You may (or may not) have noticed I’ve been a bit absent around here for the last few weeks. Truthfully? I’ve been a little overwhelmed. Actually… a lot overwhelmed. There has been a perfect storm of: too many moving parts too many ideas not enough hours in the day, and exhaustion quietly sneaking up on me from behind! I’ve been so busy trying to keep all the plates spinning that I stopped paying attention to the person spinning them. The ‘plates’ became my focus and keeping them all going just kept getting harder! I really gave it my best shot – until my body said STOP! Sound familiar? Here’s the awkward little lesson horses repeatedly try to teach us: You cannot sustainably care for everyone and everything else while quietly abandoning yourself. Eventually your body, brain and energy notices. And life starts gently (or not so gently) nudging us to pause. For someone who preaches the power of pause, I found it really difficult and uncomfortable to settle into the space of ‘non- doing’. It was so challenging to give myself permission to rest, breathe, and decide ‘What actually matters right now?’ And it was even more challenging to let some things go, for a while. For me, it’s been a reminder that sometimes the bravest thing we can do is stop pretending we’re fine when we’re actually running on fumes. And maybe there’s a lesson in that too: Overwhelm is information, not failure. Sometimes it means: - too many priorities - too may projects - too little support (probably because you didn’t ask for help!) - or simply… you’re tired. And tired people are allowed to rest. Anyway, I’m still here. Slightly frazzled. Still figuring things out. Still occasionally resembling an overcaffeinated pony in a plastic bag storm. But back. And grateful you’re here too. QUESTION: What has life been trying to teach you lately — even if you didn’t particularly ask for the lesson?

You’ve been granted 3 wishes but there are conditions 😜 You can have one wish that will benefit only you. One that will benefit friends, family or loved ones (including animals) And one that will benefit the world at large. What are you choosing?

This morning, on the way to the yard, I passed a big truck loaded with bags of horse feed 😊 And of course I imagined what it would be like if that truckload of feed was coming our way 😊 And that led me to horsey fantasies. Please don’t tell me I’m the only one who dreams of well- drained, beautifully fenced, sheltered, lush rolling pastures? Or a huge American barn? Or a magnificent indoor arena? Come on - share yours and let’s dream big together 😊 It doesn’t have to be fancy!

Horse people don’t usually get weekends off, but there’s a different rhythm to the work 🐴 This Saturday, Sunday and Monday we’re running accredited Equine's-assisted Personal Development training for a group of experienced horse people 😊 These training courses are full-on, boot camp style events but there’s always a lot of laughter accompanying the deep and experiential learning 😊 As always, our horses are the real teachers 💕 How will you be spending your weekend?

This post is asking you to share your wisdom on any topic 😊 👍 What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? 👍 What’s the best advice you can give? 👍 What’s your go-to mantra when the going gets tough? I’ll go first 😊