What does it mean to be committed to the repair of a rupture? How does this impact the dance of connection?

In this impromptu reflection, following an unexpected round pen session with Kody, I share about the process of learning how to increase resilience when it comes to building new relationship patterns through applying horsemanship practices and principles to our humanship.

Learning how to hold space and make a request, even when the response is less than desirable, applies to not only working with horses, but most definitely with our relationships with our loved ones and co-workers.

We can grow individually nor together if we're not committed to the repair and willing to risk the rupture by making a request that may be ignored, resisted, or misinterpreted. If we hold back, run scared, or avoid, we'll never grow. And we'll never get the joy that is possible when breakthrough occurs (assuming all parties are interested and participating in the effort) and the deepening connection begins to take shape.

Yes, this experience with Kody is one of those perfect examples where horsemanship helps us develop a humanship by providing clarity around how we show up in response to others behavior. And yes, this is a shameless plug for equine-assisted sessions, whether that is coaching, counseling, or a learning workshop.

It is really true that what you can learn about yourself in working with horses can breakthrough to core issues in a radical way -- and often must faster -- than any other growth process.

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