Why do our brains hold on ........

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To any bad and crap stuff? I think I read some where that we are wired that way, no idea on the truth of that 😂

Just a totally random thread.

If I count the number of days that the cob is happy and wants to be with me, it far outweighs the ones that she doesn't. It's not actually uncommon for her to want to be left alone over the winter, it funnily enough coincides with the fact I turn her away in January.

So why is it if she walks off when I want to give her a brush, I instantly feel there must be something wrong with her. Where's she hurting, are you warm enough, are you sore. And so on and so on.
No, shut up brain, she's just saying go away, not today. She's not always thrilled about being groomed this time of year, so I just did the mane. I took one look at the tail and thought gosh how much spray is going to be required!!!

I am hoping today we can just do a no pressure hands on fuses and itches. She can position herself where she wants itching and I will forgo the brush. If course of she walks off I will just fuss her companion and probably get evil eyes daggers for dating to be a traitor 😂

What rubbish does your brain like to hold on to?
 
Oh goodness, how much time do you have to read what my brain holds on to........................ :D 🤭 😜
Seriously, with the horses for me, my brain holds on to quite a bit but I do try and think of my list of positives. Like if Fuzzy and me don't have a good ride then I think about all the good ones we had and capture the picture in my head of me giving her a ginger biscuit etc etc. And yes, tell my head to shut up!
With the other two, I guess I don't really hold on to bad stuff - they are both so easy! Storm is really in tune with me, I swear in her past life she was an arab bedouin horse that slept in the tent with her master. She's such a people person on a one to one basis and having her around just feels so natural. I rarely have any bother. Or should I say - she rarely displays any disharmony. Okay now that reminds me, its worming time..........
(I might just be amending this post!)
 
I try not to hang on to things, but I swear my brain catches up when I sleep, things won’t have consciously crossed my mind but I’ll wake up at 3am and there it is ready to pester me!
 
Actually the early morning will be when my brain will come up with something useful to do with the fencing, or, it will say did you switch it back on.
Now it's had hours to come up with that, but telling me in the middle of the night just activates the oh crap response and not much else!
 
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My brain fixates on things in the middle of the night. Fact that I can't do anything about any of the things its fixating on makes it so ridiculous and pointless. But it doesn't listen to me telling it off either!:rolleyes:
 
I do get fixated on some things. But changing how I look at the situation, changes the situation in a weird way.
I was ott about the three perimeter trees that have been cut down by a disgruntled neighbour. It's almost turned into a viewing platform for walkers!!!
After my initial stress of the gap, its fine. It's a big bank and it's fenced my side. Plus I have found somewhere to dump the brambles aka fill in the gap!
But someone gave me another idea for the spot and that's a positive.
 
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