Emotions 4 - The Horse Physio - Sue Palmer

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7.9.2021 Being Committed

By Sue Palmer on September 7, 2021

What if our horses don’t answer our questions? What if they are half-hearted in their response to us, or they do their best to avoid doing what was asked of them? Can we ask in a different way? Should we just ask again? And what can we do if they flatly refuse?...

6.9.2021 Growing old

By Sue Palmer on September 6, 2021

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a ride!” Hunter S Thompson Nobody wants to get old. If […]

3.9.2021 Jan and Rebel. Part 5

By Sue Palmer on September 3, 2021

Making that decision not to throw in the towel, climbing out of bed and out of my wallow of self-pity despite a poor prognosis is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

1.9.2021 It’s Good To Be Back

By Sue Palmer on September 1, 2021

“He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much…”

How To Be Happier: Conclusion

By Sue Palmer on April 29, 2021

How To Be Happier: Conclusion We are all in the same storm, but we are not all in the same boat. My counsellor used to comment that if I had a broken leg, I’d be pointing out that someone with two broken legs was worse off than me. She was telling me that it was […]

How To Be Happier: Chapter 10

By Sue Palmer on April 26, 2021

Safety “You’re never perfectly safe. No human being on Earth ever is or ever was. To live is to risk your life, your heart, everything.” Rick Yansey, The Last Star When I first thought about this chapter, I was going to write about how being safe makes us happier. And to a large degree, that’s […]

How To Be Happier: Chapter 9

By Sue Palmer on April 23, 2021

Animals “If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.” James Herriot This morning I’m on my own. And yet, of course, I’m not on my own. My partner in crime, my son Philip, is away for a few days, […]

“Of course it’s in your head, why on earth should that mean it’s not real?!”

By Sue Palmer on April 22, 2021

This is a subject close to my heart at the moment, as instinct and emotion battles with common sense in my life. I have always believed that you make your own luck, and I realise now how incredibly lucky I have been that pretty much everything has gone my way, even if at the time […]

How To Be Happier: Chapter 8

By Sue Palmer on April 20, 2021

Planning “Mother gave me support with one of her terse asides: ‘That’s what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you’ve got .I’ve told you many times, can’t do is like don’t care. Neither of them have a home.’” Maya Angelou, in “I Know Why The Caged […]

A bottle of perseverance

By Sue Palmer on April 19, 2021

A bottle of perseverance “Would you like a drink? It’s my own special brew, I call it ‘Perseverance’.” In a book I was listening to recently, there was mention of someone giving a friend a bottle of green liquid, which was labelled ‘Enthusiasm’. Thinking about this made me smile. Last night, my son was trying […]

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