Hey all!
As usual, it’s been awhile :). I wanted to send out an update, as you’ll be hearing from me much more often from here on out!
To put it lightly, 2024 has started off with leaps for the Kallstrom family. Through various means, I realized an unfinished dream still burning inside of me. That dream? Making it to the NFR in barrel racing – the right way. When I mustered up the courage to face this long enough to answer each fear that subsequently surfaced, it was clear that this was the journey that I was meant to be on. Not for the sake of the “glory” of making the finals, but rather that this is the specific journey chosen for me that will bring the whole-healing I have been seeking (more on what that means to me, later!). Not wanting to miss that opportunity, I gathered up everything within me to change my answer from avoidance to YES and that is what has brought me here.
We’ve followed Chad at Giant 5 Guy (subscribe here) for some time and look up to so much that encompasses his life and family. The 5 weekly bullet points are both inspiring and entertaining to read and we glean a lot from them from time to time. Inspiration strikes inconsistently for me, so to keep a regular “blog” without it becoming a burden is tricky. I’ve decided this format would accomplish my heart to share and record this journey as well as put it in a format that is more attainable for me to follow through with. Most of all, it will hold me accountable to the vision deep within me. My sights are set on NFR in 2025, giving me time to prepare both myself and my horses, mentally, physically, emotionally and beyond. The goal isn’t simply making a rodeo run, but rather doing it in a way that is truly honoring to the horse, to myself and to the Creator of it all. This is the crux and the heart behind it all.
Keep an eye out for the “5 Steps at a Time – Journey to the NFR” starting next week in your inbox! It’s perhaps a little “bold” to put that title up there, but as I’ve conversed with myself many times, it’s the fear of failing that wants me to keep the dream quiet; exactly what I need to learn to continuously confront in my life. Being unapologetically transparent and authentic to the me that I was created to be feels right, despite the fear of the unknown. I’d love for you to join on the journey and maybe along the way, be able to confront those “fears” and “dreams” in your life holding you back or ready to propel you forward into your created purpose.
5 Steps Closer,
Nicole & the team –
Uriah, Kadima, Birdie, Blondie, Dean, Grace, Rocki, Salily, Shasta & Shmini
