“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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Photo: Awesome Lady, Fort Howes Endurance ride Our whole life is set up in the path of least resistance. We don’t want to suffer. We don’t want to feel discomfort. So the whole time, we’re living our lives in a very comfortable area. There’s no growth in that. David Goggins Between instinct and soul, there is a part of us that already knows growth only happens when we step…
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Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration, and resentment. ~ Dale Carnegie Fatigue has become a quiet yet pervasive part of modern life. It’s not just physical tiredness, but emotional and spiritual depletion. I know myself and my ability to push hard, but when the candle burns at both ends, and I end up shutting myself away to sleep for 10 hours, I know…
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What you think, you become.What you feel, you attract.What you imagine, you create.~ Buddha Few ideas have traveled through culture as quickly as manifestation. Scroll through any social media feed, and you’ll see it everywhere: Manifestation this. Manifestation that. I love it. Manifestation is a powerful tool. But wanting something and being available for it are two very different things. We think manifestation isn’t working, but often it’s not the…
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There is beauty in the unknown. That creates space for imagination. ~Iris van Herpen Have you ever heard or felt a nervous hum in the background? That hum isn’t random anxiety – it’s the body trying to get our attention. I see the sound as something unspoken vibrating under the surface. Think of it as your intuition knocking. That low-grade buzz sometimes happens when we are skirting something we don’t…
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The only journey is the journey within. ~Rainer Maria Rilke The universe doesn’t always speak in ways we immediately understand. Sometimes it arrives as synchronicity or a sign; other times it arrives as a feeling. A gut tightening, a subtle tingling, a sudden clarity that has no words, only a knowing. Emotions are not interruptions; they are the expression of a deeper intelligence that lives beneath thought. Sometimes the message…
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If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. ~ Paulo Coelho Not everything that ends is death; sometimes things reach their limit of what they were meant to be. Endings tend to appear right when we have outgrown what once fit. And the moment of release is often the moment a truth becomes too small to hold us. Some things don’t actually…
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