How Do You Handle the Carnival Ride of Life?

The weather in Kansas can be like a roller coaster. Two days ago, it was a glorious sunny day and in the 60s. Not bad for the last day of December. Two days before that we had rain, snow, and wind. Today we are in a winter weather advisory with freezing rain expected....

Birthdays, Dreams, Trauma, and Grief

Today would have been Mike’s 63rd birthday. He left the planet just over four years ago. There’s not a day that goes by when I don’t think of him. The night before last I went to bed with some worries on my mind. He came to me in a dream to show me that everything was...

Sometimes My Mama Bear’s Intuition Must Take Over

I need to have a confrontation with hope. Last week some things in my world blew up. Along with many days of high winds John had a health crisis. On Monday we took him to the emergency department after he had at least three seizures. They ran a battery of tests and...

Horses, Gestalt, and Grief

As I sit here with the dog I wonder about the timing of life. Timing can be magical and divine. Or not. There are times when the world seems to be throwing everything at me at once. The catastrophes keep coming one after another. Then it calms down for a moment. I had...

Are You Letting Possibilities Open Up in Your Life?

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...