Discernment Time

  I was sitting with a bunch of my friends one afternoon enjoying the summer sun and someone recalled how crazy things are getting these days.  WWIII??  I remember agreeing and of course being in Canada, we all commented on how the price of things keep going up- even watermelon! :) Speaking of money for value...

1 month old belt

 When Things Go Rip

  I was cutting my lawn the other day, just getting my riding lawn mower back from a spring tune up. You know, change the oil and the mower deck belt.  The mower deck belt starting falling off after the 2nd use. Fortunately, I was used to putting the belt back on. It didn't look good for the belt 's longevity however. Yesterday, I was cutting grass. I heard a disturbing noise and found out the belt was ripped to shreds. Only a month old! Luckily, I have a spare belt and with the help of youtube, I will put a new belt on. I'm not going back to the mechanic!

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Discernment Everywhere

   This incident made me remember a horse story about trust and discernment that I heard about, oh say 15+ years ago. Though I was not there, I do know all parties involved. It's your typical 'horse deal'.  You'll feel bad for the 'new people' just like I did.

  So these new people (we'll call them the Smith's) wanted to get into the horse showing world and found someone high up in Ontario to get them started.  (As a side note, the Smith's are still actively involved today despite this terrible experience). They got hooked up with 'respected' people and ended up buying 3 'dud' horses for an exorbitant amount of money with their hopes of being the top owners in Ontario. Of course the 2 middlemen walked away with big, fat wallets though short lived. (They always do. I call it retribution).

   To recap, the Smith's got duds. These horses couldn't do well in the show pen even when the best trainers money could buy rode these horses. They were eventually sold as trail horses.  Fortunately the Smith's were very smart people and did find trainers whom they could trust and buy horses with.

  As for the 2 middlemen, well of course, they weren't trusted again. The story got out rather quickly. We all know how gossip travels fast in the horse world! 

     It's really all about discernment isn't it. Today, more than ever.

Putting My Spin on the Necessity for Highly Skilled Discernment in Today's Climate

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