Empower Archives - Walks with Strays

Our body responds to the messages we give it

July 10, 2021

I was lying on the sofa, feeling yucky, depressed, anxious. In an hour I was to drive to the airport. My mom was paying…

January 25, 2021

I was recently reminded of this very simple truth. People in my neighborhood were sharing on social media how upset they were that people…

December 28, 2020

I ask because I am sometimes at a loss as to what brings me joy. I mean when we are kids, we grab our…

November 19, 2020

Wherever I look, I see memes, articles or quotes telling us not to let THEM get to us. Most of the time, it is…

October 22, 2020

I can’t breathe. . . Breathe they say. So I try. Sometimes another tack is needed. Today I got down on my hands and…

September 24, 2020

I’ve decided to stop starting my day with a news commentary and instead turn on my dance playlist, while I jog. As I continued…

September 4, 2020

I’ve written about my rescue dog, Zelda. How sad I was when I discovered her fear of the leash, among other things. Some of…

August 23, 2020

August 15, 2020

August 14, 2020

The first time I experienced the mirror factor, was over 25 years ago. In doing an activity on forgiveness and what I was hurt…