When you share these things out loud to someone it means you have to deal with them. I still find myself sometimes keeping a distance between myself and others because I have an anxiety about really letting them in. Trusting them with our heart, our stories, our fears, etc.

'I couldn't run the risk of someone knowing me, because I couldn't take the risk of knowing myself.' Letting others in is scary.

Learning to take off that mask and believe you are sufficient, enough and an amazing human is the path that so many of us are walking.

We show different people a different side of us, often protecting and hiding our true self for fear of the judgement that make come with this vulnerability. 'I discovered that being someone you are not is often easier than living with the person you are.' For many of us we wear masks.Without giving away any of the plot, here's what I took away from the book which I think any of us can relate to: It's balance of light and darkness is masterful. His supporters in the program push him to try to find the root of his addiction by talking about his past, which is how much of the book unfolds. The book begins with Saul in rehab having almost killed himself on his last binge. Indian Horse is the story of Saul Indian Horse and his journey through residential school and his life after, which includes his love affair with hockey as a central component. I chose Richard Wagamese's Indian Horse in anticipation of the film being released this spring. One of the challenges was to read a book by an Indigenous author. As the March kindness challenge, Kind YYC is taking part in the #Next150.

Indian horse the book