Daughter, “Mom, I think a balance would help you feel better.” Mom, “Help? I don’t need help! If you’d _____________, life would be just fine! Feel better??? I feel F.I.N.E!” 🤬 Imagine an exasperated mom’s-at-the-end-of-her-rope voice. I observed a faculty intern...
One coach. 8 youth. A chaperone. Two vehicles. -50F windchill. Blowing snow. Interstate closure. "Brrrr!” and a few other choice words. Coach’s Perspective Teenagers have jobs and commitments. Parents agreed to a one-night trip. Coaches and chaperones have lives...
Jumping Figure 8. The rider is in the warm-up arena reliving all the times the horse has evaded the jump—either swerving left or right OR slamming on the brakes at the very last second sending the rider up over the saddle horn. There is emotion in the rider’s voice....
Is someone excited? Is a big event being anticipated? Back when I used to teach in person and get to travel, haha, I’d experience any or all of these before a trip. Traveling the Lane of After-Effects I know people experiencing these same “symptoms” after a bout with...
I'm feeling a bit like the washed out path to the horses. With all the rain this week, the timing of this analogy is NOT lost on me. Physically Washed Out Tired. My visual system is especially tired of Zoom. 3 hours Wednesday, 9 hours Thursday. 9 hours Friday....
The hand that drives the laptop mouse is over worked. He's complaining to his supervisor, the shoulder. The pecs in the front of the shoulder girdle are shortening in defense–they don't like listening to complainers. The rib on the top is locked up and pissed off! The...
Pop! Back in July, I was in bed ALONE. I went to roll over. I heard a pop. It was from my right shoulder. How can someone get hurt rolling over in bed, alone? Commitments were plentiful. I didn’t have time to be injured. When it became clear the “pop” involved pain in...
**Written after Regional Competition; finally published after State Competition. Direct and Indirect How does my work in Educational Kinesiology and Brain Gym® align with coaching horse knowledge bowl teams? Drawing out is a key concept in both fields. One junior team...
There is a fork in the road. Which path should I take? Up the ante a little bit. iPhone and Google Maps are not working. The paper map is hand drawn and simply shows following along the water’s edge. I’m alone on a trail in the wilderness. I decide to stay right…...
I. Fearful. Victim. I had an experience that left me feeling traumatized. The first thing my mom asked as I was sharing was, “Why? Why would God allow this?” And that question allowed me to start healing. There must be a lesson here for me to learn—maybe tolerance of...
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