By Cynthia Farley
My heart is full and singing after all the fun I had at your place last Saturday. Thank you for your hospitality and welcoming me and my people to Courageous Connections to celebrate this big milestone.
I had wanted to mark it with a party, yet knew I did not have the energy to plan or host one. I had let that go and felt sad. I was going to have it on August 17. Then when you were having your party on August 17, my antennae perked up and started to hope it might work out to join you and let you do all the planning and work! Boy did it all come to fruition in such an easy way for me.
I experienced a weekend full of love and joy with family and friends. I have a beautiful metal horse welcome sign made by Kathy’s husband to remind me of passing 5 years and all the support, encouragement, and love from everyone I’ve traveled this path with.
I’m thrilled some of my friends made donations to support your fantastic organization. I feel honored and proud to have shown the people who were in person the meaningful work you do. I also was able to introduce all those I invited who weren’t able to attend the celebration to your organization and share your mission. I feel like an ambassador sharing all the benefits of equine therapy.
I have healed so much with you. I have been able to heal from the passing of my horse partner, Solly. I am ready to play with horses again. I have also been healing from a few events related to other horses in my past. Being with Ari, Punkin, and Remy has really reminded me of the possibilities that exist for me in this new phase of my life. I feel like the celebration helped me put the last five years in the past in order to transition into the next phase of my life. I feel creative and hopeful and excited to see where life takes me next.
I have received so many gifts from my experience with cancer. Meeting all the people and horses at Courageous Connections has been one of those gifts. I took a Poetry as Medicine workshop through Cancer Lifeline recently. Here is an excerpt from a poem I wrote in that workshop-
I’m blown away
Not by cancer
By what cancer has given me
To cherish
A big thank you to you, Sue and Kathy, and all the people and horses at Courageous Connections
Love,
Cynthia
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