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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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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