With our bodies

From a Deep Freeze to Thaw

July 13th, 2010 at 02:51pm Under Relationship+ With others+ With our bodies+ With ourselves

Having finished reading Geneen Roth’s book – Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything(her web site http://www.geneenroth.com/ ), I have come to realize that of the three defensive reactions I could have towards  stress – flee – fight or freeze, my favorite unconscious pattern is to freeze.  In fact as I contemplate [...]

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Wandering in the Wilderness

April 19th, 2010 at 10:47am Under Inward Journey+ Relationship+ With our bodies

One of my favorite Biblical characters is Joshua, not because he was a warrior but rather because he used his wandering time in the desert as preparation for his Promised Land experience. Have you ever found yourself in a “wandering” experience? A time when you were in transition between one level of consciousness and a [...]

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Breaking Free

April 12th, 2010 at 01:38pm Under Relationship+ With our bodies

I have been in bondage and didn’t even know it. For years I have beat myself up trying to lose weight only to have it come back with a vengeance.  I have even joked about no longer trying to “lose” the weight because it then tried to find me… Rather to release it to serve [...]

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How about freedom?

April 5th, 2010 at 10:59am Under Relationship+ With others+ With our bodies+ With ourselves

I remember reading Sondra Ray’s book – The Only Diet There Is – 20 years ago.  I was so busy trying to figure out who I was supposed to be in my 30’s that the impact of the book didn’t really hit me. I don’t know who or what I was trying to please, but [...]

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Do You Treat Your Body like a Mechanical Horse?

March 29th, 2010 at 09:49am Under Relationship+ With our bodies

“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.” – Anon Have you ever noticed that as horsewomen we spend LOTS of time pondering the right supplement, choice of feed and other goodies [...]

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Reflection

January 25th, 2010 at 03:52pm Under Divine Cowgirl+ Inward Journey+ Relationship+ With our bodies+ With ourselves

Have you stayed true to your passion? Have you joyfully lived these past few weeks? Or have you run up against yourself? Either way – It is perfect!

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Tags: deeply listen, following your heart, introspection

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Are You Afraid Of Negative Emotions?

September 8th, 2009 at 09:25am Under Inward Journey+ Relationship+ Uncategorized+ With others+ With our bodies+ With ourselves

Are you suffering from ‘nice’ disease? The Divine Cowgirl discusses the power negative emotions can have when suppressed and gives you the steps for the journey of dealing with negative emotions.

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Tags: body language, confidence, interior landscape, introspection, listening, Self-love

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Is it Eating or Feeding??

August 10th, 2009 at 09:16am Under Relationship+ With our bodies

My favorite time on a farm is feeding time. I particularly love the morning feeding. I love the greetings, the sounds of impatience as the horses wait to be fed. As soon as every one has breakfast, the noise drops to munching and the occasional shuffling of feet as contentment sets in. My dogs too [...]

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Tags: empowerment, inner journey, self nurturance

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Loving My Body

April 27th, 2009 at 06:42pm Under Divine Cowgirl+ Relationship+ With our bodies

I have to admit learning to love and appreciate my body has been and continues to be one of my most profound and difficult lessons. I have struggled since my tweens (preteen) with any sort of relationship with this temple that houses my journey in this life time. In fact I have treated it with [...]

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Tags: blaming my body, body image, deprivation of nutrition, healthy relationship with our bodies

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