To understand the horse, you’ll find that you’re going to have to work on yourself. ~ Ray Hunt The phrase The Let Go is one I coined when I first began working with people learning to ride their horses. In training, a cue is given, and only when the pressure is released – The Let Go – does the horse process what is asked. The Let go is the reward for making…
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So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. ~ Christopher Reeve The way we perceive the world is not a direct reflection of reality but rather of the stories we tell ourselves about it. Our perspectives shape how we view the world, not our eyes. This distinction is crucial in how we navigate our lives.…
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Why not me? ~Rachel Entrekin The trail didn’t care that I’d been retired for ten years. It didn’t care about age, expectations, or the quiet doubts I carried into that first 50-mile ride back. What it did care about was truth; what my body could do, what my horse could do, and what happens when you choose possibility over limitation. How we move through life has everything to do…
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It’s said that the way we do anything is the way we do everything. ~unknown Making an impact on society can be effortless, cost nothing, and start with the smallest choices we make each day. Kindness is praised everywhere, but have you integrated it into how you actually move through the world? Do you offer it consistently or only when it feels convenient? We’ve all seen it: someone snapping…
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Dance with the devil we know rather than the devil we don’t. ~unknown Life has a way of shifting beneath our feet before we realize we’ve been standing still. It is in a perpetual state of motion. Every nanosecond, something moves. The earth rotates, air circulates, water stirs, erosion reshapes the land, and our cells regenerate. So once a moment has passed, it cannot return; what was will never be…
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Ram Dass Most of us fear silence not because it is loud, but because it is honest. Silence can be deafening. We fidget, get agitated, and fill the silence with activity and noise. Allowing our thoughts to come and go without attachment can cause emotions to arise and anxiety to spread, so we continue the chatter, the white noise, and…
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“To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.” – Jack Kornfield “It’s all about the let go. Without the release, we have nothing.” I have said this countless times while training riders and their horses. Over time, I realized I wasn’t just teaching them, I was remembering something…
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All of life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. – Ralph Waldo Emerson There is no innovation without experimentation. Attempting new things expands our awareness and our understanding of the world around us. Without stretching our comfort levels and risking failure, no adaptations, evolutions, or breakthrough ah-ha moments exist. Learning happens when we are willing to sit with the lessons that come from these experiences.…
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The full and joyful acceptance of the worst in oneself may be the only sure way of transforming it. ~ Henry Miller If we want to change how we walk through the world, it starts by letting go of unconscious behaviors and the ways we’ve learned to carry ourselves. These habits can result in physical manifestations, including premature aging, illness, and skeletal discomfort, if left unchecked. What we think we…
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Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. ~ Kahlil Gibran My cat Gigi passed away today. I assisted his transition. I have been fortunate with so many of my four-legged loves; they transitioned on their own time due to old age, but a few have needed my help. And as devoted as I am to their well-being, the difficulty lies in making the phone call…
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