I was listening to an equestrian podcast and a horse trainer was on talking about curiosity and getting a horse to think and engage with its world rather than shutting…
It seems whenever someone starts to talk about difficult feelings like grief or anger, someone usually shuts them down with phrases like "think positive" or "don't be negative". As part…
If the temperature outside didn't clue me in that the seasons are changing, or the fact that yesterday was the spring equinox, or the two trips I have to make…
One of the strongest lessons I've tried to live by is to not listen to what people say, watch what they do. This could be because I consider it one…
The more I learn about veterinary chaplaincy and ecospirituality or wild churches, the more I realize something that I've always known. While the deities are important to me, and I…
There will be a brief break in podcast recording. Right now I am dealing with a cold/illness and I'm also taking a class on Sunday afternoons, which is when I…
It happens every year. The days get longer and there's a rush of warmth, and I start to see the horses shedding. But just as soon as it begins, the…
The last few months I've been on a mission to stop going shallow. Whether it's with my own writing (fantasy and equestrian fiction) or the work I'm doing with spiritual…
There's been a bit of a break in the show recording schedule in part because I've been dealing with things, and part of that is that I've been thinking about…
It was raining this morning when I went out to do morning chores, for which I was thankful because we really needed the rain. One of our horses (Kitty Kash,…
There's been a shift in what I talk about on this blog, and first off, I want to reassure that I will still be talking about spiritual storytelling, and that…
Hopefully this will be the last weekend of freezing weather for at least a week. I don't know I'm hearing rumors that the polar vortex might "slosh" (puke?) down into…
Note: This will be the first of likely many blogs about dealing with the physical sensations of grief. This initial blog is an overview.
It's a kind of tiredness that's…
Horses instinctively know how to move stress and discomfort through their body. Of course this doesn't mean that we need to stop looking for discomfort or not treat them, but…
One of the main foundational points of body theology is that we are whole and complete as we are and that our bodies are divine. It's a way of thinking…
Doing a web search on the term "systems of care" brings up articles and information related to health care. In fact, most of the articles are related to children's healthcare…