This young girl was cooperating with her horse. She went in fully clothed to give her horse some needed hydro-therapy 🙂

Hi everyone, how are you all going with the Power to Cooperate?…  Remember – no matter what is happening around me, if I stop cooperating and start resenting or resisting, or colluding with others – I become part of the problem. Because of not cultivating my Powers, I’ve allowed whatever obstacle to consume me – my Power to Cooperate, for example, was too weak to transform the situation. This is not to be hard on ourselves – on the contrary – this is to help us recognise a rather sneaky area where we often give away our power… We already feel hurt, but now due to frustration and resentment (two of many faces of anger) rising within me I collude with the destructive behaviour of others as I take on their stuff – I throw the proverbial ball back and lose perspective of my own value.

Cooperating with others is not just to benefit others, it’s to benefit ourselves as well. Don’t focus on the situation or on the behaviour of others, instead to cooperate means I keep a firm eye on my own power, so I can nourish myself and continue to give, without expecting a return or experiencing feelings of being taken for granted.  Cooperation also means to not allow my anger to interfere in my interaction with others or my environment, nor allow the anger of others to interfere with my loving intentions towards myself and towards the world.
– Are you experiencing a feeling of union around you?
– If not, why do you think that might be?
– If yes, how are you contributing to that?…

Love Annemarie 🙂