I was watching YouTube videos and came across a series of events that showed individuals with groups of trained horses performing routines to music – they were dancing with horses. I was absolutely beautiful to watch the different genres of performances and I sat in awe as I remembered trying to talk my horse into just letting me stay on his back, in the saddle, and not get scraped off under a tree branch. These trainers were directing groups of horses with no leads, no reins

Not too long ago, I was talking to a friend of mine, Steve Mathis, who happens to work as a therapist and school counselor. In our conversation, I posed the question if it was better to process or compartmentalize life experiences? I followed that question with the declaration that I seem much better at compartmentalizing life events and felt more comfortable doing that over-processing. After a smile and slight chuckle, he replied, “I get that. But you know, growth and comfor

Can we talk about mental health and behaviors in schools? There is a need to open candid conversations about how our society can best support people with mental health or behavior disorders. Though many are not diagnosed until puberty age or later, early signs and symptoms show up as early as pre-school or early elementary school-aged years. Early intervention is the best opportunity to help individuals learn effective coping skills and realize recovery from the signs and sym

Rick and I were out for an evening walk the other day along a closed golf course cart path. Much of the path was overgrown with brush, tree branches, and weeds. The wind was blowing consistently, and I watched the plants bending with the wind. As we rounded a corner on the path, I saw this single, wild sunflower that was barely moving in the wind. Everything around it was being whipped around by the wind, but the sunflower was gently swaying with the wind gusts, not bending.