Walks with Strays

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• Creativity – what a gift

  By Walks with Strays on August 12, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s so easy to get caught up in worrying thoughts so that the next thing you know you are drowning in despair with darkness swirling around. It is subtle and sneaks up on you. It’s easy to do these days…. Read More ›

• It IS what it IS

  By Walks with Strays on July 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  My dog was recovering from being spayed. Because of some of her issues, especially not knowing how to be walked yet, we needed to keep her contained in a small room for 12 days.  What the heck, I joined her.  She… Read More ›

• Zelda, my Mirror

  By Walks with Strays on June 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Self doubt is a perilous thing.  It seeps in, without us even being aware, causing confusion and mayhem.  Being in a contained room with my recently spayed Zelda is teaching me a lot about myself.  It’s the ole mirror mirror… Read More ›

• A walk with a dog

  By Walks with Strays on June 14, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  I have often spoken about how animals help heal our soul. I have a whole chapter dedicated to it in my book.  After my dog passed, I spent a year questioning if I should get another one or not. If… Read More ›

• Mindfulness

  By Walks with Strays on April 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  This whole pandemic, getting a rescue dog, other concerns I had . . . I was filled with intense anxiety. I started spiraling into that dark place, the place my shadow lives. It is an indescribable and lonely place filled… Read More ›

• Pandemic Ponderings

  By Walks with Strays on April 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  When you feel unlovable it hits you like a sledge hammer knocking you to the ground. You instantly connect and remember every time you felt rejected, abandoned, left behind, ignored. You also remembered the times you pushed people away as… Read More ›

• This crisis, this opportunity

  By Walks with Strays on April 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  During this pandemic I started like most others. I read the news, kept up to date until the fear seeped in. It’s hard for that NOT to happen considering we have never had to deal with a pandemic before. If… Read More ›

• Let’s spread some light

  By Walks with Strays on March 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

• 28 years sober

  By Walks with Strays on March 6, 2020 • ( 0 )

• Friday Musings

  By Walks with Strays on February 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I thought I was going to do something amazing. I had so many dreams, ideas, passions . . . then life happened. Some of the dreams were created and some fell by the wayside. Sometimes I look around and I observe… Read More ›

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