26/08/2022
The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield - He says “The realized person almost never criticizes others. If they speak at all it’s to provide encouragement”.
Warwicks podcast are so much more than about horses. The man is on a spiritual journey and his podcasts are enlightening. I love listening to them and wanted to share
I often get asked to take a public stand about certain issues, such a bits versus “bitless” (such a silly term to describe sonething, it doesn’t tell you what you are riding in, it only says what you aren’t riding in), or the recent National Reining Horse Horse Association to allow the use of Sedivet in competition horses, or whether a certain training practice is ethical.
I usually decline.
I’m in South Carolina today driving to Warwick Schiller North Carolina Clinic and I’m listening to a book recommended by recent podcast guest Christine Dickson. Her episode comes out today, it’s one of the most profound conversations I’ve had on the podcast, so that’s saying something. The book is called The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield.
In one section he’s talking about criticizing others.
He says “The realized person almost never criticizes others. If they speak at all it’s to provide encouragement”. I’m not exactly sure what realised means in this context, but if we’ve learned anything from the past few years it’s that criticizing someone’s political beliefs, religious beliefs, or horse husbandry practices is a good way to alienate them to the possibility of what you are saying .
I saw I sign in a western west store one time that said the best sermons are lived, not preached. I think it’s a good way to live life.
