by Susan | Apr 3, 2019 | Communications, EGC, Horses, Relationships
Fluently! I also speak Socolofsky. The combination of the two is my native tongue. What’s yours? Several weeks ago, a friend was leading a bible study and she said “I speak Swart”. And then went on to explain that her language is based on how the people...
by Susan | Mar 27, 2019 | Caregiving, Grief, Relationships
John’s senior year of high school has been bittersweet. It’s been full of firsts and lasts. Lasts for John. Firsts for all of us without Mike. Mike’s birthday, eight days after he died, was the first such event. It was so fresh, and John had a swim meet on that day so...
by Susan | Mar 20, 2019 | Awareness, EGC, Gestalt, Horses
On Monday I shared the cartoon at the right on FaceBook. It recalled much of my teaching in the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method® program. Melisa often said that horses are always in the present moment, always mindful and they help us be. Mindfulness means maintaining a...
by Susan | Mar 13, 2019 | Awareness, Caregiving, EGC
Even after watching for two hours as they stabilized Mike before taking us to the airport, I was sure everything would be fine. That’s how optimistic I am. I was talking to my BWEL Study coach last week and she asked me if I was optimistic. Well, funny you should ask...
by Susan | Mar 7, 2019 | Awareness, EGC, Horses
– the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. I suppose I’ve always been resilient. I don’t remember many difficulties that I had to recover from as a child. One of the first memories I have of trauma is seeing my dog hit by a pickup when I was...
