by Susan | Jun 1, 2021 | Awareness, Travel
It’s a little after three in the morning and the rooster just started crowing. There is a cacophony of sounds here. As it gets dark the coqui frogs start to serenade us. Then early in the morning, the rooster starts up and a little later he is joined by more birds...
by Susan | May 25, 2021 | Awareness, Caregiving
As I sit in the garden and listen to the birds singing, I am content. Nature has a way of repairing the wounds we receive if we’ll let it. I am a survivor. I’ve survived breast cancer. I’ve survived caregiving and the loss of my husband at an early age. Being...
by Susan | May 18, 2021 | Awareness
Sometimes everything flows naturally. Sometimes I need a little more motivation. I love to sit down with a cup of coffee in the mornings to start my day. I enjoy holding the hot steaming cup in my hands and feeling the warmth. I love the aroma and the taste. Sitting...
by Susan | May 11, 2021 | Communications
As I look out the window and watch the hummingbird flutter it’s wings, I remember that like water things will start to flow with ease again. The escape route is clear after the storm. It may take a lot of patience before things return to normal. There was an emergency...
by Susan | May 4, 2021 | Awareness, Grief
Thirty-five years ago, on the first Saturday in May, I walked down the aisle to be married. Little did I know where that short walk would take me. First for those of you who follow it the first Saturday in May is Kentucky Derby day. How could someone who loved...
by Susan | Apr 27, 2021 | Horses
As I awaken from a deep sleep this morning, I’m full of uncertainty. My heart is telling me one thing and my head is telling me something else. Our personalities reveal how we should make decisions. My heart is what is best for me to follow. I will go out to be with...
by Susan | Apr 20, 2021 | Caregiving, EGC, Grief, Horses
Listen to an interview with Joan from Three Hawks Haven and Hawks on the Wire. I talk about how the horses helped me through Mike’s illness and death and to survive breast cancer. I also give tips on how to keep from getting burned out as a caregiver. If...
by Susan | Apr 13, 2021 | Communications
It’s a Monday morning. As can be typical of Mondays it hasn’t gone as expected. I got a respite when my son texted and said I didn’t need to be with the grandkids until an hour later than normal. This threw a wrench into my plans. I was already up and had eaten...
by Susan | Apr 6, 2021 | Awareness, Communications, Relationships
As I watched the playful scamp run around the yard I was inspired. Inspired to let go, to be playful with him. We were running around the tree until someone came and told us to stop. We were on consecrated ground. My rule follower came out, my playful part retreated,...
by Susan | Mar 30, 2021 | EGC, Gestalt, Horses
I returned from my second Gestalt Coaching Method camp last night full of possibilities. GCM is a deepening of the Gestalt from EGCM. We get to explore what we learned while becoming Gestaltists and partnering with the horses and be coached by powerful coaches. It is...
