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A beautiful day adventuring with friends. Explore

A beautiful day adventuring with friends.
Explored some new areas, hiked with my camera and got some really cool photos. It was a really great time and I’m glad we did it.
Life is about creating memories. Happy Memorial Day. This ones for you Grandpa.
#selfie #memorialday #memorial #northdakota #legendary #badlands #soulofthebadlabds #love #family #backroads #wellness #nurture #soul #grounding #healyoursoul #roadtrip

My grandpa was known for taking off across the Wyo

My grandpa was known for taking off across the Wyoming prairie with a wild colt, and coming back at sunset with the best saddle horse you’d ever seen.
He was a tried and true horseman, and passed that horse sense to both me and my dad (even if dad doesn’t want to admit it). I think about him often when I’m riding the badlands. Mostly because I know he’s there with me and we talk. Sometimes we talk about life. But mostly we talk about horses.
I’m a gifted horse woman. I know that. I also know I will never be a Clinton Anderson, Buck Brannaman or Monte Walsh. I can’t guarantee my horses will be perfect robots at every moment or that I’ll nail a performance every single time I step into an arena. And to be honest, I really don’t care.
But what I care about is my ability to listen to my horse. To communicate with him- even if that means communicating how much I hate him at that moment for how stubborn and bull headed he is... I will never have my own training show, own a million dollar cutting horse or run barrels in the NFR. But what I will have is a soulful connection with my horse, which is something every amazing horseman has.
I’m not special, unique or extraordinary. I just listen.

Cow What beauty surrounds us that we don’t even

Cow

What beauty surrounds us that we don’t even recognize? How many times I took this sight for granted. How many times I overlooked the beauty. We are all at a beautiful point in our lives. We have the opportunity to take back our power. To take back what is ours and to take back our heritage. What needs weren’t being met before this pandemic hit? Our spirituality and our desire for understanding, knowledge and connection were needs that were flat ignored before this pandemic hit.
Now many are experiencing their dark night of the soul and are walking through the valley of the shadow of death, and will come out again with a new awakening. This pandemic has given us the blessing of discovering what needs we need to be nurturing and what aspects of our selves we need to tend to and heal.
Fully embrace this situation and focus on what you have right now. Focus on the good you have, focus on healing and growing. Focus on creating a connection to the divine and building a relationship that can sustain you. Begin to focus on where you want to work to contribute to the world, then do it!! This pandemic can not keep us from changing our perceptions and beliefs.
We might not see it. But we are at a beautiful point in our lives. See the beauty that surrounds you.

You can learn more about the dark night of the soul on my website.

Life is a journey. And the sooner we realize that

Life is a journey. And the sooner we realize that we can’t control where we are going, but we can control our perceptions and how we get there, the sooner we will begin to find true happiness and healing.
#spiritualhealing #shaman #wisdom #journey #bigsky #love #spirit #spiritual #montana #highway #life #purpose #destination #goals #drive

I don’t get to break out my camera gear often. B

I don’t get to break out my camera gear often. But I had forgot how much I loved creating. How much I loved the challenge of being in the right spot at the right time. And the connection you create with your subjects.
This bay mare has been my guide through my life. Through everything, she has guided me and led me to clear waters.
I’ve taken on the guidelines of “if I don’t allow you to ride my horse, I don’t allow you to touch my soul”. Unfortunately that lesson had to come the hard way. But with every lesson, there is always a positive to them.
Thank you for being my girl Shiloh. You’ve taught me so much.
#aqha #montana #bigsky #artist #bay #makoshika #badlands #glendive #spiritual #healer #lifeslessons #lessons #cycle #learning #journey #life #lesson #horsesofinstagram #photographer #motherEarth

A beautiful day spent fencing and enjoying time wi

A beautiful day spent fencing and enjoying time with my folks.
In this daily hustle and bustle of life, don’t forget to spend time with those you love. It’s so easy to get caught up in our to do list, our jobs and our goals. But it’s important that we slow down, enjoy the moments and make memories with our families.
#heritage #fencing #badlands #montana #family #roots #growth #bigsky #redbone #hound #dog #dogsofinstagram #red #makoshika

The crocus’ are blooming. Yesterday I took my co

The crocus’ are blooming. Yesterday I took my colt (and my husband) out into the badlands again. To say my colt was difficult is an understatement, but even though the frustrations it was a beautiful experience.
The crocus spirit represents happiness and youthfulness; and I had to find the irony in my situation. Even though my colt was royally pissing me off, we were still happy. The moment he’d stop playing his stupid games, we’d snap right back to enjoyment and happiness.
Someone needs to hear this- don’t allow your bad situation to ruin your happiness. Don’t allow a bad experience to make you blind to the beauty around you, hard to the love in your life or unappreciative of the world around you.
#crocus #prairie #badlands #montana #lesson #bigsky #makoshika #spirit #prairiecrocus #wildflowers #colt #horse #horseman #apha #patience #learning #journey

Today, someone I rode a colt for years ago posted

Today, someone I rode a colt for years ago posted on Facebook. She’s a personal trainer, and she just had a baby. She looks ammmazing; and she made a post about how we are talking to ourselves and the affects it has on us.
And she specifically called out working out in a sports bra. Now- I HATE doing yoga in a t shirt. My shirts always hit me in the face and I hate it. But. I was like “who am I to workout in a sports bra, I’m too chubby for that”. “Who am I to post a photo on Insta of me doing yoga- I suck at yoga”. And you know what!!! I’m gonna do it anyways because it makes me happy.
#yoga #newbie #basics #selflove #love #loveYourself #home #HomeLife #WorkFromHome #meditation #selfie

The best way to wake up. #dog #bestfriend #doggo

The best way to wake up.
#dog #bestfriend #doggo #puppers #lab #heeler #dogsofinstagram #bestie #pup #williston #spirit #morning #goodmorning #bakken

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