Lessons from the Herd: When Fear Is Loud, Wisdom Whispers.

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"Power over others is weakness disguised as strength. True power is shared, not hoarded. It steadies rather than shakes. It creates safety rather than fear."

 — Ariel Schwartz

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The Deep Unease

You feel it. We all do.

The tension, the uncertainty—the hesitation before speaking, questioning, or simply existing. But real safety does not feel like this.

This is instability leveraged as power. This is submission mistaken for peace.

But the herd knows better.

The herd moves differently. The herd knows that survival depends on each other. They are stronger together—not through control but through connection.

Horses follow clarity. They follow consistency. They follow those who create order—not through fear, but through fairness.

Chip, the wise horse in our herd, is the one the others look to, asking, “Am I safe?” He did not claim this role through force, intimidation, or dominance. Yet they follow him—not out of fear but because his presence makes them feel safe, seen, and valued.

Chip takes only what he needs. He eats alongside the small, the weak—the ones who, by hierarchy, are “beneath” him. Because in this herd, no one is left behind.

During moments of instability, uncertainty, or fear, seek out the helpers, find those who act like Chip.

• Those who take only what they need.

• Those who hold space rather than demand it.

• Those who lead with fairness, not fear.