I saw this on facebook yesterday and it hit home!  Haven't we all experienced this type of "chained" reaction?  We feel chained to a job, a spouse, a place, a body, etc etc. 

The truth be told, we can move and break those chains.  Moving and breaking are action words.  However, don't we often react to our chains by doing nothing?  Yes!  We just sit or stand and pretty soon, just like this horse, the shit will start piling up around us and we will be in a pile of shit!  Moaning, groaning, whimpering, whining...."Poor me!  I am chained..."

Wake up!  Become alert!  Do something!  Yes, take action.  The first step is awareness.  We must become aware of our chains and how those chains are affecting our lives.  Regretfully, like this horse, we only see the chain...we don't see "ball" (as in ball & chain) so that we can  become aware that the "ball" is really not the obstacle.  It's our thoughts about the ball and our thoughts about the chain.  Hmmm!