mirrors

i live with dogs and horses, three of each....it has been said that dogs reflect their owners' personalities.
horses are also very good at tuning in to your moods and feelings, so they are mirrors,as well.
case in point: my dogs are #1 manic,obsessive,eager to please, runs all day, a herder and guardian of livestock
#2 calm, intelligent, psychic, sweet natured, has never, ever done anything wrong in her life---a perfect dog!
#3 very loving, lazy, voracious eater, rabbit hunter, bed sleeper, barks at the moon.

horse#1 gorgeous, classy, intelligent, flighty, wary , excitable, a spirited sensitive beauty.
#2 extremely calm and gentle, fearless, steady, loves people like a puppydog.
#3 is an old mule,blind in one eye....very smart/stubborn (duh)  long loud vocalizer, constantly.
a voice in the wilderness. walks slow and stands around alot. doesnt move much, she's an old gal.

i suppose it is a sort of transference, or just reflected in my descriptions of them, but i can see
these qualities in myself.  i am bipolar.... so i have many moods.    when i am very creative, i am #1.
excitable, with very high energy, often nervy and irritable, but hardworking and very social as well.
my main mood these days has been #2.....i am a very open gentle person, i seek calm as a center,
and ( aagh) i take my meds.
i am still creative but less wildly possessed. i get enough sleep!!  living in the middle....its ok.
#3 i consider my downside.....i am self-indulgent, spend too much time wasting mornings on email and coffee, low motivation, love to harmonize with radio songs. get stuck in stubborn inactive mode....
give me a warm spot and a book and i'll not budge for hours. i am at standstill, "frozen." i dont
move around much and feel like an old gal, stumbling around in the dark.

since i am sort of reclusive, and live out in the country, i will take my reflections where i find them.
i dont know if it's true, but it's my truth.