If I was a light bulb on the porch... what kind of bugs would I attract?

"We attract into our lives, people who are a reflection of ourselves..."
words spoken by my Italian friend, Marco Cavallo...

I must say that beautifully kind people have come into my life
during my 3 month stay here in Italy.
So if the above quote is true in my case...
 then I am deeply honored. 

Being in a foreign country, away from everything and everyone I know...

 has made the tremendous value of friendship even more apparent to me.

I wonder...has my great need for friends while alone here in a foreign country...
caused me to uncover my little "light bulb" self...
....so that I actually, truly, pay attention to those people who come my way?

...In my home country, have I stopped looking for those 'connections'...
the kind of connections that have so richly blessed my life now?

I ask you.  I ask me.  hmmmm?

I am so grateful for the kindness of friendship that has been shown to me here that 
when I return home to America,  I want to search out foreigners and be a friend to them!

Wait.  

I live in Montana.

It may be tough to find foreigners...

...Oh!  I know!  I could try the Montana State University in my hometown Bozeman...

But...
Not only foreigners need friends...
don't we all?
In America have I been afraid of what kind of new bug might fly my way...
so I covered up my little "light bulb" self?
wait...
another question...

...has the philosophical side of me has gone completely cra-cra?
...maybe it's the "living 3 months in a foreign country disorder"...
maybe I should look for a support group.
uh oh...
sorry...I can't help it...
I'm on a roll now...
Support Group.  Shouldn't we all be a Support Group for each other?
hmmm?
....ok! ok!...I'll stop..

And so after my week in Florence taking a language course,

I was delighted that my friends at Punta Ala Cavalli  invited me to return!

And so I returned to one of my much-loved jobs
 which was helping Italian horse trainer, Marco Cavallo...

Please click on the short video below to see me doing one of the training techniques

with Penny (the horse)...

It's amazing how responsive this horse is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsuCmi0ibXs

Now that you have met the horse Penny, 

I want you to meet the trainer Marco.

Marco is a remarkable person who has learned how to help people discover more about

themselves through the honest reflection of the horse. 

The following is a video showing Marco explain his desire to help people this way...

(I like to listen to the way he phrases his english!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_j6ldjrxNg

Marco Cavallo

"Isn't a beautiful thing that our animals cannot lie to us.  
We can find truth about ourselves through our animals."

I invite you to meet this amazing man in person.  I am organizing an event in Montana
 so that my Americans friends can benefit from his insightful training and research
about horses and their people.
for more information email:  leslie.cielo@icloud.com

Penny

...In my next blog...

 I want to take you to the beautiful island of Sicily.

Like many Italians remind me:  Sicilia (Italian spelling) SeeCHEEliuh...
is closer to Africa than to most of Italy...it is a very unique place.
Much loved by every Italian I talked to!
below is picture from an outdoor market in Ortigia, Sicily, Italy...

Isn't this man just plain cute!

Ciao for now from fascinating and diverse Italy!

A dopo... until a little later...