Riding the Three Horses of Life: Emotions, Thoughts, and Body
- Mar 23
- 2 min read
Imagine you are riding three horses at once. One horse is your emotions, powerful and unpredictable. The second is your thoughts, constantly weaving stories. The third is your body, responding to the signals of the other two.
If you don’t learn to guide them, they’ll take you where they please—often in different directions. But when you become aware and learn to actively direct them, you take control of your own path. This is where true liberation begins.
How This Plays Out in Aging & Health
Let’s say you experience an illness or injury. The emotional horse panics: “I’m getting old. My body is failing me.” This fuels the thought horse: “Aging means decline. Things will only get worse.” And soon, your body horse—faithfully following the command—starts to manifest fatigue, stiffness, or even chronic symptoms.
All of this happens before anything is physically irreversible. Why? Because the way we feel and think shapes how our body responds. Science has shown that our perception of aging directly impacts our longevity and health. If we unconsciously expect a decline, our body obeys.
Reclaiming the Reins
The key is awareness. When you recognize the emotional reaction, you can shift the thought pattern:
🧠 Instead of “I’m getting weaker,” try “My body is healing. I support it.”
❤️ Instead of fear, try compassion—your body isn’t betraying you, it’s adapting.
💪 And with this shift, your body receives a different signal, one that promotes resilience and vitality.
Mastering these three horses doesn’t mean suppressing emotions or forcing positive thinking. It means learning to observe, direct, and align them—so they move together toward the future you want, not the projection you fear.
Where are your three horses taking you today? And more importantly—who’s holding the reins? 🏇🏇🏇
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