Braving the Wilderness
Braving the Wilderness 2017 was an incredible year of firsts. It’s hard to fathom what could possibly come next. As the 2018 show season descends upon us, all too rapidly, I realize I have high aspirations for the year ahead. Not the kind of aspirations that one would make a list out of. More the sort of dreams that one can only feel in the heart. The ones that are hard to put into words. As seems to be my theme these days, I finished another book recently. A rather fabulous read by Brené Brown that I’d highly recommend called “Braving the Wilderness”. It spoke a lot to how I think I’ve always felt, but never managed to verbalize. She starts out with a great quote by Mary Angelou: “You are only free when you realize you belong no place - you belong every place - no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.” I’ve taken what one could say was an unconventional route to where I am now. I didn’t start out in a horse community. I wasn’t ...