Abracadabra ~ I create as I speak  Originally, abracadabra was first recorded for healing in the early 3rd century AD around 200–211 AD, then in the 1880s it was transitioned to a parlor trick for magicians.   Communication is a skill, not a gift some people are simply born with. And like any skill, it can be learned, practiced, and refined. Most of us think of good communication as a…

Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. ~Viktor Frankl Everything that has happened to us leaves a mark, but it doesn’t have to leave a hold. Those events created emotional triggers that are a part of us- old wounds we have learned to mistake for present-day facts. When we understand that, we can begin to let go of their…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…