Johnsmith wrote on Oct 20
th, 2015 at 10:41am:
aquascoot wrote on Oct 20
th, 2015 at 9:26am:
mariacostel is a bit prickley , this is true.
but when dealing with numpties, it is an easy mistake to make.
i would urge maria to recognise that some people are operating from a level of low consciousness.
they do need our help and encouragement so that they can change their negative neurosis and limiting beliefs and success barriers.
Maria should do a meditation i do regularly.
i envision myself at the top of a cliff and there are people of low consciousness at the bottom of the cliff.
rather then kick rocks down to hit them on the head (which would lower their consciousness even more), maria should envision throwing down ropes to try to help them climb up.
to help them elevate from this animal level of anger and envy and reactive emotional mindlessness.
once they climb the rope, the veiw from the top is pretty spectacular and you can share it with them.
in the end , maria should try to contrbute to their mental health and this is impossible until they know you recognise their humanity and you recognise their pain
for once I'd have to concede to your opinion
after all, you are the man with the experience in dealing with the equine family ... there is no one on this forum in a better position to understand a donkey like Maria.

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Maria is probably trying to train some of the brumbies.
Now brumbies are uneducated , they have bad manners, they live in coping mode (not in thriving mode).
But it is unhelpful to abuse a brumby, insult a brumby, beat it, be arrogant around it or dismiss it as useless.
A brumby needs to be brought into the herd.
It needs a "trainer" who is calm, confident and understands that displays of emotion and frustration merely delay the training process.
It is simply unhelpful to lose ones temper.
The lower beta animal ( in this case , a socialist for example) will become confused and anxious if the trainer does not build rapport.