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The Healing Horse, Ch. 35: Sharing Dance, Scene 1: Meeting April

Here we begin a new chapter as young Karen begins sharing dance with others, and making friends everywhere she goes.  (Image courtesy of Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Scene 1: Meeting April In September, on the first day

The Healing Horse, Ch. 34, Scene 5: Radical Acceptance

In this scene, young Karen learns an important lesson. That she can accept herself, her disabilities, and her limitations without giving up her goal of living a normal life. Click this link to learn more, and then enjoy reading this

The Healing Horse, Scene 4: A Month of Castanets

Young Karen is determined to live normally, and she does not give up easily, but will the castanets teach her a lesson of humility? You tell me. Use the comments section below. (Image from Nordisk familjebok (1910), vol.13, p.1221 [1],

The Healing Horse, Ch. 34, Scene 3: Summer Surprise

Young Karen practices her dance steps every day, and her teacher (Al Gilbert in real life) sees this. At the end of the school year, and the beginning of the summer vacation, he gives her tools and inspiration to keep

The Healing Horse, Ch. 34, Scene 2: Big Hugs

mWell… this is unusual. First, her dance teacher offers extra lessons for free, and then he says he wants to be her father. Shows how hard work and a positive attitude can pay off. Not just for young Karen. It

The Healing Horse, Ch. 34: Gilberto Becomes Karen’s New Father

This chapter is mostly sweetness and light. The title says it all… Hope you love it as much as I do! (Telephone image by Ellinor Algin / Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Healing Horse, Ch. 33, Scene 4: Second Lesson and Rapid Progress

Young Karen thrives as she learns dance. This is what she has been looking for in life! I think we all look for that special thing that makes us our best selves. I do, and I bet you do, too.

The Healing Horse, Ch. 33, Scene 3: The Studio and the Lesson

In real life, I devoted years to teaching dance and fitness, especially to people with disabilities and elders. It was a wonderful career, and without Al Gilbert, it might never have happened. He was magical! (Image by JPK1993, CC BY

The Healing Horse, Ch. 33, Scene 2: Meeting Gilberto

At last, young Karen meets Gilberto, her dance teacher. He will become her friend for life and a mentor. In this scene, he offers her first lesson. Here is a snapshot of me in real life, dancing with Al Gilbert,

The Healing Horse, Ch. 33: Dancing with Gilberto, Scene 1: Dance Togs

Someone once said that clothes make the man, and in this scene, the dance outfit confirms Karen’s growing intuition of her destiny as a dancer. (Image by Misaochan2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Scene 1: Dance Togs Karen opened