Problem Solving 101

"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." ~ Albert Einstein My riding lessons are a constant source of inspiration and realization for me and I've found that lesson learned in the ring translate into valuable principles for more effective living. The most recent realization came as a …

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A Change in Tactics

An article in the recent Equus magazine entitled "The Deworming Revolution: A Change in Tactics" fascinated me as much for its implications to the horse world as for its similarity to the the challenge we face with the overuse of antibiotics in human medicine (for an intro to the MRSA dilemma see my post "Know …

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Nobility without Pride

Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, Friendship without envy, Or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is served with muscle And strength by gentleness confined He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent. There is nothing so quick, nothing more patient. …

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A Breath of Fresh Air

A friend and I were walking around Mackinac Island in northern Michigan yesterday morning and we both noticed something worth repeating. The island, if you've never been, is free of motor vehicles. To move about the island you have three choices: (1) walk, (2) bicycle and (3) horse drawn carriage. It is a piece of heaven, geographically …

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The Hames: A Piece of Wood that Changed the World

Every once and a while you hear a story that knocks your socks off. I heard one such story three years ago this summer while mulling about an antique shop in Atlanta. The proprietor was a kind old Englishman and no matter what piece caught your eye, this gentleman was ready to tell its story.    …

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