Snakes in the Garden, Hope in the Future, Student of Technique or the Horse? 5 Steps #12

Freedom to Choose x3, Unexpected Dismount and Round Pen Ready. Journey to Wholeness #11.

A Mountain that’s Easily Climbed, Gopher Friends, The Man who Listens to Horses. Journey to Wholeness #10.

Story of a Self-Appointed Coach, Cardio Connections, Training to be Better. Journey to Wholeness #9

What’s True… Is True… Is True. The Band-Aid Saddle, Piaffe: The Path to Fire…

Empathy and Attuning: “I finally nailed it! I’ve been working on attuning to people’s needs more and being an empathetic friend. It’s not easy for me. I feel really awkward and out of place trying to be empathetic rather than voicing my opinion and trying to fix things. But this week, I did it!” … 6 days later … I’m cracking up at this currently. I wrote this last week shortly after sending out my last 5 Steps blog. Here I am now, staring at this “I’ve finally nailed it at empathy and attuning section” realizing how little did I know. At the same time, I’m really grateful that I am having that response, because thanks to a huge emotional meltdown I went through shortly after writing that, I have realized that 1) Doing empathy and being empathetic are quite different, it’s really the “being” that I’m after. And thankfully, because of that emotional meltdown-turned-work through experience, I felt for the first time in my adult life what it was like being empathic, rather than “doing” it. And it felt wonderful. And natural. I want more of my life of being empathetic to those around me than trying to do empathy (though, I’m sure it was the