by LR | Aug 11, 2021 | Being Enough, Writing
Failing and Quitting When I was in the third grade, a band director came to my school and gave a demonstration of various instruments and encouraged students to learn to play one. I fell in love with the sound of the clarinet and began what became an almost year-long...
by LR | Apr 3, 2021 | Being Enough, Horses Hope Healing
Dressage Horse Training, Reward, and Perfectionism: A Revelation In a recent riding lesson when I was attempting to guide my mare into a turn on the forehand, I heard my trainer say something that came back to haunt me. For the uninitiated, a turn of the forehand is...
by LR | Aug 22, 2019 | Horses Hope Healing
Hope depends on faith to keep it afloat. It may be faith in yourself and your own ability to solve problems, it may be faith in God and His ultimate goodness, or it may be faith in technology or other means. No matter, if your boat of hope is not floating on faith, it...
by LR | Mar 20, 2019 | Horses Hope Healing, Writing
The Internet Can Be a Very Mean Place We have all read terrible, hate-filled words on the Internet. We have also seen inspirational, uplifting messages. It is a tool that can be used for good or for a great deal of evil as evidenced by the recent live streaming of a...
by LR | Aug 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
While kneeling in the sand and weeding by hand my riding arena (yes, I do this because I am obsessive compulsive about weeds) it occurred to me that the task was a lot like writing a novel. How so? I looked at the overgrowth of weeds invading my ring and resolved to...
