Anyone who has worked with horses will tell you that they never stop learning. You’re always learning how to be a better rider, trainer, listener, and partner. Along with that, you’ll also learn a whole lot about yourself as you work with horses, whether you want to or not. I’ve done a lot of learning [...]
What do The Fellowship of the Ring, Fast and Furious, and Parks and Recreation all have in common? They all feature strong friendships; ones that can withstand the test of time, can walk through any trials (even middle earth), and celebrate the successes of our lives. This idea of strong friendships is a common theme [...]
You do not belong here. You are no longer permitted to take up residence in my life. Your crushing weight and sharpened claws no longer have a hold on my heart. I am whole I am loved I am fierce I am no longer in need of you In fact, I never was. -an open [...]
Expectations, life is filled with them. Sometimes we create them for ourselves, and sometimes society creates them for us. But either way, we always have the choice whether we want to conform to them or not. There are also times when we have expectations of those around us or for the circumstances that we’re entering [...]
Childhood heroes. They inspired us to be better people. They influenced the kind of person that we wanted to grow up to be. They played a key role in our Halloween costume choices, and they could be clearly seen on the walls of our childhood bedrooms. We wanted to dress like them, talk like them, [...]
I am a deeply relational person. This means that not only do I have a desire to create and foster meaningful relationships with the people around me, I also have the desire to see other’s relationships grow and flourish. This being said, public enemy number one to people like me (and for most people these [...]
There are times in life and in travel where we can become suddenly and violently exhausted. When this happens in life we call it burn out and we seek ways to slow down and lighten our load so that we can replenish our energy levels. In travel however we tend to ignore it because there [...]
