by Kathy Taylor | Apr 7, 2023 | 21 Days of Taking Up Space
It used to be that when I was by myself I was as confident as they came. I believed in and trusted myself. I knew the right things to say and I could feel myself acting in healthy ways even in sticky situations. But it rarely turned out the way I’d imagined. I...
by Kathy Taylor | Apr 4, 2023 | 21 Days of Taking Up Space
I have a friend here visiting. She was going through a rough time and she took me up on my offer to come down and take a break from it all. I was excited when she finally arrived and I was looking forward to us playing with my horses and exploring healing from an...
by Kathy Taylor | Mar 31, 2023 | 21 Days of Taking Up Space
I was home from college and the “Freshman 15” I’d put on was still sticking around. I heard my mom and my aunt in the kitchen talking and the subject of my weight gain came up. This was already a sore spot for me. As a swimmer in high school and I was *hungry* when I...
by Kathy Taylor | Mar 27, 2023 | 21 Days of Taking Up Space
He was only 7 hands, about 28 inches, at the withers, but that was the only thing small about him. Rooster had a personality big enough to fill a Clydesdale. I’ve learned valuable lessons from all my horses, but Rooster taught me some of the biggest. He arrived with...
by Kathy Taylor | Mar 24, 2023 | 21 Days of Taking Up Space
Summers in college, I worked on a small, quiet guest ranch in Estes Park,Colorado. The work was very physical with long hours, but I loved it. It doesn’t get much better than getting paid to ride a horse in beautiful country! On a typical day we’d spend as much as 6...
